Reinforcement learning (RL) has emerged as a powerful tool for the control and optimisation of modern power distribution systems, which must accommodate high shares of variable renewable generation, ...

Reinforcement learning and deep learning arose as separate disciplines within AI, but researchers are increasingly finding that pairing the two can deliver promising applications. Deep learning has ...

Reinforcement learning algorithms help AI reach goals by rewarding desirable actions. Real-world applications, like healthcare, can benefit from reinforcement learning's adaptability. Initial setup ...

Using a bunch of carrots to train a pony and rider. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton are the recipients of the Turing Award for ...

Machine learning (ML) might be considered the core subset of artificial intelligence (AI), and reinforcement learning may be the quintessential subset of ML that people imagine when they think of AI.

Nearly a century ago, psychologist B.F. Skinner pioneered a controversial school of thought, behaviorism, to explain human and animal behavior. Behaviorism directly inspired modern reinforcement ...