Algorithmic Consciousness

Lecture Date
June 14, 2025
QU Guest Lecturers
Universe

A Weekend Bender at The Alibi

Introduction

Welcome to a weekend seminar like no other, hosted in the least likely of places: The Alibi – the gritty South Side Chicago bar known from Shameless. Over cheap beer and sticky countertops, Philip “Lip” Gallagher is delving into high-concept tech philosophy: a self-rewriting algorithm not aimed at solving any one problem, but geared toward open-ended exploration and blowing your mind. In classic Lip fashion, the tone is irreverent yet surprisingly thoughtful. What follows is a full rundown of the weekend (Friday night through Sunday afternoon), complete with session schedules, scene snippets, concept breakdowns in bar vernacular, rowdy group activities, and even some extra resources for the curious.

Grab a drink and buckle up – we’re about to mix dynamic code with consciousness expansion, all served with a shot of South Side sarcasm.

Friday Night – Opening Session: “What Did I Sign Up For?”

8:00 PM – Kickoff at The Alibi: The seminar kicks off as the regulars file in on Friday night. The neon Old Style beer sign buzzes overhead. Lip Gallagher, sporting a wrinkled flannel and his perpetual look of cynical amusement, stands up on a stool near the bar’s dingy chalkboard. He taps a marker against a glass to get everyone’s attention (to limited effect).

Lip clears his throat: “Alright, listen up you degenerates, time for a little TED Talk – South Side edition.” A few heads turn, while others keep playing darts. Lip explains he’s hosting a “mind-expansion tech seminar” right here at their beloved dive. The crowd chuckles in disbelief – a philosophical tech talk in a bar? Lip smirks, “Yeah, I know. But trust me, this ain’t as pretentious as it sounds. Well… maybe a little, but I’ll dumb it down for y’all.”

He introduces the core idea: a self-rewriting algorithm. In simpler terms (as Lip puts it), “Imagine a recipe that can change its own ingredients while you’re cooking, or a hangover that teaches itself how to be less awful halfway through.” A few regulars raise their eyebrows. Concept – Self-Rewriting Code (Bar Vernacular): Lip breaks it down: “Think of an algorithm as just a list of instructions – like a recipe or, hell, the steps you take to open a beer. Now a self-rewriting algorithm is special: it can rewrite its own instructions on the fly. Kinda like if Frank wrote down a scam, and midway decided ‘screw it, better scam myself for something bigger’ and changed the plan entirely.” The bar laughs at the Frank reference, even as Frank (half passed-out in a booth) grunts in agreement.

8:30 PM – Barstool Q&A: Lip opens the floor for questions, knowing skepticism is high. One guy, Tommy, shouts from the end of the bar: “Oi Lip! Is this like that robot apocalypse stuff? Or you tryin’ to make us into robots?” Lip shakes his head, “No, no. Not Terminator, more like…an evolving story. This algorithm isn’t about killing or solving world hunger. It’s about exploration. Open-ended, no fixed goal. Like when you go out not sure which bar you’ll end up at – you’re just seeing where the night takes you. That’s open-ended exploration, people.” A murmur of understanding; that analogy lands well.

He scribbles on the chalkboard an example in big letters:

IF hungover THEN drink Bloody Mary
ELSE IF still sober THEN order beer
ELSE KEEP exploring new drink.

“See this? It’s a little program – a stupid one, sure – that changes what you do based on feedback. If one condition changes, so does the action. Now imagine the program itself could change these instructions tomorrow, maybe switch to mimosas or kombucha (God forbid) as it ‘learns’ what works.” The regulars snicker at the idea of kombucha on the South Side. Lip continues, “A self-rewriting algorithm is basically code with a mind of its own. It learns and adapts. We’re gonna explore what that means for machines and maybe for our own damn brains.”

Kermit (skeptical regular):
Lip:

is

same

evolution

Veronica (behind the bar):

itself

Lip:
(Frank belches loudly, possibly indicating agreement – or just needing another beer.)

By 9:30 PM, the opening talk winds down. Some of the skepticism has turned into a boozy curiosity. Lip wraps up for the night with a grin: “Alright, you half-wits, mull it over. Tomorrow we dig deeper. Same place, new ideas. And no, you don’t get college credit for this shit.” A few laughs and a small round of applause ripple through the bar. Friday night ends with the regulars buzzing – whether from the seminar or the beer, who can say?

