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That is one kind of problem. The 'Genie' problem: be very specific what you wish for because the genie will misinterpret you. But it's not the only kind of pro
by sago 9y ago
That is one kind of problem. The 'Genie' problem: be very specific what you wish for because the genie will misinterpret you.
But it's not the only kind of problem. There are inherent biases in evolutionary systems. One example: in systems with varying length genotypes there is a massive pressure to bloat. Even if you encode 'small' as a strong requirement in your fitness function, it may not be enough (or it may be enough to completely defeat whatever your real goal was).
There are inherent biases. In the (simulated) genetics, in the genotype to phenotype mapping, in the evolutionary operators, even if you get the fitness function right.
Evolutionary computing as an engineering tool is hard.
- fallous 9y agoJust picking a nit, but the problem with a genie isn't that it misinterprets you but that it literally does exactly what you ask for. The mismatch between "what you wanted" and "what you asked for" isn't the genie's fault but yours.
- todd8 9y agoYes, the genie gives you exactly what you ask for but misinterpretes what you wish for.
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- tabtab 9y agoRe: "The 'Genie' problem: be very specific what you wish for because the genie will misinterpret you." My first wish is to beta-test my next 2 wishes.