Evolutionary computation (evolutionary AI)

Evolutionary computation, sometimes called evolutionary AI, is a family of methods that solve problems the way nature improves living things. The computer creates many possible answers, tests them, keeps the best, combines and changes them, then repeats. Over many rounds, the answers get better. It's used for scheduling, design, and planning problems with huge numbers of options. For a small business, it's mostly behind the scenes, inside tools that build rosters, plan routes, or test ad variations. The useful thing to know is how these tools behave. They give good answers, not perfect ones, and they only follow the rules you set. Clear rules in means better answers out.