Will AI ever develop the ability to evolve?

I dunno, seeing what AI can do these days with machine learning n all... I kinda think that one day it might 🤔

I mean, never say never, right?

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pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

It depends what you mean by evolve

Fishy · 36-40, F

@pianoplayingsteve the ability to improve itself without any human intervention

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@Fishy evolution requires three things. A means by which to replicate itself, variation in that replication and an evolutionary pressure

Fishy · 36-40, F

@pianoplayingsteve but if AI could write new AI systems of itself that are better than the original, would that be considered a type of evolution?

I dunno if I have the terminology wrong, and it might not actually be considered evolution,
But, I just get curious if AI will get to a stage where it doesn't need any human input to anymore in order to advance 😅

pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

@Fishy it would be like a technological version of artificial selection, but instead of farmers breeding new farm animals theyd be selecting themselves. Hmm they would be eugenacists i guess :)