In "Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned," AI researchers Kenneth Stanley and Joel Lehman compare progress to crossing a fog-covered lake by finding stepping stones protruding through the water. They emphasize that we should act as treasure hunters and stepping stone collectors, noting that "the only important thing about a stepping stone is that it leads to more stepping stones, period." Bad stepping stones lead to dead ends, and good ones open paths to new possibilities. Clanker exemplifies this...