I remember hearing of this experiment years ago, but hadn't previously seen the original source.
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.50.9691&rep=rep1&type=pdf An evolutionary algorithm was used to create an FPGA configuration to perform a particular task. Curiously the final working result depended on a block with no logical connections to the rest of the network. The solution is dependent on a quirk of the physics of the actual device. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