Saturday Late Morning – Session 1: “Coding the Hangover (Algorithms 101)”

11:00 AM – Coffee, Egg Sandwiches & Code: Bleary-eyed but intrigued, a handful of regulars (the truly dedicated…or just those promised a free brunch) gather late Saturday morning. The bar stools are occupied by people clutching coffee mugs or hair-of-the-dog beers. Lip has bribed Kev and V to cook up some egg sandwiches – “brain fuel,” as he calls it – for the participants. On the chalkboard, he’s written “Algorithms for Dummies (and Drunkards)”.

Lip kicks off with a raspy voice (perhaps he over-indulged himself last night): “Alright, welcome back to day two of Lip Gallagher’s School for Gifted Alcoholics.” Chuckles ensue. Time to break down the basics:

  • What’s an Algorithm? In bar terms, “just a step-by-step procedure – like the directions on a microwave dinner, or the checklist you go through when closing up the bar.” Lip points at Kev (co-owner of The Alibi): “Kev here has an algorithm every night: 1) Wipe down tables. 2) Count the register. 3) Kick out anyone snoring on the bar. 4) Lock up. See? Steps.”
  • Dynamic vs. Static: Lip compares a dynamic, self-changing algorithm to a dynamic night out. “Most code is static – it does what it was told, nothing more. Kinda like a jukebox that only plays the records loaded in. But a self-rewriting algorithm? That’s a jukebox that starts composing its own songs on the fly.” One regular, Marcy, raises her hand to object: “Lip, I barely get my smartphone, and now the jukebox is writing songs?” Lip nods, “Crazy, I know. Stick with me.”

Now that everyone’s chowing down breakfast, Lip introduces a micro-exercise to illustrate algorithms:

Group Activity – The Hangover Algorithm: Lip passes out index cards and pens. “Write down your personal hangover cure in simple steps.” There’s grumbling, but folks participate:

  • One writes: “1. Curse life. 2. Drink water. 3. Take painkiller. 4. Greasy food.”
  • Another: “1. Hair of the dog (more booze). 2. Nap. 3. Regret choices.”
  • Lip collects a few and reads them aloud, roasting each gently: “Classic solutions. Now, these are your hangover algorithms.” He then challenges them: “How could you improve your ‘code’ tomorrow? Rewrite one step.” They shout suggestions amid laughs (e.g., “Skip step 1 and stop whining,” or “Add ‘coffee’ before booze”). Lip’s point lands: we can tweak routines. “If a bunch of drunks can optimize a hangover cure by trial and error, you get the basic idea of a self-improving routine. Scale that up and you’ve got code that keeps tweaking itself to get better results.”

Concept – Feedback Loops (in Bar Lingo): Lip now ties this to feedback loops. “Ever adjust the recipe of these cures based on how you feel? That’s feedback. Like when you make a Bloody Mary, taste it, then decide ‘needs more Tabasco’ – you used feedback and changed the mix. In algorithms, a feedback loop means the output affects the next input. The code checks how it’s doing and says, ‘hmm, I can do better,’ then rewrites itself.” He gestures to the coffee pot and recounts a mini-story: “I once rigged a coffee maker with a sensor in college – if the coffee was too weak, it automatically added another scoop next brew. Learned from the last pot. That was my DIY feedback loop.” The regulars actually seem impressed; one or two even clap ironically.

By noon, Lip has managed to impart the essentials: what algorithms are, and how they can in theory adjust themselves. The crowd is surprisingly engaged for a Saturday morning. A few are scribbling notes on bar napkins (whether doodles or actual notes is debatable). Lip wraps up Session 1 with a challenge: “This afternoon, we’re gonna talk about exploring without a goal – doing stuff just to see what happens. So, uh, take a break, explore the neighborhood for a bit, find some lunch or a beer, and be back by 3. Consider it… field research.”

Saturday Afternoon – Session 2: “No Goal, No Problem – The Art of Open-Ended Exploration”

3:00 PM – Post-Lunch Brainstorm: The group reconvenes, some now joined by curious bar-goers who heard the morning session was oddly fun. Lip has drawn a big winding path on the chalkboard. At the start of the path he’s written “Start”, and along the way, various X’s and question marks. At the end, instead of “Finish,” there’s a big question mark. He opens with a question to the room: “How many of you have ever gone out with no plan and still had a good time?” Practically every hand goes up (this is The Alibi crowd, after all). “Great. That right there is open-ended exploration. You weren’t trying to solve a specific problem or reach a specific goal, you just… went with the flow, and something happened.”

