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Computers that “program themselves”; science fact or fiction? Genetic Programming uses novel optimisation techniques to “evolve” simple programs; mimicking the way humans construct programs by progressively re-writing them. Trial programs are repeatedly modified in the search for “better/fitter” solutions. The underlying basis is Genetic Algorithms (GAs).
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Langdon, W.B. (1998). Genetic Programming — Computers Using “Natural Selection” to Generate Programs. In: Genetic Programming and Data Structures. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5731-9_2
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