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Challenges in Programming Synthesis Across Different Fields of Machine Learning
This episode discusses one of the challenges in machine learning, which is programming synthesis, and how it cuts across different fields, including deep reinforcement learning and neural program synthesis, to learn from past tasks and training for the generalization of new tasks.
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Program synthesis is making great progress in limited, well-specified domains and is becoming applicable in the real-world, with some papers becoming key products in startups.
1:37:00 - 1:39:37 (02:37)
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Program synthesis is making great progress in limited, well-specified domains and is becoming applicable in the real-world, with some papers becoming key products in startups. Additionally, deep reinforcement learning is being used for a variety of applications.
ChapterChallenges in Programming Synthesis Across Different Fields of Machine Learning
Episode#95 – Dawn Song: Adversarial Machine Learning and Computer Security
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The goal of program synthesis is to generalize the ability to synthesize increasingly complex programs.
1:39:37 - 1:42:35 (02:58)
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The goal of program synthesis is to generalize the ability to synthesize increasingly complex programs. Conferences such as NeurIPS have dedicated sessions to program and neuro-program synthesis, highlighting the complexity of the task and the resulting programs.
ChapterChallenges in Programming Synthesis Across Different Fields of Machine Learning
Episode#95 – Dawn Song: Adversarial Machine Learning and Computer Security
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The adaptation challenge in machine learning and deep reinforcement learning is to learn from past learning experiences to address new tasks.
1:42:35 - 1:45:11 (02:36)
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The adaptation challenge in machine learning and deep reinforcement learning is to learn from past learning experiences to address new tasks. Despite the importance of recursion in learning, most programming synthesis models still focus on training models to solve specific tasks.