Bump NEAT-AI deps then re-evolve each example for 15 more minutes

[nleck]

first update the depndancies raise a PR into the milestone then for each example ( one by one ) evolve the creature for another 15 minutes each and re-generate all the screenshots and charts.

Do each example one by one ( one PR at a time)

Current Understanding

Bump NEAT-AI (and related) dependencies in NEAT-AI-Examples and raise a single dependency-bump PR first, targeting a new milestone Refresh-2026-05 to be created on the repo. Then, for each top-level example directory (all ~20, processed alphabetically and sequentially), evolve the existing creature for an additional 15 minutes of wall-clock time, regenerate all screenshots and charts, and raise a separate PR per example. Each example PR is raised even when the 15 minutes produce no measurable fitness improvement, because the appended evolution statistics still update the charts.

Accepted scope so far

• One initial PR: dependency bump only (NEAT-AI and related), targeting milestone Refresh-2026-05 (worker creates the milestone first).
• One PR per example after that, processed sequentially, alphabetical order.
• Each example evolves for an additional 15 minutes of wall-clock training time on top of the current creature.
• Regenerate all screenshots and charts for each example as part of its PR.
• Always raise the per-example PR even with no fitness gain — evolution statistics get appended and charts refresh regardless.

Open questions

• None.

Assumptions

• "Each example" = every top-level example directory under NEAT-AI-Examples (adaptive_mutation, cart_pole, crispr_injection, crossover, discovery, discovery_at_scale, evolution_showcase, intelligent_design, lunar_lander, maze_navigation, mcmc_acceptance, memetic_evolution, mnist_classification, mountain_car, neuron_pruning, snake_game, stock_market, suggest_improvements, synthetic_synapse, xor_classification).
• Order is strictly alphabetical.
• "15 minutes each" is wall-clock evolution time per example on the worker machine.
• The dep-bump PR is also added to the Refresh-2026-05 milestone; per-example PRs may also be attached to the same milestone.

Related open issues

• None.

[VibeCoderST]

[VibeCoderST]

Grill-Me Round 1

TL;DR — Confirming scope, milestone target, and what to do if a 15-minute evolution doesn't improve a creature.

Understanding

Bump NEAT-AI deps in one PR first, then process each example sequentially: 15 minutes more evolution on the existing creature, regenerate screenshots/charts, one PR per example.

Questions

1. The dep-bump PR mentions a milestone, but the repo currently has none. Which?

   • Create a new milestone (e.g. "Refresh-2026-05") and use it
   • Skip the milestone — just raise the PR
   • Use an existing milestone you'll create manually first
   • other — please describe in a reply

2. Which examples should be processed?

   • All ~20 example directories (alphabetical order)
   • All ~20, but in a specific order I'll list in a reply
   • Only a subset I'll list in a reply
   • other — please describe in a reply

3. If 15 minutes of evolution produces no measurable improvement on an example, what should happen?

   • Skip that example — no PR raised
   • Still raise the PR (commit the new state even without improvement)
   • Raise PR only if the creature is at least no worse than before
   • other — please describe in a reply

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[nleck]

Q3) If nothing else the evolution statistics will be appended and thus the charts etc.

[stservice]

[stservice]

Grill-Me — Ready for Next Phase

TL;DR — Dep-bump PR first into a new Refresh-2026-05 milestone, then one PR per example (all ~20, alphabetical), 15 min extra evolution each, charts regenerated, PR raised even with no fitness gain.

Agreed scope:

• Step 1: bump NEAT-AI (and related) deps in a single PR, attached to a newly-created milestone Refresh-2026-05.
• Step 2: for every top-level example directory (alphabetical, sequential), evolve the existing creature for 15 minutes of wall-clock time, regenerate all screenshots and charts, raise one PR per example.
• Always raise the per-example PR — the appended evolution statistics refresh the charts even when fitness does not improve.

Assumptions recorded:

• All ~20 example directories in scope, processed strictly alphabetically.
• 15 minutes = wall-clock evolution time on the worker.
• Per-example PRs may also be attached to the Refresh-2026-05 milestone.

Related open issues

None.

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