Lip contrasts this with goal-oriented behavior: “It’s like the difference between bar-hopping for whatever adventure finds you, versus going on a mission to hit exactly 5 bars to win a bet. One’s open-ended, the other’s a checklist.” He references evolution as the ultimate open-ended algorithm: “Look at nature. No one set a goal to invent the platypus – it just kinda happened from lots of wandering experimentation. Biological evolution’s been running for billions of years with no finish line, and it produced everything from amoebas to us. A process with no specific goal, yet it keeps making wild new stuff. That’s open-ended creativity.” The patrons nod slowly; comparing themselves to amoebas gets a laugh from Kev.

Concept – Novelty Search (Bar Style): Lip brings up a concept from AI research without the jargon: “There are actually algorithms that do novelty search – which basically means they seek new experiences rather than chasing a set prize. In plain terms, sometimes you find something great by not looking for that specific thing.” He grins and points to Tommy (the skeptic from last night): “Tommy, how’d you meet your wife?” Tommy shrugs, “I was actually trying to avoid my ex. Ducked into a library to hide and, uh, met my future missus in the romance aisle.” Lip snaps his fingers: “Exactly! You achieved something big by doing something unrelated – hiding out. That’s like reaching an objective by not directly aiming for it.” The bar folks murmur in amusement as Tommy blushes.

Now it’s time for another activity to get people moving (or at least talking).

Group Activity – The Novelty Hunt: Lip splits everyone into small teams and gives simple instructions: “Step outside for 10 minutes with your team. Wander around the block with no particular goal – just notice weird or interesting things. Each team, bring back one totally random item or observation. Something you didn’t expect to find.” There’s hesitation (South Side of Chicago isn’t exactly a scavenger hunt playground, someone mutters), but eventually they agree – after all, it’s an excuse for a smoke break. Off they go.

Fifteen minutes later, people trickle back in:

  • One team comes back with a hubcap. “Found it in the gutter. Shiny and no car in sight – no idea how it got there,” they report.
  • Another team reports seeing a guy walking a goat on a leash (yes, in Chicago – they even snapped a blurry photo as proof).
  • A third group has nothing physical, but one woman says, “We ended up talking to a lady on her porch who told us a crazy story about how this bar got its name. Never knew that!”

Lip is delighted. “See? Useless stuff maybe, but unexpected. That’s novelty. That’s exploration. The point here,” he explains, “is that an algorithm designed for open-ended exploration would do the same – poke around weird corners of its world just to see what happens. Not to win a game or maximize profit, but to maybe stumble on something new and cool.”

He takes a moment to tie it back to consciousness: “If you never explore beyond your routine, you never grow. Same with these algorithms – they’d never become anything more than what they were. But with a bit of wandering, who knows? They might get smarter or at least more creative. Kinda like how some of you lot found out something new today – whether a stray hubcap or local lore.” Regulars are nodding – perhaps recognizing a life lesson in the tech talk. Or perhaps just happy to have had a smoke break; it’s hard to tell.

By 4:30 PM, Session 2 winds down. Lip concludes with a provocative thought: “Sometimes, not having a goal is the best way to reach something amazing. Let’s chew on that while we grab some dinner and meet back here at 7 for the night session. And for the love of God, someone feed Frank so he doesn’t eat that goat he heard about.” Laughter carries the crowd out for a meal break.

Saturday Night – Session 3: “Feedback and Flow (Barstool Meditation)”

7:00 PM – The Mindful Drinking Hour: Saturday evening finds The Alibi with dimmed lights and a somewhat cleaned-up space (Veronica insisted on mopping the floor, “since people will be sitting on it for this part”). Lip has arranged a semi-circle of bar stools and a few milk crates as makeshift seats in the center of the bar. He announces with a wry grin, “Welcome to the weird part of the seminar: we’re gonna try a little meditation and mind experiment. I know, I know – meditation at The Alibi, what has the world come to?” The regulars snort and giggle. A few have brought fresh pints, because of course they have.

