That is a genetic algorithm at work. With "genetic programming" I was referring to applying genetic algorithms to code. So that the result of the evolution is

That is a genetic algorithm at work. With "genetic programming" I was referring to applying genetic algorithms to code. So that the result of the evolution is a program that performs well doing a task like driving a car. Nice research on this has been done by John R. Koza. But nothing new came out in this area for quite a while.