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Nick Haber | Motivation, Representation, and Autonomous Agents

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Past
Date
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST/PDT
Location
Hybrid
Topics
Machine Learning
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The past decade’s series of dramatic AI successes has brought us closer to realizing the dream of the autonomous agent—an artificial system that can learn about its world, make decisions, and set and achieve goals, all with minimal human intervention.

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Madeleine Wright
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Assistant Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education, and by courtesy, Computer Science, Stanford University