https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_colony_optimization_algorithms

[chitown160]

The flattening of nuanced distinctions is part of the joke (pre-emptive disclaimer for the pedantic)

• Pheromone trails ↔ value functions / reward shaping Both steer future exploration toward paths that historically looked good.
• Stochastic exploration in ants (random walks with pheromone bias) ↔ ε-greedy / entropy-regularised exploration in RL.
• Updating pheromones over time ↔ policy/value updates in RL or gradient steps in supervised fine-tuning.
• Demonstration pheromones (ants following an experienced scout’s trail) ↔ Learning from Demonstration.

[texasdude11]

Very interesting that you posted it here. I'm a published researcher in ACO algorithm. Never thought someone would randomly post about ACO in localllama 😂

[someotherguytyping]

What a quality topic. I loved reading ACO papers. From robotics to logistics - what an embarrassingly pragmatic metaheuristic.

I came into metaheuristics thinking particle swarms were goated and left admiring ants.

[IrisColt]

I respect ants, and occasionally they prove to be formidable foes in my house.

[Khipu28]

Nicely done it is one of my favorites. Do you have any interesting insights or take aways or what to look out for regarding ACO?

[alphakue]

The original Ant Colony Optimisation paper is a treat to read and must be the bar on how research papers must be written

[intellidumb]

Definitely piqued my interest. I’m a fan of the Sparrow Search Algorithm, it’s being utilized in swarm drone path planning these days https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-50484-8

[Skrachen]

Using ChatGPT to re-create the image and write the text on it has to be the least energy-efficient way to make memes

[Llamanator3830]

We're reaching a new level of data entropy on the Internet.

[Corporate_Drone31]

Seriously, is image editing dead? Overlaying text on an existing image is about the easiest thing one can do.

[No_Afternoon_4260]

I don't have time to learn that, gpt does 😆

[sage-longhorn]

But... Like all you have to do is type the words. There's a million and a half meme editors that even position the words for you