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# D Discussion Topic

📗 Please create a follow-up discussion post on the Piazza (it is okay to post anonymously). No Canvas submissions are required. The grades will be updated at the end of the week on Canvas: Link

Requirement Discussion Note
Topic see below
Due Date suggested: July 31 no points after: August 13
Max per Week 2 1 per topic
Type of Post Piazza follow-up
Include (1) Image or screenshot
- (2) Brief discussion or explanation (one or two sentences)


If your post satsifies the requirements (1), (2), you will receive 0.5 points for the post.

📗 Go the genetic algorithm demo self-driving car demo. Play with the network size parameters and the genetic algorithm parameters to see how they affect how fast the cars learn to drive. Wait for a few generations until most of the cars can complete a whole lap successfully and take a screenshot. Share the screenshot on Piazza and briefly discuss what you find (which parameter you changed, what it does, and how it may affect learning).
📗 If you are familiar with JavaScript, you can play with the code for activation function, mutation, crossing, and selection too.
📗 You can take a look at other genetic algorithm demos: genetic algorithm demo, or other AI demos on bored humans.

Waymo

Image from Google's self-driving car project via Techcrunch.


# D Sharing Solutions on Piazza

📗 Use the sign-up sheet: Google Sheet. You can sign up and post anonymously (anonymous Piazza posts are not anonymous to instructors).

Requirement Past Exam Questions Note
List of Questions X6 6
Due Date suggested: July 31 no points after: August 7
Name of Post X?Q?
Max per Week suggested: 2 no points if more than 4
Piazza Tag d6
Type of Post public Piazza note
Include (1) Screenshot of the question
- (2) Detailed step-by-step solution
- (3) Brief explanation of each step


If your post satisfies the requirements (1), (2), (3), one of the course staff will "like" your post and you will receive 0.5 points for the post. Remember to use the correct Piazza tag in d1 to d12.
The past exams can be found on pages X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8,





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