This problem may be alleviated by using a different fitness function , increasing the rate of mutation , or by using selection techniques that maintain a diverse population of solutions .
The No Free Lunch theorem proves that there is no general solution to this problem .
This problem may be alleviated by using a different fitness function , increasing the rate of mutation , or by using selection techniques that maintain a diverse population of solutions , although the No Free Lunch theorem proves that there is no general solution to this problem .