Introduction to CAP6938 Neuroevolution and Developmental EncodingWhat Is this Class About?How Does this Relate to AI?Location within ScienceSome Prior Class ProjectsProjects May Be SignificantIntroduction to CAP6938Neuroevolution and Developmental EncodingDr. Kenneth StanleyAugust 21, 2006What Is this Class About?•The automated search for complexity•Complexification: How simple systems increase in complexity•Developmental Encoding: How complex systems can be represented efficiently•Focus on neural networks, but not exclusively•A path to solving AIHow Does this Relate to AI?•Human-level intelligence requires astronomical complexity•100 trillion connections in the human brain•Researchers are looking for the right parts and how to combine them•We can do it by analysis or through search•This class is about automating the search through evolutionLocation within ScienceAIBiologyECNNsNeuroevolution: Evolving Neural NetworksDevelopmental EncodingNeuroscienceConsciousness?Some Prior Class Projects•Guitar Distortion Effect Inducer•Alife World•Optimal Distributed Sensor Placement•Riot Simulation•Interactive Particle Effect Evolution•Interactive Drum Rhythm Evolution•Chord Progression Evolution•Space Video Game•Simulated 2D Robot Body Evolution (Sodarace)Projects May Be Significant•Two invention disclosures•Several continued Ph.D. research
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