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Jeff Clune: Genetic Algorithms, Quality-Diversity, Curiosity

The Gradient: Perspectives on AI

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Evolution Without a Cost for Connections

Theory of modularity is everywhere, but we don't really know where it came from. We think the reason it shows up in nature is because there is a cost for these connections that gets you into the space in which you have modularity. And then maybe it's also like an added bonus that helps maintain it, that you get fast adaptation. But that's not the origin story for modularity.

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