Bifalgorithm post

Each of these fish has a neural network for a brain, but it's totally empty, no senses, no training, so they just drift, and the predator picks them off. Give every fish one input, how close the predator is, and they bolt when it nears, but blind to direction, half still swim into its jaws. Add the direction it's coming from, and they finally flee the right way, and we never program this. The network evolves it on its own. Feed it, the predator's closing speed, so it feels the lunge coming, cuts away early, and the shark overshoots and sails right past. Add wall sensors so they stop cornering themselves, and the survivors climb, only the few still boxed against an edge get caught. Full senses now and watch, every single fish slips the predator, smooth and untouchable, a brain that started with nothing and taught itself to survive. Follow for more.

Each of these fish has a neural network for a brain, but it's totally empty, no senses, no training, so they just drift, and the predator picks them off. Give…