Imagine a World Without Reinforcement Learning

In the AI realm, reinforcement learning (RL) is lauded for good reasons. It is one of the most important advancements towards enabling general AI. But outside of popular interest, some researchers question whether it is the correct way to train machines in order to move forward. The technique has often been described as "the first computational theory of intelligence" by scientists. One of the players that have made it to the top of the reinforcement learning leaderboard is DeepMind, a London-based research firm.