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The Limits of Reinforcement Learning with Robots
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41:54 - 45:34 (03:40)

The concept of letting reinforcement learning figure everything out is counter-intuitive to how humans, especially children, operate in their environment. This raises questions on how much people can introspect what’s going on, and whether reinforcement learning could mimic the neural network inside a child's mind.

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The speaker describes their experience at DeepMind where they learned about an experiment with robots using reinforcement learning to manipulate objects.
41:54 - 43:10 (01:15)
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DeepMind
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The speaker describes their experience at DeepMind where they learned about an experiment with robots using reinforcement learning to manipulate objects. However, the robots were kept secret from visitors.

Chapter
The Limits of Reinforcement Learning with Robots
Episode
#217 – Rodney Brooks: Robotics
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The possibility of reinforcement learning in the mind's imagination, and the ability for introspection to explore mechanisms in different lock mechanisms.
43:10 - 45:34 (02:24)
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Reinforcement Learning
Summary

The possibility of reinforcement learning in the mind's imagination, and the ability for introspection to explore mechanisms in different lock mechanisms.

Chapter
The Limits of Reinforcement Learning with Robots
Episode
#217 – Rodney Brooks: Robotics
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast