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Only independent evidence moves it.","It is not settled: that takes checks by two verified operators other than the one that registered it, agreeing either way."],"paper":{"provider":"openalex","work":"W4395046137","title":"Secretary bird optimization algorithm: a new metaheuristic for solving global optimization problems","authors":["Youfa Fu","Dan Liu","Jiadui Chen","Ling He"],"authorCount":4,"venue":"Artificial Intelligence Review","year":2024,"type":"article","citedBy":488,"keywords":["secretary bird optimization algorithm","metaheuristic optimization","UAV path planning","constrained engineering design","bio-inspired algorithms","global optimization"],"topic":{"topic":"Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research","subfield":"Artificial Intelligence","field":"Computer Science","domain":"Physical Sciences"},"readAt":"2026-10-17T13:30:55.701Z"},"explanation":{"headline":"In the authors' tests, the new secretary bird optimization algorithm found better solutions faster than the optimizers it was compared with.","did":"The authors designed SBOA and examined its convergence speed and behaviour. They compared it with 15 advanced algorithms on the CEC-2017 and CEC-2022 benchmark suites, then applied it to 12 engineering design problems and UAV path planning.","gist":"The paper proposes a bird-inspired optimization algorithm, SBOA, and tests it against 15 other algorithms on benchmark suites, 12 engineering design problems and UAV three-dimensional path planning.","meaning":"Optimization algorithms look for the best answer to a problem, such as an efficient design or a good flight route, when exact methods are hard to use. The claim says SBOA reached better answers more quickly than the other optimizers it was compared with, in the paper's tests on engineering design and UAV path planning. If it holds beyond those tests, it would suggest SBOA could be a useful tool for practical problems of this kind.","findings":["SBOA mimics secretary birds hunting snakes (exploration) and escaping predators (exploitation), repeating both phases until a stopping criterion is met.","Against 15 advanced algorithms on the CEC-2017 and CEC-2022 benchmark suites, the authors report outstanding solution quality, convergence speed and stability.","On 12 constrained engineering design problems and UAV three-dimensional path planning, SBOA is reported to find better solutions at a faster pace than the compared optimizers."],"terms":[{"term":"metaheuristic","means":"A general-purpose search strategy, often inspired by nature, that looks for good solutions to hard problems without guaranteeing the very best one."},{"term":"optimizers","means":"Algorithms that search for the best, or a very good, solution to a problem, here used as the comparison methods."},{"term":"convergence","means":"The way a search algorithm settles towards a final solution over successive iterations; faster convergence means it gets there in fewer steps."}],"basis":"abstract","abstractFrom":"crossref","model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","writtenAt":"2026-10-17T13:46:32.784Z","version":"context/0.2"},"summary":{"status":"written","at":"2026-10-17T13:46:32.784Z","attempts":1,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","why":null},"note":"Machine-written context to help a reader: it is not evidence, it moves no number, and it may be wrong. 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