Laser focused on the problem of intelligence. Congrats on the PhD Akhil Bagaria ! Richard Sutton

Online RL algorithms can solve problems for which we have no prior knowledge or models. Improvements in such algorithms would be huge. For example, robots won't have to be manufactured so precisely. An imprecise hotchpotch of sensors and actuators could learn to do a lot.

"It has been unclear whether or not deep learning methods work in continual learning settings. Here we show that they do not—that standard deep learning methods gradually lose plasticity in continual learning settings until they learn no better than a shallow network."

Ready to push the boundaries of AI with your interdisciplinary research? Apply for a tenure-track role at one of Canada's largest centres for fundamental AI research! Learn more about these Amii and University of Alberta postings now: hubs.la/Q02Lkc2N0 #MLJobs #AIResearch #MLResearch

This week on the Nature Podcast: AIs based on deep learning struggle to keep learning new things, but ‘waking up’ their ‘neurons’ could help overcome this go.nature.com/4dRaF9x

It’s a deep learning problem that was ‘hidden in plain sight:’ A new Nature paper by Amii researchers explores why continual learning models can all of a sudden stop working, and what to do about it: hubs.la/Q02M4h8G0 #AI #ContinualLearning #MachineLearning

Yesterday there was a completely-student-organized summit of the RLAI (Reinforcement Learning and Artificial Intelligence) research group at the University of Alberta, held at the lovely Amii headquarters. Nice folks and diverse new ideas!

A year later and our work on Loss of Plasticity is finally published, in Nature no less! The Nature version is totally rewritten and has many new results: nature.com/articles/s4158… Congratulations to the authors: Shibhansh Dohare J. Fernando Hernandez Qingfeng Lan @ RLC Parash Rahman Rupam Mahmood

Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France. His “crime” appears to be enabling free speech online. thesun.co.uk/news/30073899/…

Pavel Durov's arrest in France is a chilling blow to free speech and a betrayal of Western values. I have known Pavel Durov for almost two decades. He is the most principled person I have ever met. He stood up to Putin, Xi Jinping, Khomeini and others in defense of liberty and

The arrest of @Durov is an assault on the basic human rights of speech and association. I am surprised and deeply saddened that Macron has descended to the level of taking hostages as a means for gaining access to private communications. It lowers not only France, but the world.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS POWERFUL SPEECH by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He's a patriot who fiercely loves America, is deeply curious & is unabashedly unafraid to challenge established views.🙏 Congrats to Stefanie Spear & team. Y'all made a huge impact. Best wishes! youtube.com/watch?v=n15oCf…

This is my interview with Dan Fagella on the future of AI. I argued for a future in which people and AIs cooperate. Cooperation means participants interacting voluntarily to mutual benefit. You might agree that cooperation is good, but how do we ensure it? Not by imposing it,

71 years ago, MI6 and the CIA overthrew Iran's democracy. British officials wanted "a non communist coup d'état" in Iran to install a "dictator" who would promote UK oil interests, declassified files show. declassifieduk.org/iran-1953-mi6-…

I am really looking forward to your new book!

My former student Brian Tanner did an excellent job in this interview about Artificial.Agency for Bloomberg TV! bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/tr…

If you are looking to conduct research full-time on the foundations of AI, and • you have read the RL textbook and done the exercises, • you agree with the Alberta Plan for AI Research, • you already have a PhD, • you are open to spending some time in Edmonton, then the

IN THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE AGAINST AUTHORITARIANISM, THE WEST’S REAL ENEMY IS ITSELF American politicians speak constantly about the indispensable role of the United States in leading the free world against authoritarianism. If that is true, why is the White House so silent in the

I am honoured to join the board of the Openmind Research Institute, a Canadian non-profit focused on fundamental AI research. Openmind, co-founded by AI luminaries Richard Sutton, Randy Goebel and Joseph Modayil, promotes open research without intellectual property restrictions.

Andy Barto gave a great talk, and Ida is doing a great job relaying it!