On Jan 24, 2008 3:55 PM, PR Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > What does the list think of EC? Genetic algorithm is apparently the > latest thing.
They've been around for a while, actually. See below for some work from the early 1990's. > Is EC mathematically reasonable? I'm not sure what that means, but they can be useful, especially when you are looking for something that is novel, rather than meeting specific, pre-determined criteria. Karl Sims made a business out of them for generating graphics. "Survival of the prettiest," he called it. For more info: http://www.genarts.com/karl/ http://www.genarts.com/karl/papers/siggraph91.html
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