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Neural nets and genetic algorithms both embody what might be called a computational method. Both methods have their roots in the early development of computer science, especially that area which would come to be known as artificial intelligence.
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Dewdney, A.K. (1993). Misled by Metaphors: Two Tools that Don’t Always Work. In: Haken, H., Karlqvist, A., Svedin, U. (eds) The Machine as Metaphor and Tool. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77711-0_5
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