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nature-of-code
GA + Neural Networks
From: @hardmaru "maybe applying genetic algos to evolve neural nets can be a way to wrap up the last 2 chapters of #natureofcode?"
http://blog.otoro.net/2015/05/07/creatures-avoiding-planks/ https://twitter.com/hardmaru/status/596446184673185793
I believe you want to do this on a basic level, but Neataptic is a library that provides neuro-evolution. You might want to check out its source code to get some kind of inspiration.
It basically all started with the way it was described in the NEAT paper, but I extended it to have way more options for mutation, as well as no more 'innovation numbers' which pile up.
Ahhhhhh, amazing to find this 4 years later when I am actually starting up work on the 2nd edition with a goal of completing this summer! Transferring this over to noc-book-2 to remember where the original idea for chapter 11 came from!
