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Ken Stanley: Discovery Without Objectives

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What it is

A 92-minute RMIT University seminar in which Ken Stanley argues that setting an objective can block achieving it. He presents objective-less, novelty-driven search as an alternative approach to innovation and discovery, drawing on evolutionary computation.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as a source for the idea that open-ended search can beat objective-driven optimization, though one commenter found parts of it fluffy.

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  • first 2016, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “I've seen a couple of really interesting talks recently about the surprising successfulness of objective-less search by Ken Stanley”

    Ken Stanley on surprising success of objective-less search

    mkl, 2018-09 · Recommendation · in “Generative Art Finds Its Prodigy”

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Topics: ken stanley, novelty search, evolutionary computation, innovation, objectives

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