Negative reinforcement encourages specific behaviors by removing or avoiding negative consequences or stimuli. It is different than punishment, which aims to discourage a specific behavior. Negative ...
Reinforcement learning is a subset of machine learning. It enables an agent to learn through the consequences of actions in a specific environment. It can be used to teach a robot new tricks, for ...
Whether you like theoretical study or want to get your hands dirty, plenty of reinforcement learning resources are out there. When I was in graduate school in the 1990s, one of my favorite classes was ...
Negative reinforcement has a bad reputation. Here’s what it really means, and why it can be surprisingly helpful.