What's New in Deep Learning Research: Understanding Progressive Neural Networks

The intersection between artificial intelligence(AI) and human cognition is one of the most fascinating areas of research in the modern technology space. Deep learning is constantly trying to emulate mechanisms of the human brain in order to improve the capabilities of AI agents. Many of those mechanisms are centered around how humans learn and build knowledge. A recent research paper from DeepMind is proposing a method that emulates the progressive nature of human learning in deep learning model. DeepMind calls this technique progressive neural networks.