What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog
- Written by Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan
Training an AI system and training a dog have a basic principle in common.Westend61 via Getty ImagesUnderstanding intelligence and creating intelligent machines are grand scientific challenges of our times. The ability to learn from experience is a cornerstone of intelligence for machines and living beings alike.
In a remarkably prescient 1948...