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            <title><![CDATA[Boston Dynamics: Studying Athletic Intelligence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/boston-dynamics-studying-athletic-intelligence-b0ae4c0164be?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*LYCuyiWc5P9U2LfY1enbZw.jpeg" width="1200"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The acrobatic dance videos are flashy, but what are the actual technical breakthroughs?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/boston-dynamics-studying-athletic-intelligence-b0ae4c0164be?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2">Continue reading on TDS Archive »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 05:51:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reward maximization is not enough for complete intelligence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/reward-maximization-is-not-enough-for-complete-intelligence-d1afecde097a?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1400/0*u_ZmbN9bRsVD02Ch.png" width="1400"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Multi-agent scenarios make reward maximization a risk. Discussing when, rather than if, we should believe in the Reward Hypothesis.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/reward-maximization-is-not-enough-for-complete-intelligence-d1afecde097a?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2">Continue reading on TDS Archive »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 04:32:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How all machine learning becomes reinforcement learning]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/how-all-machine-learning-becomes-reinforcement-learning-6f085f4389f?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*BhNLevFRu2bLdXyK6fL27A.jpeg" width="6000"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I make the case why people iteratively training any model should learn some core concerns of reinforcement learning.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/how-all-machine-learning-becomes-reinforcement-learning-6f085f4389f?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2">Continue reading on TDS Archive »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 18:27:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Debugging Deep Model-based Reinforcement Learning Systems]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/debugging-deep-model-based-reinforcement-learning-systems-66b476cb565e?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*v2Ha8J8Rs_Yn3veiZQi7Qw.png" width="600"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Lessons learned from a PhD in a young field.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/debugging-deep-model-based-reinforcement-learning-systems-66b476cb565e?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2">Continue reading on TDS Archive »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:20:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Robotic Companies 2.0: Horizontal Modularity]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/robotic-companies-2-0-horizontal-modularity-4a920fa34c9?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*Rg8JUkq_fUFnrdInPIzFlg.jpeg" width="6000"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">How behaving as a digital platform rather than a manufacturer will be the sweet spot for the next generation of robotics companies.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/robotic-companies-2-0-horizontal-modularity-4a920fa34c9?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2">Continue reading on TDS Archive »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:51:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Ubiquity and Future of Model-based Reinforcement Learning]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/the-ubiquity-and-future-of-model-based-reinforcement-learning-f15d24059999?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*AQg-aV7V9s0pwQtGJ-R6FA.png" width="600"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Where a hot new research sub-field is going in RL.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/the-ubiquity-and-future-of-model-based-reinforcement-learning-f15d24059999?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2">Continue reading on TDS Archive »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 17:05:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Free Will & Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/free-will-artificial-general-intelligence-agi-c30169997f5e?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1456/0*8bXkpsn4Dh-F60Se.jpeg" width="1456"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Lessons about AI from lessons about our mind. Focused on the nature of free will.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/free-will-artificial-general-intelligence-agi-c30169997f5e?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2">Continue reading on TDS Archive »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:44:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Navigating natolambert’s writing]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:10:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>You found me on Medium! I use their great search engine optimization to gather followers across a few modalities.</h4><h3>What I do:</h3><ol><li>Robot learning <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O4jW7BsAAAAJ&amp;hl">research at UC Berkeley</a> (PhD expected fall 2021).</li><li>Write high-signal content on the internet on AI, robotics, and my interests (See below).</li><li>Nerd out on <a href="https://www.strava.com/athletes/15730938">training</a>, longevity, and what it means to be alive.</li></ol><p>Support me financially with this link: <a href="https://natolambert.medium.com/membership">https://natolambert.medium.com/membership</a></p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*dZObZGmv2muGE38NTrfg8A.jpeg" /></figure><h3>Where you will find me:</h3><ol><li>High signal writing: my Substack on AI, robotics, and automation https://robotic.substack.com/</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/natolambert">Twitter</a> for the knowledge graph <a href="https://twitter.com/natolambert">@natolambert</a>.