Cultural learning and diversity in a changing environment

This paper examines the effect of cultural learning on a population of neural networks. We compare the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of populations employing only population learning and of populations using both population and cultural learning in a dynamic environment. We show that cultural learning is capable of achieving higher fitness levels and maintains a higher level of genotypic and phenotypic diversity.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: CEC
• Authors: Dara Curran, Colm O'Riordan
• Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, CEC 2005, Cultural Learning, Phenotypic Diversity, Population Learning