A Field Guide to Genetic Programming
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Genetic programming (GP) is a systematic, domain-independent method
for getting computers to solve problems automatically starting from a
high-level statement of what needs to be done. Using ideas from
natural evolution, GP starts from an ooze of random computer programs,
and progressively refines them through processes of mutation and
sexual recombination, until high-fitness solutions emerge. All this
without the user having to know or specify the form or structure of
solutions in advance. GP has generated a plethora of human-competitive
results and applications, including novel scientific discoveries and
patentable inventions.
This unique overview of this exciting technique is written by three of
the most active scientists in GP.
See www.gp-field-guide.org.uk for more information on the book.