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Genetic Algorithms Are Fun

Sorting photographs of tanks by looking at the weather is an example of the kind of "cheats" that GAs are liable to apply if you're not careful. Another was trying to get a winged robot to learn to fly--the goal was defined as "maximize height", which the robot discovered could be done by the simple expedient of standing on its wings!

Honestly, you'd think they had minds of their own...

posted by : Lawrence D'Oliveiro, 17 September 2008 Complain about this comment
try onyl scanning reasonable suspects then ...

Next years keynote: billions of conversations happening! Imagine how rich security companies might be if they could all be scanned with software! Find one naughty person and there's your 'justification' for snooping the other 60 billion ....

posted by : Phil, 16 September 2008 Complain about this comment

Fraudsters hiding under an avalanche of data

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