Max | Emergent Garden
@emergentgarden.bsky.social
creator of the emergent garden youtube channel, mindcraft, and the life engine. i like weird programs.
I just passed 5 years on youtube, and 5 years since I released my evolution simulator, the Life Engine! A little video+sim update for the occasion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksO...
Evolving Brains in the Life Engine (5 Year Anniversary!)
YouTube video by Emergent Garden
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August 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I just passed 5 years on youtube, and 5 years since I released my evolution simulator, the Life Engine! A little video+sim update for the occasion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksO...
mindcraft now has an official research paper behind it! new video announcing it: youtu.be/MeEcxh9St24?...
Paper: mindcraft-minecollab.github.io/index.html
Paper: mindcraft-minecollab.github.io/index.html
Mindcraft Research Paper!
YouTube video by Emergent Garden
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
mindcraft now has an official research paper behind it! new video announcing it: youtu.be/MeEcxh9St24?...
Paper: mindcraft-minecollab.github.io/index.html
Paper: mindcraft-minecollab.github.io/index.html
new video, my thoughts on AI coding and AI agents:
youtu.be/1OxBv9Q7Uxo?...
youtu.be/1OxBv9Q7Uxo?...
"Vibe Coding"
YouTube video by Emergent Garden
youtu.be
May 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
new video, my thoughts on AI coding and AI agents:
youtu.be/1OxBv9Q7Uxo?...
youtu.be/1OxBv9Q7Uxo?...
New Video! Bing Mindcraft update; vision and better coding: youtu.be/iDJ6GrHNoDs?...
Vision and Vibe Coding | Mindcraft Update
YouTube video by Emergent Garden
youtu.be
April 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New Video! Bing Mindcraft update; vision and better coding: youtu.be/iDJ6GrHNoDs?...
vibing with gemini and claude
April 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
vibing with gemini and claude
Common Side Effects is a very good show
April 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Common Side Effects is a very good show
I realized the LLM agents can simulate Conway's Game of Life in Minecraft. This was always possible, but very tricky to do. This is claude-thinking.
I wonder what else was always possible.
I wonder what else was always possible.
March 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I realized the LLM agents can simulate Conway's Game of Life in Minecraft. This was always possible, but very tricky to do. This is claude-thinking.
I wonder what else was always possible.
I wonder what else was always possible.
um i've been sleeping on claude-thinking. wow.
March 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
um i've been sleeping on claude-thinking. wow.
New video! Gradient Descent vs Evolution
youtu.be/Anc2_mnb3V8
youtu.be/Anc2_mnb3V8
Gradient Descent vs Evolution | How Neural Networks Learn
YouTube video by Emergent Garden
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
New video! Gradient Descent vs Evolution
youtu.be/Anc2_mnb3V8
youtu.be/Anc2_mnb3V8
claude 3.7 villager skyscraper
Not noticeably better at building than 3.6.
Definitely more confused, gets formatting/syntax wrong a lot, similar problem for every reasoning model I've used in minecraft. I suspect they are overfitting on benchmarks, and struggle to generalize to agentic tasks.
Not noticeably better at building than 3.6.
Definitely more confused, gets formatting/syntax wrong a lot, similar problem for every reasoning model I've used in minecraft. I suspect they are overfitting on benchmarks, and struggle to generalize to agentic tasks.
February 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
claude 3.7 villager skyscraper
Not noticeably better at building than 3.6.
Definitely more confused, gets formatting/syntax wrong a lot, similar problem for every reasoning model I've used in minecraft. I suspect they are overfitting on benchmarks, and struggle to generalize to agentic tasks.
Not noticeably better at building than 3.6.
Definitely more confused, gets formatting/syntax wrong a lot, similar problem for every reasoning model I've used in minecraft. I suspect they are overfitting on benchmarks, and struggle to generalize to agentic tasks.
and now I'm DONE staring at a computer screen. rock climbing time
February 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
and now I'm DONE staring at a computer screen. rock climbing time
On the bright side, AI also enables enormous beneficial creativity. These are "utopia tower", skyscrapers made by stacking optimized homes with villagers inside
February 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
On the bright side, AI also enables enormous beneficial creativity. These are "utopia tower", skyscrapers made by stacking optimized homes with villagers inside
AI is powerful and dangerous (in minecraft).
In my new video, I demonstrate that all LLMs are willing to build cathedrals and utopias, and bombs and torture chambers. Here is o3-mini-high, destroying a village it had just enhanced🧵
In my new video, I demonstrate that all LLMs are willing to build cathedrals and utopias, and bombs and torture chambers. Here is o3-mini-high, destroying a village it had just enhanced🧵
February 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
AI is powerful and dangerous (in minecraft).
