Idealism in E-LitMain MenuIntroductionTable of ContentsEvolution by HÃ¥kan JonsonCaptain Geriatric by Corrie SmithAnimalia by Ian Michael WaddellFate/Stay Night by Kinoko NasuAbout the AuthorsWill Woodfint1ff860b3db14a11127af891f136947067232f8b7Madhav Goel79da2f626c24becf64609d5d0b71e558f0efba74Bryan Guoc09c142067bfe4d7eb909359366b8f82b3c052dfCampbell Dukesef8722e1f28031950dbf3d4d7d6f6ed33fc6e02a
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1media/Evolution original_thumb.jpg2019-11-17T20:11:07-08:00Will Woodfint1ff860b3db14a11127af891f136947067232f8b7354994Evolution by Johannes Helden and Hakan Jonson. This picture shows the computers attempted poetry on the top right, and the number of generations in the bottom right.plain2019-11-18T20:34:59-08:00Will Woodfint1ff860b3db14a11127af891f136947067232f8b7
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12019-11-17T16:12:18-08:00Mechanics of Evolution7plain2019-11-18T14:41:56-08:00Evolution is an attempt to make a machine an ideal poet. However, this process wouldn't generally work because poetry requires originality and creativity, and a machine cannot be imbued with its own creative nature. This is where Johannes Helden comes in. Hakan Jonson, the creator of Evolution, tries to bypass the computers inability to have it’s own creativity by showing it the creativity of an existing author. In order for the machine to pick up on patterns littered through the works of Helden, Jonson uses A.I. programming. A.I. is a program that is given an incentive and then left alone to learn how to reach its goal. Every time the A.I. fails to reach its goal, it learns from its mistakes and changes in order to get a little closer next time. The intent of every alteration, or “generation” as it is called, is to come a little closer to the incentive. In this case the incentive is to write original poetry in a certain style. Evolution simply shows every generation of the A.I. as it attempts to grow. The understanding of the generations is important in understanding the final outcome of Evolution.