Self-replicating artificial neural networks give rise to universal evolutionary dynamics.
In evolutionary models, mutations are exogenously introduced by the modeler, rather than endogenously introduced by the replicator itself. We present a new deep-learning based computational model, the self-replicating artificial neural network (SeRANN). We train it to (i) copy its own genotype, like...
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| description | In evolutionary models, mutations are exogenously introduced by the modeler, rather than endogenously introduced by the replicator itself. We present a new deep-learning based computational model, the self-replicating artificial neural network (SeRANN). We train it to (i) copy its own genotype, like a biological organism, which introduces endogenous spontaneous mutations; and (ii) simultaneously perform a classification task that determines its fertility. Evolving 1,000 SeRANNs for 6,000 generations, we observed various evolutionary phenomena such as adaptation, clonal interference, epistasis, and evolution of both the mutation rate and the distribution of fitness effects of new mutations. Our results demonstrate that universal evolutionary phenomena can naturally emerge in a self-replicator model when both selection and mutation are implicit and endogenous. We therefore suggest that SeRANN can be applied to explore and test various evolutionary dynamics and hypotheses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecba205b380c464ea84507d3223eba3c2024-04-13T05:30:42ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Computational Biology1553-734X1553-73582024-03-01203e101200410.1371/journal.pcbi.1012004Self-replicating artificial neural networks give rise to universal evolutionary dynamics.Boaz ShvartzmanYoav RamIn evolutionary models, mutations are exogenously introduced by the modeler, rather than endogenously introduced by the replicator itself. We present a new deep-learning based computational model, the self-replicating artificial neural network (SeRANN). We train it to (i) copy its own genotype, like a biological organism, which introduces endogenous spontaneous mutations; and (ii) simultaneously perform a classification task that determines its fertility. Evolving 1,000 SeRANNs for 6,000 generations, we observed various evolutionary phenomena such as adaptation, clonal interference, epistasis, and evolution of both the mutation rate and the distribution of fitness effects of new mutations. Our results demonstrate that universal evolutionary phenomena can naturally emerge in a self-replicator model when both selection and mutation are implicit and endogenous. We therefore suggest that SeRANN can be applied to explore and test various evolutionary dynamics and hypotheses.https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012004&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Boaz Shvartzman Yoav Ram Self-replicating artificial neural networks give rise to universal evolutionary dynamics. PLoS Computational Biology |
| title | Self-replicating artificial neural networks give rise to universal evolutionary dynamics. |
| title_full | Self-replicating artificial neural networks give rise to universal evolutionary dynamics. |
| title_fullStr | Self-replicating artificial neural networks give rise to universal evolutionary dynamics. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-replicating artificial neural networks give rise to universal evolutionary dynamics. |
| title_short | Self-replicating artificial neural networks give rise to universal evolutionary dynamics. |
| title_sort | self replicating artificial neural networks give rise to universal evolutionary dynamics |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012004&type=printable |
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