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What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog

  • Written by Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan
imageTraining an AI system and training a dog have a basic principle in common.Westend61 via Getty Images

Understanding intelligence and creating intelligent machines are grand scientific challenges of our times. The ability to learn from experience is a cornerstone of intelligence for machines and living beings alike.

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