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Evolutionary Computations have risen from rather humble beginnings to a well-regarded and flexible technique that is imperative to the needs of modern intelligent computations. This introduction to this special issue provides both a historical perspective and a current characterization of the context in which Evolutionary Computations have evolved.

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This article is part of the topical collection “Evolution, the New AI Revolution” guest edited by Anikó Ekárt and Anna Isabel Esparcia-Alcázar.

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Angeline, P.J. The Revolution Continues. SN COMPUT. SCI. 2, 415 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-021-00798-z

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