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"AI-PROGRAMMER is an experiment with using artificial intelligence and genetic algorithms to automatically generate programs in the Brainf**k programming language. Successfully created programs by the AI include: hello world, hello, addition, subtraction, reversing a string, fibonnaci sequence, 99 bottles of beer on the wall, and more. It's getting smarter. In short, it's an AI genetic algorithm implementation with self modifying code." https://lnkd.in/dUfSxf4 View in LinkedIn

INPUTS AND OUTPUTS. "Metabolism is the network of biochemical reactions that transforms available resources (“inputs”) into energy currency and building blocks (“outputs”). Different organisms have different assortments of metabolic pathways and input/output requirements, reflecting their adaptation to specific environments, and to specific strategies for reproduction and survival." https://lnkd.in/dUHqnYU View in LinkedIn

CONSTANTLY IMPROVING CODE. Kory Becker from Primary Objects has been experimenting with AIs capable of writing their own computer programs. The AIs Kory is using are called genetic algorithms. They function much the same as biological evolution, in that the programs they write get better and better with each generation." https://lnkd.in/dk8PgiX View in LinkedIn

ACCIDENTS OR ARCHETYPES? "Is the evolution of metabolism subject to general principles, beyond the unpredictable accumulation of multiple historical accidents? Here we ask whether, beneath the intricate wiring of these networks, it is possible to discern signatures of optimal (i.e., shortest and maximally efficient) pathway architectures." https://lnkd.in/dUHqnYU View in LinkedIn

HELLO WORLD is now on tee shirts. I was in a bed and breakfast in Cambridge recently and some conference attendees were wearing Hello World tee shirts. I had to smile at the cryptic reference. View in LinkedIn

BEYOND THE CLUSTER. "The clustering of natural products biosynthetic pathway genes is an obvious organizational feature. However, on closer examination, many of those clusters and their gene products appear to have further pathway connections that lie outside the cluster but nevertheless are coordinatedly linked in the biosynthesis process." https://lnkd.in/dEpJBda View in LinkedIn

INNOVATION. "As spotted by Hack a Day, a chap named Kory Becker recently made use of a minimalistic yet Turing-complete language called brainfu*k to create a program that can generate 'hello world' programs. Sure, it's considerably less impressive than, say, making Skynet, but it's still a step in what may or may not be the correct direction." https://lnkd.in/d5enhBP View in LinkedIn

GENE RECRUITMENT. "Another recurring theme that appears common is the recruitment of (or the seeding by) genes originally involved in primary metabolism for the natural product biosynthesis gene clusters." https://lnkd.in/dEpJBda View in LinkedIn

GAPING HOLES. "Memory corruption vulnerabilities have become significantly more difficult on modern operating systems. There are still gaping holes in stack input/output that can be exploited." https://lnkd.in/dzU4CYK View in LinkedIn

WEAK POINT. "Buffer overflows can be triggered by inputs that are designed to execute code, or alter the way the program operates. This may result in erratic program behavior, including memory access errors, incorrect results, a crash, or a breach of system security. Thus, they are the basis of many software vulnerabilities and can be maliciously exploited." https://lnkd.in/dvGXWzj View in LinkedIn