Dear Resident Theists

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But a computer or machine is not such an example.  They are a tool created by an intelligent mind to automate production of a complex object.  An intelligent mind is still required.

The significance of the Blondie24 program is that its ability to play checkers did not rely on any human expertise of the game. Rather, it came solely from the total points earned by each player and the evolutionary process itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie24

An  evolutionary  algorithm  has  taught  itself  how  to  play  the  game  of  checkers  without  using features that would normally require human expertise. Using only the raw positions of pieces on the board and the piece differential, the evolutionary program optimized artificial neural networks to evaluate alternative positions in the game. Over the course of several hundred generations, the program taught itself to play at a level that is competitive with human experts (one level below human masters).

Evolving an Expert Checkers Playing Program without Using Human Expertise

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In radio communications, an evolved antenna is an antenna designed fully or substantially by an automatic computer design program that uses an evolutionary algorithm that mimics Darwinian evolution. This sophisticated procedure has been used in recent years to design a few antennas for mission-critical applications involving stringent, conflicting, or unusual design requirements, such as unusual radiation patterns, for which none of the many existing antenna types are adequate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolved_antenna

Thanks jorgmunder quick question

Did blondie24 or the evolved antenna occur by unguided natural means or was there a person behind initial programming and designing it to have those capabilities?