Thanks to @wolframresearch.bsky.social, Our Hackathon Sponsor at #ALIFE2025 We are honored to have Wolfram Research as the Hackathon Sponsor for #ALIFE2025. ⬇️ x 2

We are delighted to have #google as a Bronze Sponsor of #ALIFE2025! Their support helps make this gathering possible enabling greater community participation, enhancing visibility of ALIFE research, & expanding opportunities for everyone from around the world. ⬇️ x 2

🥳 ALIFE 2025 will host a Mind-Matching session to foster new collaborations and friendships! 🏯 For in-person attendees, this session will take place during part of the banquet. Would you like to meet new people with similar interests over dinner? Join the session! ⬇️ x 2

We are excited to highlight @sakanaai.bsky.social as a Gold Sponsor of #ALIFE2025! Sakana AI is doing groundbreaking work in nature-inspired intelligence, collective models, and automated scientific discovery. Their involvement enriches ALIFE in multiple ways: ⬇️ x 2

A Big Thanks to #AWS, Titanium Sponsor of #ALIFE2025 We are honored to have Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Titanium Sponsor of ALIFE 2025! ⬇️ x 3

A Huge Thank You to Softmax, Titanium Sponsor of #ALIFE2025 We are honored to welcome Softmax as a Titanium Sponsor of this year’s conference. ⬇️ x 3

📢 An announcement on pre-recorded video submission followed by a short note on presentation slides format, which are needed to be submitted beforehand. ⬇️ x 10

Hello! At #ALIFE2025, the centerpiece of our venue is the MASSIVE 42m x 21m Expo Hall 2025.alife.org/expo. In this space, we will mix registration, coffee/tea/snacks, the lounge, industry booths, community booths, art, demos, posters, & more into one lively area! ⬇️ x 7

🔔 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔 Kenneth O. Stanley will be part of our keynote panel at #ALIFE2025. bsky profile: @kennethstanley.bsky.social

Calling all students and early career researchers! Join us at ERA MiniCon a free, student and early career researcher centric satellite event held on October 5, 2025, just one day before ALIFE 2025 officially kicks off. 🎙 What’s ERA MiniCon all about? ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

🎊 Exciting Update! ALIFE 2025 Excursions in Kyoto This year, we’re thrilled to offer conference attendees a chance to explore the rich cultural and natural beauty of Kyoto through five curated afternoon excursions each designed to capture a different facet of the city’s charm and spirit. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

🔔 Reminder 🔔 Late Breaking Abstracts [Deadline September 8th AoE] Late Breaking Abstracts are limited to a maximum of 2-pages (not including references). They can report on new ideas and work in progress. For more info: 2025.alife.org/submit#CALL-... #ALIFE2025

Dear ALIFE2025 presenters, Thank you very much for your contribution to ALIFE2025. Please note that for each paper, at least one author needs to be registered for the conference by September 7th. ⬇️ ⬇️

Exciting news! Michelle of Sound of Rain Studio is a prize sponsor at #ALIFE2025! A Cree–Métis multidisciplinary artist, Michelle’s work weaves together traditional and contemporary practices painting, beadwork, photography, textile art exploring identity, community & care. ⬇️

Did you know that ALIFE 2025 has an official mascot-themed merch shop!? You can purchase a wide variety of Meiko-themed items for ALIFE 2025! - www.cafepress.com/shop/MeikoShop ⬇️ ⬇️

Be part of the next generation of virtual creatures: Enter the 2025 Virtual Creatures Competition (VCC)! Held at #ALIFE2025, the #VCC is an annual competition to showcase recent research in the field of artificial life. Judges and prizes to be announced soon. ⬇️ ⬇️

Meet Emerging Researchers in #ALIFE2025 at MiniCon October 5th! Warm up and join us the day before the conference for valuable insights on building your research career! MiniCon is a series of career-oriented lectures and events designed for researchers. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

