Unconventional AI(@unconvAI):1/10 Reimaging computing using dynamical systems raises a host of fundamental questions, among them: How programmable/steerable is a candidate system? This week, we ran an experiment to test the limits of programmability by asking: is a toy 4-oscillator system expressive enough to dynamically sweep out any arbitrary pattern in phase-difference space? After testing our “[un]” logo, we concluded these systems are highly steerable. Here’s how we did it.

2026.02.25 16:45

1/10 Reimaging computing using dynamical systems raises a host of fundamental questions, among them: How programmable/steerable is a candidate system? This week, we ran an experiment to test the limits of programmability by asking: is a toy 4-oscillator system expressive enough to dynamically sweep out any arbitrary pattern in phase-difference space? After testing our “[un]” logo, we concluded these systems are highly steerable. Here’s how we did it.