Polyworld: Using Evolution to Design Artificial Intelligence
Google Tech Talks
November, 8 2007
ABSTRACT
This presentation is about a potential shortcut to artificial intelligence by trading mind-design for world-design using artificial evolution. Evolutionary algorithms are a pump for turning CPU cycles into brain designs. With exponentially increasing CPU cycles while our understanding of intelligence is almost a flat-line, the evolutionary route to AI is a centerpiece of most Kurzweilian singularity scenarios. This talk introduces the Polyworld artificial life simulator as well as results from our ongoing attempt to evolve artificial intelligence and further the Singularity.
Polyworld is the brain child of Apple Computer Distinguished Scientist Larry Yaeger, who remains the primary developer of Polyworld:
http://www.beanblossom.in.us/larryy/Polyworld.html
Speaker: Virgil Griffith
Virgil Griffith is a first year graduate student in Computation and Neural Systems at the California Institute of Technology. On weekdays he studies evolution, computational neuroscience, and artificial life. He did computer security work until his first year of university when his work got him sued for sedition and espionage. He then decided that security was probably not safest field to be in and he turned his life to science.
Duration : 1:6:38
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August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
they may be genious …
they may be genious but they cant present for . Stick to writing papers
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
i feel dumber after …
i feel dumber after watching this…
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Scientist don’t …
Scientist don’t have to all have horrible speech skills.
I was astounded by the information presented, I just wish I could of heard somebody better tell it, or he have a better way to speak.
Although I do prefer him over monotone sam.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
0:28:36 Is a good …
0:28:36 Is a good one
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Is shooting for ‘ …
Is shooting for ‘neural’ and high brain functions that humans might have the way to go? Is there any research done on studying the brains of early fish or the insect brain?
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Come on man, this …
Come on man, this is science.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Yes but I would …
Yes but I would rather listen to somebody like Michio Kaku lecture with his eloquent speech mannerism then somebody who is hurting my ears and annoying me with his stuttering.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
WHOA! 1 hour long!
WHOA! 1 hour long!
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
” 4. …
” 4. Professionalism. (Avoid using terms like “crap.” Avoid cutting off the question-askers. Etc…) ”
Whahaa, you just said that
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
lol, thank you!
lol, thank you!
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Wide Open World …
Wide Open World Security -Google it!
WOWS
How to handle it…
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
will polyworld ever …
will polyworld ever learn or evolve to a point that it will learn how to escape its program and learn how to take over a computer or the internet.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Going in the right …
Going in the right Direction… keep up the good work… we are still so far far far far far away from seeing anything like articifial intelligience, but we have to start somewhere and I think that he is onto something for sure. In the history of mankind, he started really well. Remember how long ago the Dinozaurs and the flying raptors were, and life already knew how to fly, how advanced would life had already been.. it already had physics, gravity and robotics, computation algorithm mastered..
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Dont watch an hour, …
Dont watch an hour, just go to 9:31
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
omfg…. i eagerly …
omfg…. i eagerly commence to watch this video. Until i saw how long it i was.. Then I eagerly clicked “Back” on my browser.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Should be …
Should be categorized as Entertainment.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
what kind of TY …
what kind of TY NAME is grubstarstar
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
a lecturer is not …
a lecturer is not only defined by how he speaks even though it appears that many people place a large importance on this. I believe it is about what is said and if it is communicated. Clearly his communication was lacking in points but he got across the point. Furthermore the content was exceptional. I wish all presentations were so rich of information.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
He’s the est …
He’s the est lecturer ever
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
…what?
…what?
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Hes so smart in his …
Hes so smart in his field already I don’t expect him to be a great public speaker also
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
ill give it 10 years
ill give it 10 years
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
yes
yes
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
He’s nervous, uh, I …
He’s nervous, uh, I think, um…
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
does anybody know …
does anybody know if the simulator on 5:40