Robots evolve faster when you kill them

Computer scientists have discovered that robots evolve faster and more efficiently after a mass extinction. The team at the University of Texas, Austin used a simulated mass extinction modelled on real-life disasters, and found that it hastens evolution in artificial intelligence. The simulation involved connecting neural networks to simulated robot legs with the aim to make a robot evolve to the point it was walking stably.

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