Question about the island design

[kongwanbianjinyu]

What is the purpose of the island design? In the current implementation, to sample the parent program, the _sample_parent() function first randomly selects a island, and then samples a program from that island. However, this is equivalent to sampling directly from the entire pool of programs, offering no actual isolation between islands.

[codelion]

That looks like a bug. If you can submit a PR to fix it I can review it. Otherwise, I will take a look at it over the weekend, thanks.

[potatoQi]

Hi, if the design of the "island" actually doesn't work, then does the emphasis on using the "island" method in the paper really contribute to the result?

If "island" is not used, is it essentially equivalent to constantly having a conversation with a chatgpt?

In my understanding, each island should have evolved internally, and occasionally through self.archive, excellent genes are disseminated to various populations to promote overall progress.

Of course, there might be some deviations in my understanding. I sincerely ask for the author's guidance. Thank you.

[codelion]

If "island" is not used, is it essentially equivalent to constantly having a conversation with a chatgpt?

The search is still evolutionary, it is not equivalent to a conversation with ChatGPT because you still have crossover, mutation and selection. We loose the isolation and all individuals compete globally.