Artificial Evolution: A Continuing SAGA

  • Authors:
  • Inman Harvey

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • ER '01 Proceedings of the International Symposium on Evolutionary Robotics From Intelligent Robotics to Artificial Life
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

I start with a basic tutorial on Artificial Evolution, and then show the simplest possible way of implementing this with the Microbial Genetic Algorithm. I then discuss some shortcomings in many of the basic assumptions of the orthodox Genetic Algorithm (GA) community, and give a rather different perspective. The basic principles of SAGA (Species Adaptation GAs) will be outlined, and the concept of Neutral Networks, pathways of level fitness through a fitness landscape will be introduced. A practical example will demonstrate the relevance of this.