FYI: AI-programmer

[Duncan Booth]

Gisle Vanem <gvanem at broadpark.no> wrote:

> Here is something interesting that you pythonistas might be
> interested in:
>  http://www.primaryobjects.com/CMS/Article149.aspx
> 
> """This article describes an experiment to produce an AI program,
> capable of 
>     developing its own programs, using a genetic algorithm
>     implementation with self-modifying and self-improving code. """
> 
> The above experimental BrainF** language was written using C#. So who
> will be the first to make an AI-language in Python that generates it's
> own program? 
> 

We already have a Python interpreter written in Python that (in most cases) 
runs faster than the original, which is pretty much the same thing. All it 
needs is a bit of AI stuck on to critique the code and complain about the 
weather and you're done.


-- 
Duncan Booth