%0 Journal Article %1 koza:2003:scientific_american %A Koza, John R. %A Keane, Martin A. %A Streeter, Matthew J. %D 2003 %J Scientific American %K algorithms, genetic programming %T Evolving Inventions %U http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00073FCE-F36F-1E19-8B3B809EC588EEDF %X Computer programs that function via Darwinian evolution are creating inventions that are novel and useful enough to be patented. Evolution is an immensely powerful creative process. From the intricate biochemistry of individual cells to the elaborate structure of the human brain, it has produced wonders of unimaginable complexity. Evolution achieves these feats with a few simple processes--mutation, sexual recombination and natural selection--which it iterates for many generations. Now computer programmers are harnessing software versions of these same processes to achieve machine intelligence. Called genetic programming, this technique has designed computer programs and electronic circuits that perform specified functions. .....

@article{koza:2003:scientific_american, abstract = {Computer programs that function via Darwinian evolution are creating inventions that are novel and useful enough to be patented. Evolution is an immensely powerful creative process. From the intricate biochemistry of individual cells to the elaborate structure of the human brain, it has produced wonders of unimaginable complexity. Evolution achieves these feats with a few simple processes--mutation, sexual recombination and natural selection--which it iterates for many generations. Now computer programmers are harnessing software versions of these same processes to achieve machine intelligence. Called genetic programming, this technique has designed computer programs and electronic circuits that perform specified functions. .....}, added-at = {2008-06-19T17:35:00.000+0200}, author = {Koza, John R. and Keane, Martin A. and Streeter, Matthew J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/200b02f621c1b5608d3c0928ccde913e7/brazovayeye}, interhash = {ce9e68aeb3a66bae46d8f5af62b30cc0}, intrahash = {00b02f621c1b5608d3c0928ccde913e7}, journal = {Scientific American}, keywords = {algorithms, genetic programming}, month = {February}, notes = {PMID: 12561458}, timestamp = {2008-06-19T17:44:14.000+0200}, title = {Evolving Inventions}, url = {http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00073FCE-F36F-1E19-8B3B809EC588EEDF}, year = 2003 }