There was something similar about using evolutionary algorithms to produce the design for a mechanical piece used to link two cables or anchor a bridge’s cable, optimizing for weight and strength.
The design seemed alien and somewhat organic, but I can’t seem to find it now.
But I recommend logseq for anyone new! All the best features, none of the weird energy of roam, where i worry the founder is training ML models on data.
“Typology optimization” is probably what you’re thinking of. All current versions of it result in this similar blobby-spider-web vaguely alien and somewhat organic structures.
Looking at things like bicycles designed this way leaves me suspicious that it doesn’t actually have the power to derive interesting insights about material properties. I suspect future versions may end up starting to look more mechanical as it discovers that, for example, something under tension should be a straight line.
The design seemed alien and somewhat organic, but I can’t seem to find it now.