Evolved AI code favors a 5-line counting function; globals cut Sokoban iterations from 98 to 7-24
Amidos2006 · x · 2026-09-09
- Because the evolved functions are plain code, the author could read them: across every domain, the most commonly discovered global function was a 5-line counting function, followed by connectivity and aesthetic spread/distribution functions.
- Global functions slash iteration counts: Sokoban dropped from 98 iterations (no globals) to 7-24 with globals.
- Surprisingly, 5 globals wasn't better than 1—evolution splits functionality across functions, and some end up inefficient.
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