Communications of the ACM

Shields for Safe Reinforcement Learning

Evaluating the advantages and potential drawbacks of shielding as a method for safe RL. Bettina Könighofer is an assistant ...

Self-improving language models are becoming reality with MIT's updated SEAL technique

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are gaining renewed attention for developing and open sourcing ...
Unite.AI

The End of Tabula Rasa: How Pre-Trained World Models are Redefining Reinforcement Learning

For a long time, the core idea in reinforcement learning (RL) was that AI agents should learn every new task from scratch, like a blank slate. This "tabula rasa" approach led to amazing achievements, ...
Psychology Today

Positive Reinforcement: A New Look at an Old Concept

This palomino looks ready to learn! Source: Xiang Gao/Unsplash Animal training leans toward positive reinforcement (PR) for many reasons. It teaches good behavior in ways that are safer, more pleasant ...
Forbes

Artificial Intelligence: What Is Reinforcement Learning - A Simple Explanation & Practical Examples

At the core of reinforcement learning is the concept that the optimal behavior or action is reinforced by a positive reward. Similar to toddlers learning how to walk who adjust actions based on the ...
Forbes

Reinforcement Learning: The Next Big Thing For AI (Artificial Intelligence)?

When it comes to AI, much of the attention has been on deep learning. And for good reason. This part of the AI world has seen great strides, such as with image recognition. But of course, there are ...