Is humanity a "genetic algorithm"?

I'll try to be clearer. My question refers to the fact whether DNA, to be more precise, is a genetic program. It is more than proven that the genetic "being" or "entity" (however you want to understand it) at no time decides to breathe or eat. Is it a perfect program to perpetuate its existence? Nor do plants decide whether or not to photosynthesize, nor do bees decide that they are going to pollinate them, nor do atomic particles decide to stop paying attention to the laws that govern them. The program is simply like that. That is to say, there is something intrinsic in existence that seems to have a purpose.

Just as we program artificial intelligences with mathematical algorithms that learn and improve towards previously pre-established canons, such as an algorithm programmed to generate straight lines, it is programmed to do so and, depending on the result, learn to continue improving on its "objective." to make it perfect. In the same way that scientists introduce genes into seeds that confer resistance to certain pests. For example, genes derived from the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that produce toxic proteins that repel certain insects. With these previous questions, the question could be raised: Are we some form of genetic algorithm?

Genetic algorithms are human models/code that mimic what we observe and describe life as doing not the other way around.

The model is not the thing that is being modeled it is an imitation. The thing modeled is not the model, that is backwards.

The model should be something like the thing being modeled, that's the point.

You ask:

Is humanity a "genetic algorithm"?

No, humanity is not a genetic algorithm. An algorithm is essentially a recipe or a forumla for achieving an outcome of something that is effectively computable. Computable functions are a form of processing that is done on computers which are systems implemented by people to handle computation systematically. If you want to get into the technical aspects of physical computers, a good introduction can be found in Computation in Physical Systems (SEP).

One of the hallmarks of computers is they are largely seen through the lens of a duality between software and hardware. Software is seen as abstract and non physical, and hardware is the material from which software is realized. Algorithms are abstractions of specific implementation of software, and so algorithms are abstractions of an abstraction, much in the same way an algebraic formula like the general equation of a line is an abstraction of specific formulas of lines which can be used to describe physical objects.

Nucleic acids certainly can be used to build biological computers. Biological computing is a discipline that seeks to understand these sorts of computers made from an organic substrate. It is, however, understood that such systems are engineered by people, fit the definition of physical systems of computation, and fulfill similar roles that traditional electromechanical computers fulfill. There are also genetic algorithms which are software systems created to mimic the biological function of natural selection.

Despite the similarity in patterns between biological organisms evolving, and genetic algorithms and biological computers, important conceptual distinctions keep these as separate classes. For instance, algorithms and software are often held to supervene (SEP) on hardware. Humans genes do not honor that metaphysical distinction. Algorithms and software are technological products created by humans who possess agency. Algorithms are literally teleological, which is to say they created to fulfill goals, where as the teleology of biology (SEP) is a generally viewed as a short-hand for how we talk about things, and does not literally insist on an agent. That is to say it is metaphorical language. These last three differences mean, despite certain similarities, our species is not an algorithm, and does not reflect programing the in sense we use programing in computer science.

My question refers to the fact whether DNA, to be more precise, is a genetic program.

Yes. DNA is the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism. The sequence of the bases along DNA’s backbone encodes biological information, such as the instructions for making a protein or RNA molecule.

https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Deoxyribonucleic-Acid-DNA

Is humanity a "genetic algorithm"?

No. While DNA can be considered a "blueprint for construction and maintenance" of the human body, a person's humanity is based on usage.

We are already manipulating evolution in limited ways through selective breeding (agriculture, animal husbandry), genetic engineering, and the inadvertent effects of pollution and habitat destruction.

But we are nowhere near the ability to conduct the kind of large-scale, directed evolutionary experiments envisioned in the original question. Our current understanding and technological capabilities are far too limited