Hands-On Neuroevolution with Python

Co-evolution and the SAFE method

In this chapter, we discussed how the co-evolution strategy is widely found in nature and can be transferred into the realm of neuroevolution. You learned about the most common co-evolutionary strategies that can be found in nature: mutualism, competition (predation or parasitism), and commensalism. In our experiment, we explored the commensalistic type of evolution, which can be defined in commensalistic relationships as follows: the members of one species gain benefits without causing harm or giving benefits to other participating species.

Having learned about evolution strategies in the natural world, you were ready to understand the concepts behind the SAFE method. The abbreviation SAFE means Solution ...