Andrzej BULLER, Tomasz CHODAKOWSKI, Hitoshi HEMMI and Katsunori SHIMOHARA
CoDi Technique: Cellular Automata-Based Neural Networks
Abstract:We present an extraordinary approach to building very large-scale neural systems, using cellular automata. The key concept is the CoDi cell — a simple binary signal-processing device to be represented by a single cell in a cellular automata workspace. A set o appropriately configured CoDi-cells form a neural network. We provide a formal definition of the CoDi cell, as well as definitions of the CoDi neuron and the CoDi module. We also present results of tests of some CoDi modules evolved using a software simulator of cellular automata, as well as a basic description of the CBM—a special-purpose hardware for evolution of CoDi modules and running multi-module structures. In some concluding remarks we argue that the CoDi technique is a key to strong Artificial Intelligence.