To Build Stronger AI, We Need To Better Understand The Human Brain

To this day, in the known universe, only one example exists of a system capable of general-purpose intelligence. That system ...

This Is the Year Your Company Hires a Robot

The robots are ready to work. Rapid advancements (thanks, AI!) are creating opportunities in industries as varied as ...
IEEE

Meta Learning Task Representation in Multiagent Reinforcement Learning: From Global Inference to Local Inference

Abstract: Multiagent meta reinforcement learning (MAMRL) enables multiagent systems (MASs) to adapt to multiple tasks. However, partial observability poses a significant challenge by hindering ...
Daily Maverick

How South Africans are using high-tech to rewrite the rules of wildlife conservation

South Africans are playing a pioneering role in harnessing drones, artificial intelligence and other digital tech tools to reshape wildlife conservation management — and to reduce conflict between ...
eLife

Human exploration strategically balances approaching and avoiding uncertainty

Strategic avoidance of uncertainty emerges under high cognitive demands, enabling faster decisions without impairing learning.
The Daily Iowan

Merit-based pay has little merit among Iowa lawmakers, educators

Lawmakers and school administrators are unsure how a merit-based pay system for educators in Iowa would operate. The structure, proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds’ DOGE Task Force, would give teachers ...
IEEE

GCond: Gradient Conflict Resolution via Accumulation-Based Stabilization for Large-Scale Multi-Task Learning

Abstract: In multi-task learning (MTL), gradient conflict poses a significant challenge. Effective methods for addressing this problem, including PCGrad, CAGrad, and GradNorm, in their original ...