Competition

During the simulation, a subtle game of competition occurs. Carnivores slowly evolve neural networks that are good at locating and eating herbivores. At the same time, herbivores slowly evolve neural networks that find plants in the environment while simultaneously avoiding carnivores. While these strategies are visible by watching the simulation, analyzing the resulting neural networks can also provide insight into the strategies. We'll peer into some of these in the results section to better understand the agents ' motives.