>> random expression trees mutating. > > OK, so less Ray's Tierra then Koza's Genetic Programming? Still too much > structure "baked in", I'd say. All the GP stuff I've ever seen has been more > about selection than "natural" evolution; the modularity, replication and > selection is provided for free by the environment. > Thanks for the author reccomendations! I haven't head of Ganti (or Kampis or > Fontana) before, and I share your discomfort with philosophizing. I do have > a fond spot for Kauffman, though...
I'd be curious if you still think there's too much baked in after reading up on Fontana's work. Chemistry is already a functional language, so I'm not so sure that there's any more baked in than what chemical reaction rules give you. _______________________________________________ fonc mailing list [email protected] http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc
