Artificial intelligence: the role of evolution in decision-making

But behind every good strategy is good data. Take Korean War veteran and US Air Force officer John Boyd as an example. He was tasked with analysing the outcome of dogfights – aerial battles between fighter planes conducted at close range – and come up with a way to save the lives of more American pilots. What Boyd created was a framework for decision-making that is known as the OODA loop. OODA refers to the recurring cycle of four actions: observe, orient, decide and act.