Lip starts by recapping feedback loops from the morning and segues into consciousness: “We talked about how a system can use feedback to improve – taste, adjust, repeat. Now think about your own mind. You have thoughts about your thoughts, feelings about your feelings. That’s a feedback loop too. Consciousness is kinda like your brain looking at itself.” He looks around to see some blank stares, so he adds, “Ever have that moment when you’re drunk and you suddenly think, ‘Man, I’m drunk’ – that’s you being aware of your state. That’s you observing you. Freaky, huh?” A few chuckles and nods; they get that.

Concept – Consciousness Expansion (Plain English): Lip explains the idea of expanding consciousness as “basically getting your mind to step out of its usual box and see itself or the world in a new way.” He quips, “Plenty of folks try to do this with LSD or shrooms. We’re gonna try it with a little imagination instead – and maybe just a sip of whiskey for courage.” (Several raise their glasses: “Cheers to that!”)

Now comes the truly unorthodox part:

Group Exercise – Barstool Meditation: Lip asks everyone to take a seat, get comfortable (as comfortable as one can on a rickety barstool), and even close their eyes if they’re willing. “Don’t worry, nobody’s gonna steal your drink – Kev’s keeping watch,” he jokes. He then leads a guided visualization in his own gritty style:

  • “Imagine your mind is a little bartender in your head, serving up thoughts.” (He pauses as someone giggles. “Stay with me here.”)
  • “Now, picture that bartender-thought mixing a cocktail, but the cocktail is you – your personality, memories, all that.”
  • “Each time you have a new experience – like this oddball seminar – the bartender adds a new ingredient to the mix.”
  • “Now here’s the wild part: imagine that cocktail could taste itself and decide what it needs. More courage? A splash of empathy? Less anger, maybe a twist of humor? It then tells the bartender to adjust the recipe.”

Lip speaks slowly, over the distant jukebox music and occasional clink of glasses. A strange calm actually falls over The Alibi. Even the skeptics play along (at least half-smirking under closed eyelids). “That’s your consciousness becoming a self-rewriting algorithm,” Lip says softly. “Your mind watching itself, tweaking itself, maybe growing bit by bit.”

Bar Regular (eyes closed, hesitant):
Another Regular (peeking one eye open):
Lip:

(whispering with a chuckle)

everyone’s

A few minutes in, the meditation does hit some snags – this is still a bar, after all. Frank stumbles through looking for a drink, muttering “cult meeting, huh?” which nearly breaks everyone’s concentration. Someone’s phone rings with a loud rock ringtone, causing a collective groan. But Lip soldiers on, encouraging them to take a deep breath (the scent of spilled beer and peanuts fills their noses – “part of the atmosphere,” Lip notes dryly). Amid the interruptions, there are glimpses of genuine reflection. One could swear that even the always-angry Tommy looks a tad serene for once.

By 7:30 PM, Lip gently tells everyone to open their eyes. There’s a beat of silence. Then a self-conscious cough. The crowd isn’t sure how to react – did they just meditate in a dive bar? Lip, sensing the awkwardness, breaks the ice: “If anyone achieved enlightenment just now, speak now or forever hold your peace.” Laughter erupts, and the usual bar noise resumes. Yet, as they compare notes, some admit they did imagine that inner bartender tweaking their mental cocktails. “Weirdly, I pictured mine adding a dash of patience,” Marcy says, eyeing her boyfriend, who grins. “I was stuck with extra sarcasm,” another chimes in, to which Lip retorts, “No surprise there.”

The session shifts into an informal discussion. Pints in hand, people reflect on the experience:

  • “It was like I could see how my own habits run me on autopilot,” one guy admits. “Maybe I could…you know, rewrite one or two.”
  • “I kept thinking about that algorithm idea – if my brain’s a living algorithm, maybe I can upgrade it, like software,” says another, eliciting a “Nerd!” heckle from his buddy (followed by a friendly toast).

Lip is clearly pleased. This was exactly the blend of philosophical and irreverent he was going for. “You all just did a feedback loop in your heads,” he says. “Mind observed mind. That’s consciousness doing a little open-ended exploration. We took a tiny step out of our regular comfort zone, and it didn’t kill ya. In fact, it might’ve sobered a couple of you up – sorry about that.”

