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Article #9Re: So, genetic algorithms have nothing to do with genetics?
From: William B Dwinnell
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:36
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:36
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Yes, GAs have learned alot from genetics, but GAs are abstract, and do not
have to follow the things they imitate exactly. Yes, the field of GAs may
still have more to learn from genetics, but taking 7 courses towards
a medical degree hardly seems worthwhile.
For a look at another field, which has been around a bit longer, try
neural networks. Neural nets were meant to imitate nervous systems{ in
animals, but often when neural net technology diverges from actual
neural systems in concet,xxxx concept, they are most successful.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pitt.edu!wbdst From: wbdst+@pitt.edu (William B Dwinnell) Newsgroups: comp.ai.genetic Subject: Re: So, genetic algorithms have nothing to do with genetics? Message-ID: <2262@blue.cis.pitt.edu> Date: 21 Jan 93 13:36:50 GMT References: <1jlmb2INNjp4@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> Sender: news+@pitt.edu Organization: University of Pittsburgh Lines: 9