Making Artificial Intelligence Work in a Changing Environment

Machine learning (ML) is changing our lives. We can instantly translate from one language to another, search entire libraries in a matter of seconds, and even prevent credit card fraud. ML's success is mostly due to the power of artificial neural networks -- a machine learning model inspired by how the brain works -- massive datasets, and a lot of computational power. However, while these ML applications are making our lives easier, we have not really solved the artificial intelligence (AI) agent. A true AI agent should be able to perform well in a broad range of tasks.