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Re:Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and Its L... by aqueueaqueue on Sunday February 09, 2025 @02:46AM (#42989187)
Fitness function? What if end up walking down the eugenics path or genetic engineering.
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Re:Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and Its L... by iinnPP on Sunday February 09, 2025 @05:55AM (#42989887)
Society took the biggest of bats and beat the ever loving love out of the fitness function in many parts of the world.
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Re:Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and Its L... by TheOtherHobbes on Sunday February 09, 2025 @07:40AM (#42990312)
Fitness functions are retrospective, so there is no "We should have done this differently."

The definition of fitness is literally whatever persists by reproduction.

Features and species that persist for a while and then collapse/disappear are a normal part of the process.

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