DeepMind papers at ICML 2017 (part three)
The final part of our three-part series that gives an overview of the papers we are presenting at the ICML 2017 Conference in Sydney, Australia.
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DeepMind papers at ICML 2017 (part one)
The first of our three-part series, which gives brief descriptions of the papers we are presenting at the ICML 2017 Conference in Sydney, Australia.
AI and Neuroscience: A virtuous circle
Recent progress in AI has been remarkable.Artificial systems now outperform expert humans at Atari video games, the ancient board game Go, and high-stakes matches of heads-up poker. They can also produce handwriting and speech indistinguishable from th…
Going beyond average for reinforcement learning
Consider the commuter who toils backwards and forwards each day on a train. Most mornings, her train runs on time and she reaches her first meeting relaxed and ready. But she knows that once in awhile the unexpected happens: a mechanical problem, a sig…
Agents that imagine and plan
Imagining the consequences of your actions before you take them is a powerful tool of human cognition. When placing a glass on the edge of a table, for example, we will likely pause to consider how stable it is and whether it might fall. On the basis o…