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C<aivolver> is a program that does this by evolving parameter settings using a genetic
algorithm that runs for a number of generations determined by C<ngens>. During this
process it writes the intermediate ANNs into the C<workdir> until the best result is
written to the C<outfile>.

The genetic algorithm proceeds by simulating a population of C<individual_count> diploid
individuals that each have C<chromosome_count> chromosomes whose C<gene_count> genes
encode the parameters of the ANN. During each generation, each individual is trained
on a sample data set, and the individual's fitness is then calculated by testing its
predictive abilities on an out-of-sample data set. The fittest individuals (whose
fraction of the total is determined by C<reproduction_rate>) are selected for breeding
in proportion to their fitness.

Before breeding, each individual undergoes a process of mutation, where a fraction of
the ANN parameters is randomly perturbed. Both the size of the fraction and the
maximum extent of the perturbation is determined by C<mutation_rate>. Subsequently, the
homologous chromosomes recombine (i.e. exchange parameters) at a rate determined by
C<crossover_rate>, which then results in (haploid) gametes. These gametes are fused with
those of other individuals to give rise to the next generation.

=head1 TRAINING AND TEST DATA