Sakana AI's hardmaru publishes Neuroevolution textbook with free online edition
burny_tech · x · 2026-10-07
- hardmaru, founder of Sakana AI, and co-authors Sebastian Risi, Yujin Tang, and Risto Miikkulainen have published their Neuroevolution textbook in print, with a free online edition available.
- He credits the field with convincing him that intelligence emerges from evolution operating under constraints—an idea that led him to found Sakana AI in Japan.
- Notable figures like Kenneth Stanley endorsed the book, calling neuroevolution a playground for original ideas.
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