[dkarapetyan]

I have also seen genetic algorithms used for these kinds of optimization problems. In fact there is a module in postgres that uses genetic algorithms to optimize query plans (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/geqo-pg-intro.htm...).

But I don't put genetic algorithms in the same bucket. Genetic algorithms are a different breed of optimization algorithm compared to neural nets and gradient descent which is what the modern crop of AI is basically all about.