# Automating the Search for Artificial Life with Foundation Models

*Source* · `src-kumar-2024-asal` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Preprint |
| authors | Akarsh Kumar, Chris Lu, Louis Kirsch, Yujin Tang, Kenneth O. Stanley, Phillip Isola, David Ha |
| date | 2024-12-23 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17799 |
| arxiv | 2412.17799 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

ASAL: vision-language foundation model scores rendered simulations to search Boids, Particle Life, Game of Life, Lenia and NCA rule spaces for target phenomena, open-ended novelty, or diverse illumination.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Continuous cellular automata and foundation-model search for artificial life](../technique/continuous-alife-and-asal.md)

## Citation

Akarsh Kumar, Chris Lu, Louis Kirsch, Yujin Tang, Kenneth O. Stanley, Phillip Isola, David Ha (2024-12-23). *Automating the Search for Artificial Life with Foundation Models*.  https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17799

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