Boeing 777 and Genetic Algorithms

A while ago, I had made mention of the use of genetic algorithms and evolutionary design in the construction of the Boeing 777. Here's some data on it regarding the 777's engines. The software package used was "Engineous." Chaos and the IS Executive------------------
Rrhain
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Thanks RRhain, I was wrong about the boeing work. I didn't know that the technology had been used there.Very cool, indeed.

Fascinating article. I recall reading that Enlightenment scientists accidentally initiated a slew of philosophical debate over the notion of a vacuum, since theologians argued that any true vacuum was a denial of God's existence in that specific place.Similarly, it seems the prospect of chaos theory and the demonstrated creative power of genetic algorithms terrify those who can only ascribe design potential to intelligence. It's abundantly clear that the concepts of intention and intelligence can be irrelevant in a design context.This article also makes it obvious that the Darwinian algorithm has been sold short even by proponents of the theory of evolution by natural selection. I hope this puts an end to the vague embarrassment some evolutionists display when discussing the 'shortcomings' of that quaint old notion of natural selection. I have to thank the computer revolution for lending new life to Darwin's most important contribution to science, and for deepening our understanding of the creative genius of purposeless processes.------------------
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Apologies also for my skepticism ... I was thinking of
the software rather than the mechnical parts of the
system.All just further enhances the argument against inferring
'intelligence' behind a 'design'.