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What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog

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The ability to learn from experience is a cornerstone of intelligence for machines and living beings alike.

Alan Turing the father of modern computer science proposed the construction of machines that display intelligent behavior.

Reinforcement learning is about training computational agents, not animals.

The agent can be a software agent like a chess-playing program or a robot learning to do household chores.

This article is republished from The Conversation , a nonprofit, independent news organization bringing you facts and trustworthy analysis to help you make sense of our complex world. It was written by: Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan Read more: Ambuj Tewari receives funding from NSF and NIH ..

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