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Artificial Life
by Steven Levy
The 1992 report on the field trying to create life in computers: cellular automata, genetic algorithms, Conway's Game of Life, Langton. A pioneer's history.
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you want the roots of artificial life research.
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you want current AI.
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Three things you will actually use
- Simple rules, complex life.
- Evolution can be simulated.
- Life is a process.
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Read the chapter on the Game of Life.
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