Part of Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 6 (NIPS 1993)
Gregory Saunders, Peter Angeline, Jordan Pollack
This paper introduces GNARL, an evolutionary program which induces recurrent neural networks that are structurally unconstrained. In contrast to constructive and destructive algorithms, GNARL employs a popula(cid:173) tion of networks and uses a fitness function's unsupervised feedback to guide search through network space. Annealing is used in generating both gaussian weight changes and structural modifications. Applying GNARL to a complex search and collection task demonstrates that the system is capable of inducing networks with complex internal dynamics.