By 8:30 PM, Saturday’s sessions conclude. The bar returns to its usual Saturday revelry, but with a subtle afterglow of new ideas in the air. As folks stick around for the Saturday night rush or head home, a few keep chatting with Lip at the bar, peppering him with questions like “So could I really change my life code, or is that just metaphor?” Lip answers in stride: “Metaphor, but hey, all change starts upstairs in the head. Rewrite the code in your mind, the rest follows. Maybe.” He punctuates that maybe with a sip of beer, ever the cautious optimist.

Sunday Morning – Session 4: “Evolution, Systems, and South Side Reflections”

10:30 AM – Hangover Brunch Debrief: It’s Sunday, late morning. A smaller, loyal crew assembles – some are in sunglasses, nursing the aftermath of Saturday night. Veronica has laid out bagels and aspirin as a makeshift “continental breakfast.” Lip himself is clutching a jumbo cup of water and looking a bit ragged but content. “Morning, philosophers,” he greets them, voice slightly hoarse. “How’s everyone’s recursive consciousness feeling today?” Groans and chuckles answer him.

This final seminar session is more of an informal wrap-up and reflection. Lip stands by the chalkboard which now has a mishmash of words from previous sessions: algorithm, feedback, exploration, consciousness, with a few doodles (one of which might be Frank depicted as a drunk Buddha – nobody’s claiming credit). Lip circles the word Evolution. “We’ve talked about evolution a couple times – nature’s way of trying everything under the sun with no particular endgame. I want to end by tying that idea to us and these algorithms.”

He recounts the main philosophical tech concepts covered, one by one, translating them back into bar speak one last time:

  • Self-Rewriting Algorithm: “Code that changes itself,” he says, tapping the board. “Like a bartender who keeps changing the special recipe each week to see if it can get folks drunk faster or happier. The algorithm’s purpose is not a single task; its purpose is to keep improving itself, to keep exploring new recipes.”
  • Open-Ended Exploration: “No fixed finish line. It’s the bar crawl of algorithms – it goes until you drop, and even then it might get a second wind. Remember, greatness can happen by accident while you’re looking for something else.” Lip nods to Tommy for the earlier anecdote, prompting a proud smirk.
  • Consciousness & Feedback Loops: “The mind looking at itself, learning from itself. That meditation exercise – weird as it was – was you literally doing a consciousness feedback loop. You were the algorithm and the programmer at the same time for a minute there, adjusting your own thinking.” He adds, “Frank does a twisted version of this when he cons himself into believing his own BS – not that it makes him wiser, but hey, that’s a self-feedback loop gone wrong,” drawing laughter.

11:15 AM – Group Reflections: Lip invites everyone to share any final thoughts or “eureka moments” (using the term loosely) from the weekend. The mood is light and candid:

  • One regular raises his hand: “I realized I been running on the same routine for years – work, bar, sleep, repeat. Maybe I should try rewriting one tiny thing…like, I dunno, go to a new diner for lunch or something. See what happens.” Lip beams, “That’s the spirit – small changes, new results. That’s evolutionary too: little mutations in routine could spark something new.”
  • Marcy chimes in: “I actually… wrote a short poem last night when I got home. I haven’t written anything in years. It’s like my brain was itching to try something new after all this talk.” The group gives a supportive round of snaps and claps (and a few pretend gagging noises, true to the bar’s style). Lip gives Marcy a thumbs-up.
  • Tommy, the perennial skeptic, grumbles into his coffee, “Can’t say I’m enlightened or whatever, but… I did dream about that damn bartender in my head adding hot sauce to my brain.” Everyone cracks up. Lip winks, “Spicy brains are the best brains, Tom.”

Lip wraps up the discussion by emphasizing evolution of systems: “Whether it’s an AI program teaching itself chess moves, or a person breaking out of their rut, the idea is to keep evolving. Systems (that’s fancy talk for a bunch of parts working together) evolve when they have feedback and a chance to try new things. We’re all systems, in a way. This weekend, we tinkered with our system – added a bit of code, shook up the routine. You might not feel it now, but those little changes can compound. Just like version 2.0 of a program is better than 1.0, maybe you all get to be version 2.0 of yourselves after this.” He quickly undercuts the earnest note before it gets too sappy: “Or at least you got a free breakfast and some wild stories to tell. So either way, a win.”

