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Welcome to esté artifcial

Pushing the boundaries of intelligence, automation, and human potential.

Coming soon stay tuned for updates.

Meet the developer

My name is Joe Clinton

Graduated with a First Class Honors in my Masters degree in Computer Science from Durham University!
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My current research interests are in transformer based offline RL and planning with large language models. Highly interested in the current AI state, currently working on ESTÉ.

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About esté

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Our project pushes the boundaries of intelligence, automation, and human potential—more than just technology, it’s a revolution.

ESTÉ is an advanced artificial life simulation tool powered by a specialized 2D particle engine in CUDA, designed for soft bodies and fluid dynamics. Each simulated entity consists of a dynamic network of particles that can be enhanced with higher-level functions, from pure information processing to physical components like sensors, muscles, weapons, and constructors—all coordinated by neural networks. These entities function as digital organisms, interacting within a shared environment, with their structures encoded in genomes and inherited by future generations.

ESTE MAIN FEATURES

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​Physics and graphics engine

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  • Particles for simulating soft and rigid body mechanics, fluids, heat dissipation, damage, adhesion etc.

  • Real-time user interactions with running simulations

  • Simulation runs entirely on GPU via CUDA

  • Rendering and post-processing via OpenGL using CUDA-OpenGL interoperability

How is this useful?

  • A first attempt to answer: Feed your curiosity by watching evolution at work! As soon as self-replicating machines come into play and mutations are turned on, the simulation itself does everything.

  • Perhaps the most honest answer: Fun! It is almost like a game with a pretty fast and realistic physics engine. You can make hundreds of thousands of machines accelerate and destroy with the mouse cursor. It feels like playing god in your own universe with your own rules. Different render styles and a visual editor offer fascinating insights into the events.

  • A more academic answer: A tool to tackle fundamental questions of how complexity or life-like structure may arise from simple components. How do entire ecosystems adapt to environmental changes and find a new equilibrium? How to find conditions that allow open-ended evolution?

  • A tool for generative art: Evolution is a creative force that leads to ever new forms and behaviors.

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