User:Ilya/Notes/Digital evolution

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Experimental Evolution with Digital Organisms
Dr. Charles Ofria
Devolab
Evolutionary design & optimization group @ CSAIL
Una-May O'Reilly

Core War: self-replication

Tierra: mutation -> evolution
Ancestor program (80 lines of code) was optimized to 65 lines of code and then a 45 line parasite appeared that used other programs' copy loop

Avida: research platform

  • Adaptation: energy/resources in form of CPU cycles
  • Performing math operations correctly provides resources
  • Fitness function: how well can the organism replicate
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