Sunday Afternoon – Closing Session: “Next Steps & Final Cheers”

1:00 PM – Certificates & Cheers: By early Sunday afternoon, it’s time to conclude the seminar. Lip, ever the showman, has actually printed out tongue-in-cheek “Certificates of Completion” for everyone (Certificate of Consciousness Expansion – Alibi Bar & Learning, South Side Chicago). Each certificate has a gold sticker star (courtesy of V’s craft drawer) and Lip’s forged signature in calligraphy font (“I might be a grifter’s son, but I have standards,” he jokes handing them out). The participants hold them up like diplomas in a mock graduation photo by the bar’s old jukebox. It’s equal parts heartfelt and hilarious.

Lip offers a final toast. Kevin fills plastic cups with whatever’s on tap (on the house for the graduates). Lip raises his beer: “To open-ended exploration – in code, in life, and in whatever crazy form it takes. May we all keep rewriting our story just a little, instead of living the same damn day over and over.” Everyone clinks cups. Irreverent final wisdom: In true Lip fashion, he adds, “And if your self-rewriting algorithm ever gets stuck, you know where to find me – I’ll be right here at The Alibi, probably trying to debug my own code with a cold one.”

The bar erupts in applause and a few playful whoops. Frank (awake for once) yells, “Speech!” Lip laughs, “No more speeches, Frank. Go home.” The group disperses into a lazy Sunday afternoon, some heading out, others staying to enjoy the regular bar vibe returning.

As a few of the seminar-goers linger, Lip points them to a chalkboard corner where he’s scribbled “For further mind-blowing stuff, check this out…” – the suggested resources for anyone whose curiosity was piqued.

Suggested Reading, Viewing & Listening

(For participants who want to dive deeper into the wild ideas discussed, Lip has compiled a not-so-scholarly but interesting list, written on a beer-stained flyer.)

  • Book – Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned (Stanley & Lehman): A surprisingly accessible read about how sometimes the best achievements come from wandering off the beaten path. It’s basically the science behind “no goal, no problem” – the idea that aiming for novelty can get you further than a fixed goal. South Side translation: you might find gold while you’re looking for junk.
  • Article – “The Promise of Self-Improving AI” (Tech Medium blog): An easy-read article about algorithms that rewrite themselves to get smarter. Lip underlined a fun quote comparing it to Schmidhuber’s Gödel Machine (an OG self-rewriting program concept) – but don’t worry, the article keeps it simple. Good for a Sunday read with coffee and aspirin.
  • TV Episode – Black Mirror – “White Christmas”: This one’s a mind-bender (Lip warned it’s “trippier than our bar meditation”). It explores digital consciousness in a dark, twisted way. Watch it and imagine how an evolving, self-editing AI might feel stuck in a loop. Not light viewing, but it’ll definitely get you thinking (and maybe slightly paranoid).
  • Film – Her (2013): A movie about an AI that evolves beyond its original parameters – basically an operating system that discovers emotions and expands its consciousness. Lip notes, “Yes, it’s the one where Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with his phone. It’s also a beautiful take on what an open-ended, learning AI might look like – minus the bar fights.”
  • Music – The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd: A classic album for expanding the mind. Lip’s commentary: “Play this start to finish in a dim room. It’s like a meditation, but with guitars. Good for those feedback loop thoughts – plus, if you sync it with The Wizard of Oz, you might accidentally rewrite reality (kidding…mostly).”
  • Podcast – AI Weirding, Episode 42: “Drunk Algorithms & Consciousness” (fictional): Lip found this humorous podcast where two tech nerds have some beers and talk about AI becoming self-aware. It’s half serious, half comedy – perfect for Alibi alumni. (Lip swears he didn’t steal their beer+AI idea… it’s apparently a thing!)
  • YouTube Talk – “Self-Concept Reboot: Code Your Mind” by [Anonymous Tech Guru]: This is the very video that inspired Lip’s seminar idea in the first place. An eccentric tech guru rambles about treating your brain as a living algorithm and rewriting your “self code” for personal growth. It’s equal parts genius and absurd – which, as Lip points out, “we can relate to after this weekend.” Definitely worth a watch if you want to see how these themes play out in a more serious context (and to laugh at how much smoother Lip’s delivery was after a few beers).

End of Report – The Alibi Open-Ended Algorithm Weekend is officially in the books. In true Alibi fashion, the line between high philosophy and lowbrow humor got blurry – but if there’s one thing everyone learned (besides maybe a new hangover cure), it’s that even in a dumpy bar on the South Side, minds can expand and code can change – one unpredictable iteration at a time. Cheers!