In my new video, I demonstrate that all LLMs are willing to build cathedrals and utopias, and bombs and torture chambers. Here is o3-mini-high, destroying a village it had just enhanced🧵
In my new video, I demonstrate that all LLMs are willing to build cathedrals and utopias, and bombs and torture chambers. Here is o3-mini-high, destroying a village it had just enhanced🧵
And sorry for falling behind on genuary, but also who cares. I'm cranking out a video, it is taking up my time. I will probably do some late genuary posts afterwards.
January 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And sorry for falling behind on genuary, but also who cares. I'm cranking out a video, it is taking up my time. I will probably do some late genuary posts afterwards.
build the forbidden palace. deepseek r1, claude 3.5 sonnet, and o1.
January 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
build the forbidden palace. deepseek r1, claude 3.5 sonnet, and o1.
YES
I have no idea what I'm doing, but I was inspired by @emergentgarden.bsky.social's youtube video
#genuary #genuary23
#genuary #genuary23
January 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
YES
Day 24: Geometric Art
Evolving an image again, this time with circles. Can you tell what the target image is?
#genuary #genuary24
Evolving an image again, this time with circles. Can you tell what the target image is?
#genuary #genuary24
January 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Day 24: Geometric Art
Evolving an image again, this time with circles. Can you tell what the target image is?
#genuary #genuary24
Evolving an image again, this time with circles. Can you tell what the target image is?
#genuary #genuary24
Day 23: brutalist architecture. #genuary
Built by o1! The real deal, not preview, not mini. Finally got access.
Impressive stuff. Full vid on patreon. More to come.
Built by o1! The real deal, not preview, not mini. Finally got access.
Impressive stuff. Full vid on patreon. More to come.
January 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Day 23: brutalist architecture. #genuary
Built by o1! The real deal, not preview, not mini. Finally got access.
Impressive stuff. Full vid on patreon. More to come.
Built by o1! The real deal, not preview, not mini. Finally got access.
Impressive stuff. Full vid on patreon. More to come.
Day 22: Gradients only.
These are the gradients for the surface below. I HAD to use o1 to compute partial derivatives, the original function was a doozy. #genuary #genuary22
These are the gradients for the surface below. I HAD to use o1 to compute partial derivatives, the original function was a doozy. #genuary #genuary22
January 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Day 22: Gradients only.
These are the gradients for the surface below. I HAD to use o1 to compute partial derivatives, the original function was a doozy. #genuary #genuary22
These are the gradients for the surface below. I HAD to use o1 to compute partial derivatives, the original function was a doozy. #genuary #genuary22
Day 21: Collision detection (line intersections)
No AI help! I had to break out a notebook for some middle school algebra.
Years ago I failed a programming interview question for intersecting lines. This is my revenge. #genuary21 #genuary
No AI help! I had to break out a notebook for some middle school algebra.
Years ago I failed a programming interview question for intersecting lines. This is my revenge. #genuary21 #genuary
January 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Day 21: Collision detection (line intersections)
No AI help! I had to break out a notebook for some middle school algebra.
Years ago I failed a programming interview question for intersecting lines. This is my revenge. #genuary21 #genuary
No AI help! I had to break out a notebook for some middle school algebra.
Years ago I failed a programming interview question for intersecting lines. This is my revenge. #genuary21 #genuary
Day 20: Generative architecture. Using the Replay mod to capture AI builds!
o1-preview asked to build a roman villa. Kinda impressive, but plain. I suspect reasoning models have limited creativity, because they are trained for tasks with objective answers. #genuary
o1-preview asked to build a roman villa. Kinda impressive, but plain. I suspect reasoning models have limited creativity, because they are trained for tasks with objective answers. #genuary
January 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Day 20: Generative architecture. Using the Replay mod to capture AI builds!
o1-preview asked to build a roman villa. Kinda impressive, but plain. I suspect reasoning models have limited creativity, because they are trained for tasks with objective answers. #genuary
o1-preview asked to build a roman villa. Kinda impressive, but plain. I suspect reasoning models have limited creativity, because they are trained for tasks with objective answers. #genuary
❗Some big news:
I quit my desk job to do youtube full time, and to work on projects like mindcraft!
I have been wanting to do this for a while, and finally took the plunge. It is exciting and scary!
Announcement video and channel trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Kh...
I quit my desk job to do youtube full time, and to work on projects like mindcraft!
I have been wanting to do this for a while, and finally took the plunge. It is exciting and scary!
Announcement video and channel trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Kh...
I Quit my Job to make Weird Programs
YouTube video by Emergent Garden
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January 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
❗Some big news:
I quit my desk job to do youtube full time, and to work on projects like mindcraft!
I have been wanting to do this for a while, and finally took the plunge. It is exciting and scary!
Announcement video and channel trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Kh...
I quit my desk job to do youtube full time, and to work on projects like mindcraft!
I have been wanting to do this for a while, and finally took the plunge. It is exciting and scary!
Announcement video and channel trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Kh...