Explore the hidden trade-offs of reinforcement learning in AI and why base models might hold the key to true intelligence.

Computing pioneer Alan Turing suggested training machines with rewards and punishments. Two computer scientists put the idea into practice in the 1980s and set the stage for the likes of ChatGPT.

More information: Parastoo Semnani et al, A Machine Learning and Explainable AI Framework Tailored for Unbalanced Experimental Catalyst Discovery, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2024).

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