Versal - Versatile Evolution of Reusable Structure for Adaptive Learning
Johnathan Gardner · Team Ardea AI
Submitted to Digital Minds Research Sprint. Sprint projects are early-stage work by participants, not Apart Research publications.
Versal is an inspectable neuroevolution system that evolves, verifies, and reuses neural structures across diverse tasks. It builds a persistent, auditable substrate for studying cumulative learning and the organization of adaptive digital minds.
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@misc{gardner2026versal,
title = {{Versal - Versatile Evolution of Reusable Structure for Adaptive Learning}},
author = {Johnathan Gardner},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
note = {Submitted to Digital Minds Research Sprint, an Apart Research Sprint},
howpublished = {\url{https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/versal-versatile-evolution-of-reusable-structure-for-adaptive-learning-c5vp}},
url = {https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/versal-versatile-evolution-of-reusable-structure-for-adaptive-learning-c5vp}
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