At Fushimi Inari, a kitsune steps lightly between domains. Her name is Meiko, & she's our #ALIFE2025 mascot. Her mutable fur flows into cellular automata, a living metaphor for the thresholds we study: real & artificial, natural & extraordinary, spiritual & computational. ⬇️ ⬇️

📝 Early Bird Registration ends August 31. 🦊 Meiko is waiting... 🤗

Meiko says, "Don't forget to register before August 31st for your early bird discount!" 🤗 Don’t miss the chance to save on registration & join leading researchers in artificial life & AI. ⬇️

ALIFE 2025 + Machine Learning Street Talk! We’re overjoyed to team up with MLST, the highest-rated technical AI podcast on Spotify, as our media partner for this year’s theme, "Ciphers of Life". ⬇️ ⬇️

Heads up #ALIFE2025 authors! For your accepted paper to be published in the proceedings, at least one author must register by 7 Sept 2025 (AoE). 🕊️ Early bird registration ends on August 31. More info & registration 👉 2025.alife.org/registration #ALIFE #ISAL #AI #artificiallife #STEM

Exciting news! 🎉 The Art Keynote Panel at #ALIFE2025 will feature: - Takashi Ikegami - www.sacral.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp - Nao Tokui - naotokui.net/ja/ - Tatsuya Daikoku - www.daikoku-lab.com This unique session bridges art, AI, and artificial life, we can’t wait to see the creative sparks fly. ✨

Big thanks to Springer for supporting #ALIFE2025 with a generous $2000 book donation! 📚🙌 We can’t wait to share this with the community. ⬇️

Heads up #ALIFE2025 authors! 🚨 For your accepted paper to be published in the proceedings, at least one author must register by 7 Sept 2025 (Anywhere on Earth). More info & registration 👉 2025.alife.org ⬇️

Announcing the results of our mascot design contest! We want to thank all of the amazing artists and community members who took the time to conceptualize and submit their designs to try and become the mascot for #ALIFE2025. ⬇️ ⬇️

🥳 ALIFE 2025 TV is here... 📺 www.youtube.com/@ALIFE2025 📢 Announcement below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ Welcome to the ALife TV Live Stream... 🤗 We’re counting down to the ALIFE 2025 Conference in Kyoto, Japan (October 6–10) [ 2025.alife.org ]

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 🤗 Late Breaking Abstracts submissions are now open! 📩 Submit at (you have to sign in) - ssl.linklings.net/conferences/... ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

[1/3] 📣 Decisions are out for Full Papers & Summaries! Camera-Ready Versions Due Aug 18th 2025 (AoE) We’re delighted to announce that notifications for full paper & summary submissions were released on Monday, 4 August 2025. Authors, please check your emails!

🛎️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🛎️ David Ha will be on our keynote panel at #ALIFE2025. ⬇️

🛎️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🛎️ Audrey Tang will be on our keynote panel at #ALIFE2025. Audrey is a Taiwanese politician & software programmer. She is Taiwan's Cyber Ambassador-at-large, served as the 1st Digital Minister (2016-2024), & was named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People in AI” in 2023.

⏱️⏱️⏱️ tik tok tik tok tik tok ⏱️⏱️⏱️ 😱 Only few hours left !!! Deadline [23:59 AoE] for mascot submission is approaching. Submit your creation (sketch/render or anything, you name it), & make that alive as the official face of ALIFE 2025.

