  In July of 2021, the Santa Fe Institute hosted a workshop on evolutionary
computation as part of its Foundations of Intelligence in Natural and
Artificial Systems project. This project seeks to advance the field of
artificial intelligence by promoting interdisciplinary research on the nature
of intelligence. The workshop brought together computer scientists and
biologists to share their insights about the nature of evolution and the future
of evolutionary computation. In this report, we summarize each of the talks and
the subsequent discussions. We also draw out a number of key themes and
identify important frontiers for future research.
