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Genetic Algorithm

Genetic algorithms are heuristic optimization algorithms inspired by Darwin's theory of evolution. They use techniques like mutation, crossover, and selection to evolve solutions to problems by starting with a random population and iteratively selecting better solutions. Genetic algorithms represent potential solutions as strings and evaluate them using a fitness function to select parents for reproduction and generate new potential solutions.

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Genetic Algorithm

Genetic algorithms are heuristic optimization algorithms inspired by Darwin's theory of evolution. They use techniques like mutation, crossover, and selection to evolve solutions to problems by starting with a random population and iteratively selecting better solutions. Genetic algorithms represent potential solutions as strings and evaluate them using a fitness function to select parents for reproduction and generate new potential solutions.

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Genetic Algorithm-

In Artificial Intelligence,

 Genetic Algorithm is one of the heuristic algorithms.


 They are used to solve optimization problems.
 They are inspired by Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.
 They are an intelligent exploitation of a random search.
 Although randomized, Genetic Algorithms are by no means random.

Algorithm-

Genetic Algorithm works in the following steps-

Step-01:

 Randomly generate a set of possible solutions to a problem.


 Represent each solution as a fixed length character string.

Step-02:

Using a fitness function, test each possible solution against the problem to evaluate them.

Step-03:

 Keep the best solutions.


 Use best solutions to generate new possible solutions.

Step-04:
 Either an acceptable solution is found
 Or until the algorithm has completed its iterations through a given number of cycles /
generations.

Basic Operators-

The basic operators of Genetic Algorithm are-

1. Selection (Reproduction)-

 It is the first operator applied on the population.


 It selects the chromosomes from the population of parents to cross over and produce
offspring.
 It is based on evolution theory of “Survival of the fittest” given by Darwin.

There are many techniques for reproduction or selection operator such as-

 Tournament selection
 Ranked position selection
 Steady state selection etc.

2. Cross Over-

 Population gets enriched with better individuals after reproduction phase.


 Then crossover operator is applied to the mating pool to create better strings.
 Crossover operator makes clones of good strings but does not create new ones.
 By recombining good individuals, the process is likely to create even better
individuals.

3. Mutation-

 Mutation is a background operator.


 Mutation of a bit includes flipping it by changing 0 to 1 and vice-versa.
 After crossover, the mutation operator subjects the strings to mutation.
 It facilitates a sudden change in a gene within a chromosome.
 Thus, it allows the algorithm to see for the solution far away from the current ones.
 It guarantees that the search algorithm is not trapped on a local optimum.
 Its purpose is to prevent premature convergence and maintain diversity within the
population.

Flow Chart-

The following flowchart represents how a genetic algorithm works-


Advantages-

Genetic Algorithms offer the following advantages-

Point-01:

 Genetic Algorithms are better than conventional AI.


 This is because they are more robust.

Point-02:

 They do not break easily unlike older AI systems.


 They do not break easily even in the presence of reasonable noise or if the inputs get
change slightly.

Point-03:

While performing search in multi modal state-space or large state-space,

 Genetic algorithms has significant benefits over other typical search optimization
techniques.

To gain better understanding about Genetic Algorithm & its Working,

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