Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #02446



To: Steven Bolt sbolt@xs4all.nl
From: Bob Shannon bshannon@tiac.net
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 20:44:46 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: CPU again? (was Beam genome)


Steven Bolt wrote:
>
> On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Bob Shannon wrote:



> > I think we need to create a series of trials that mimic real
> > world behaviors of insects and other simple animals. After all,
> > the goal is evolution!
>
> I would prefer tasks which allow a clear winner criterion, as
> opposed to a jury deciding that "this robot behaves most like an
> insect," or "this one is clearly the coolest."

Absolutely mandatory. If its subjective, its not really science now is
it?

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