📣 📣 📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 📣 📣 Deadline of the Community 🎨 Art and Demos submission have been extended by one month !!! 🫟 Updated deadline: August 31, 2025. And again, you don't have to be an artiste professionnel 👨‍🎨 in order to submit. 🖼️

Our next #ALIFE2025 ambassador is Dr. Michael L. Wong! Name: Dr. Michael L. Wong Bio: Mick Wong is a planetary scientist& astrobiologist at Carnegie Science's Earth & Planets Laboratory. In his spare time, he produces and hosts Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast. Location: USA

Quick teaser of The 2025 ALife Conference Organizing Committee! Olaf Witkowski, PhD: Conference Chair Alyssa Adams, PhD: Vice Chair David Ha: Advisor Prof. Takashi Ikegami: Advisor Prof. Hiroki Sayama, Advisor @alyssa-m-adams.bsky.social @hirokisayama.bsky.social

We recognize that recent decisions have caused concern in the community. We’re listening, and we remain committed to upholding the values that matter to us all. Thank you for holding us accountable. - The ALife Conference 2025 Organizing Committee

Our next #ALIFE2025 ambassador is @hirokisayama.bsky.social! Name: Hiroki Sayama Bio: SUNY Distinguished Professor and Executive Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York Location: USA

Our next #ALIFE2025 ambassador is @jerseyjean.bsky.social! Name: Jean Alfonso-Decena Bio: Executive Assistant to Olaf Witkowski, Director at Cross Labs; Founder In Silence AI Location: Japan Read about Jean's reasons for becoming an ambassador at the link below:

Introducing our #ALIFE2025 Ambassadors! Our ambassadors: - are champions of the conference & the field of #ALIFE - encourage interest and participation from old & new audiences - lead outreach efforts & build new relationships - are positive advocates for the conference and the wider community!

Remember, new deadline is July 31st. Still plenty of time to get your designs in! All of the entries we have received so far are absolutely stunning. Remember, the winner of this competition will receive a free entry to #ALIFE2025!

Reviews are in, and we are now at the meta-review stage. Meta-reviewers, please check your emails and assignments on Linklings. If you have any issues, please message us or email [email protected]. Authors, we will have decisions on paper to you on Aug 4th. #ALIFE

And with that, our full speaker list is announced! We are so excited to welcome them and their fascinating talks at #ALIFE2025. October 6 - 10 in Kyoto (and online). See you there!

🛎️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🛎️ And our final speaker at #ALIFE2025 is.... Michael Levin! Dr. Levin is a Distinguished Professor at Tufts University, where he directs two research centres. His research focuses on understanding morphological and behavioral information processing in living systems.

🛎️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🛎️ Our penultimate speaker at #ALIFE2025 is Stephen Wolfram! Stephen is a physicist & author best known for his contributions to the field of cellular automata. He is also the Founder & CEO of Wolfram Research & the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language.

🛎️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🛎️ Our next speaker is Hiro Iizuka, who will be part of our keynote panel at #ALIFE2025. Hiro is an associate professor at the Center for Human Nature, Artificial Intelligence, and Neuroscience (CHAIN), Hokkaido University.

🛎️ SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🛎️ Emily Dolson will be on our keynote panel at #ALIFE2025. Emily is an assistant professor and head of the ECODE Lab at MSU. The goal of her research is to develop an algorithmic approach to controlling the trajectory of evolution in complex ecological communities.

🔔 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔 Our next speaker at #ALIFE2025 is Blaise Agüera y Arcas! Blaise is an AI researcher, software engineer, software architect & author. He's also vice president and fellow at Google Research, conducting basic research and building AI-based products and technologies. #ALIFE

Join us at the Cultural Evolution of Planet X: Emergent Creativity and Wisdom of the Crowds workshop at #ALIFE2025! Explore how we design and imagine cultural evolution on an artificial planet X, drawing inspiration from cultural evolution in animals on Earth. 🌌👾 🔗 Details: lnkd.in/eg32maqs

DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES We know how important it is for potential attendees to start planning ahead. Notifications for acceptance (along with reviews) for full papers & summaries will be sent out on August 4th 2025. Good luck to those who have submitted!

📅 DEADLINE EXTENSION We are extending the deadline for the mascot design competition. The new deadline is 31 July 2025. This is the same date as the Art and Demo Showcase submissions. Follow the link below for more details. Remember, the winning design earns a free conference ticket!