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Genetic Algorithms

Commenters repeatedly identify the technique in the original post as resembling genetic algorithms or genetic programming, recommending their use or linking to Wikipedia explanations.

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raverbashing • Jan 26, 2015 • View on HN

Yeah, now just plug a genetic algorithm to it, and let it evolve.

bennyg • Dec 14, 2012 • View on HN

Sounds like a human-guided genetic algorithm might be able to handle this today.

andreyf • Jan 24, 2012 • View on HN

Sounds like you're talking about genetic programming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_programming

anticensor • May 12, 2019 • View on HN

You mean genetic algorithms at work?

throwaway_pdp09 • Aug 6, 2020 • View on HN

Not my area at all but isn't this genetic algorithm type stuff?

Zanfa • Dec 7, 2024 • View on HN

Some sort of genetic algorithm would be my guess.

ionforce • Nov 7, 2014 • View on HN

Sounds very much like a genetic algorithm/evolutionary computation.

madrox • Jan 19, 2026 • View on HN

You're describing genetic algorithms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_algorithm

faceplanted • Jun 7, 2019 • View on HN

Which genetic algorithm were you using?

michaelneale • Mar 25, 2008 • View on HN

Genetic algos have had some success, kind of like that.