</li><li>Medium is where some of my ideas from the first two end up. It works, but the material will be slightly delayed.</li></ol><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*dtIYk6AM8gbZeKsLLEKQzg.jpeg" /></figure><h3>Some of my popular articles:</h3><ol><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/crisp-python-plots-based-on-visualization-theory-5ac3a82c398e">Crisp python plots based on visualization theory</a> — an introduction to making your plots tell a fuller story.</li><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/how-top-cs-students-problem-solve-17ae2c90fb96">How top CS students problem solve</a> — reflections on how the best students I have taught AI to think.</li><li>Three introductions to reinforcement learning (RL) — <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/getting-just-the-gist-of-deep-rl-algorithms-dbffbfdf0dec">3 skills to master</a>, <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/getting-just-the-gist-of-deep-rl-algorithms-dbffbfdf0dec">how to start learning</a> (code &amp; math), and <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/getting-just-the-gist-of-deep-rl-algorithms-dbffbfdf0dec">gists of deep RL algorithms</a>.</li><li>A series on the fundamentals of reinforcement learning (<a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/what-is-a-markov-decision-process-anyways-bdab65fd310c">1</a>, <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/the-hidden-linear-algebra-of-reinforcement-learning-406efdf066a">2</a>, <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/convergence-of-reinforcement-learning-algorithms-3d917f66b3b7">3</a>, <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/fundamental-iterative-methods-of-reinforcement-learning-df8ff078652a?source=post_stats_page-------------------------------------">4</a>).</li></ol><p><strong><em>My messages are always open on twitter, or comment below!</em></strong></p><h3>Other articles:</h3><h4>AI Startups &amp; Companies:</h4><ul><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/ai-startups-are-data-startups-2ed6bec1f684">“AI” Startups are Data Startups</a></li><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/deepmind-the-existence-proof-for-rl-at-scale-8707791d9762">Deepmind: the existence proof for RL at scale</a></li></ul><h4>Careers:</h4><p><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/machine-learning-engineer-versus-software-engineer-fb59f8cba9dd">Machine Learning Engineer versus Software Engineer</a></p><h4>Conferences:</h4><p><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/reflections-on-neurips-2019-6317f102ee09">Reflections on NeurIPs 2019</a></p><h4>Tutorials:</h4><ul><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/design-optimization-with-ax-in-python-957b1fec776f">Design Optimization with Ax in Python</a></li><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/train-a-neural-network-to-predict-robot-dynamics-bd08fd589eca">Train a neural network in python to predict robot dynamics</a></li></ul><h4>Deep RL Case Studies:</h4><ul><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/deep-rl-case-study-model-based-planning-1d85822b0c0d">Deep RL Case Study: Model-based Planning</a></li><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/deep-rl-case-study-policy-based-vs-model-conditioned-gradients-in-rl-4546434c84b0">Deep RL Case Study: Chaotic Gradients</a></li></ul><h4>Misc.:</h4><ol><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/automating-code-with-machine-intelligence-d7aae24f851f">Automating Code with Machine Intelligence</a>,</li><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/the-state-of-baselines-in-reinforcement-learning-research-160e463003d9">Baselines in Reinforcement Learning Research</a>,</li><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/bias-variance-tradeoff-fundamentals-of-machine-learning-64467896ae67">Bias-Variance Tradeoff — Fundamentals of Machine Learning</a>,</li><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/recommender-systems-value-alignment-reinforcement-learning-and-ethics-625eefaaf138">Recommender systems: value-alignment, reinforcement learning, and ethics</a>,</li><li><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/ai-arbitration-of-truth-808b57a93a97">AI &amp; Arbitration of Truth</a>.</li></ol><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=d500ff69d24c" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Robotics and Deep Reinforcement Learning at Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2020]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/robotics-and-deep-reinforcement-learning-at-neural-information-processing-systems-neurips-2020-cc651e3ff216?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*Pzx32m13Pqt7knJCZbjWbw.jpeg" width="7314"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">What the premier machine learning conference has on show with robotics and reinforcement learning.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/robotics-and-deep-reinforcement-learning-at-neural-information-processing-systems-neurips-2020-cc651e3ff216?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2">Continue reading on TDS Archive »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:34:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Constructing Axes for Reinforcement Learning Policy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/constructing-axes-for-reinforcement-learning-policy-1dc727415ad9?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1456/0*qEV2-KwMN43jdJip.jpeg" width="1456"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A small step into the research community&#x2019;s most opaque framework.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/data-science/constructing-axes-for-reinforcement-learning-policy-1dc727415ad9?source=rss-890b1765e6d------2">Continue reading on TDS Archive »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:51:50 GMT</pubDate>
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