Re:Evolution Is the New Deep Learning
by sampo on Thursday March 22, 2018 @02:00PM
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> no one could really explain why exactly they worked
Genetic algorithms work on problems where some subsets of variables are approximately separable (uncorrelated) from some other subsets of variables.
F(a,b,c,d,e,f) ≈ F1(a,b,c) × F2(d,e,f)
So if you have found a good combination or a,b,c it makes sense to try how it works it any promising combinations of d,e,f. Some natural world problems really have this property.
Genetic algorithms work on problems where some subsets of variables are approximately separable (uncorrelated) from some other subsets of variables.
F(a,b,c,d,e,f) ≈ F1(a,b,c) × F2(d,e,f)
So if you have found a good combination or a,b,c it makes sense to try how it works it any promising combinations of d,e,f. Some natural world problems really have this property.