Since human intelligence presumably is a function of a natural genetic algorithm in nature, is using a genetic algorithm in a computer an example of artificial intelligence?  If not, how do they differ?  Or perhaps some are and some are not expressing artificial intelligence depending upon the scale of the algorithm and what it evolves into?
Is a genetic algorithm an example of artificial intelligence?
self learning;genetic algorithms
An ability that is commonly attributed to intelligence is problem solving. Another one is learning (improving itself from experience).Artificial intelligence can be defined as replicating intelligence, or parts of it, at least in appearance, inside a computer (dodging the definition of intelligence itself).Genetic algorithms are computational problem solving tools that find and improve solutions (they learn).Thus, genetic algorithms are a kind of artificial intelligence.Regarding scale, I don't see it as an important factor for defining G.A. as A.I or not. The same way we can simply classify different living forms as more or less intelligent instead of just saying intelligent or not intelligent.Finally, let's just make an important distinction: our brains are the product of natural selection, but the brains themselves don't use the same principle in order to achieve intelligence.