[citrablue]

Didn't we already get all this functionality from one optimization algorithm, namely, biological evolution?

[EliasY]

Yes. But I don't think we've millions of years to make that happen nor do we have the capabilities or the knowledge to create the environmental situations that could potentially reinforce these mutations.

[citrablue]

The timeline only matters if the generational period is the same. For the rest, I agree that we don't currently. But things change.