Top 20 Reinforcement Learning International News

2025-11-12 02:36:55

“Bullshit Index” Tracks AI Misinformation Common training techniques (like RLHF) are noted for loosening AI’s commitment to the truth. Source: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-misinformation-llm-bullshit
Deep Cogito v2: Open-source AI that hones its reasoning skills An open-source AI model is released focusing on improving reasoning capabilities. Source: https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/deep-cogito-v2-open-source-ai-hones-its-reasoning-skills/
IIT Madras, Ohio State University develop AI framework to aid drug discovery Researchers unveiled PURE, an AI framework utilizing reinforcement learning to generate drug-like molecules with enhanced lab synthesizability. Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/iit-madras-ohio-state-university-develop-ai-framework-to-aid-drug-discovery/articleshow/125056646.cms
Robotics Videos: Weekly Highlights A weekly selection of awesome robot videos, highlighting developments in robotics, a key application area for reinforcement learning. Source: https://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-one-legged-robot
Brain Cells on a Chip for Sale The world-first biocomputing platform hits the market, representing a new frontier in computing relevant to AI research. Source: https://spectrum.ieee.org/biological-computer-for-sale
AI Models Embrace Humanlike Reasoning Researchers are pushing beyond chain-of-thought prompting to new cognitive techniques in AI development. Source: https://spectrum.ieee.org/chain-of-thought-prompting
RAGEN: AI framework tackles LLM agent instability A new AI framework is introduced specifically designed to address instability issues in Large Language Model (LLM) agents. Source: https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ragen-ai-framework-tackles-llm-agent-instability/
What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog An explainer detailing reinforcement learning, tracing its origins to Alan Turing's ideas of rewards and punishments, and its role in modern systems like ChatGPT. Source: https://theconversation.com/what-is-reinforcement-learning-an-ai-researcher-explains-a-key-method-of-teaching-machines-and-how-it-relates-to-training-your-dog-251887
Alibaba Qwen QwQ-32B: Scaled reinforcement learning showcase Alibaba demonstrates a scaled reinforcement learning model, Qwen QwQ-32B. Source: https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/alibaba-qwen-qwq-32b-scaled-reinforcement-learning-showcase/
AI datasets have human values blind spots − new research New research indicates that human values embedded in AI training datasets are skewed toward the utilitarian, away from the greater good. Source: https://theconversation.com/ai-datasets-have-human-values-blind-spots-new-research-246479
DeepSeek-R1 reasoning models rival OpenAI in performance DeepSeek-R1 reasoning models are reported to rival OpenAI's models in performance metrics. Source: https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/deepseek-r1-reasoning-models-rival-openai-in-performance/
Stanford professor turned AI startup cofounder shares insider tips to land a tech job fast A Stanford professor highlights reinforcement learning as a fast-changing field where aspiring professionals must demonstrate curiosity and adaptability. Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/stanford-professor-turned-ai-startup-cofounder-shares-insider-tips-to-land-a-tech-job-fast-the-playbook-for-ai-is-being-written-right-now/articleshow/124675007.cms
New AI training techniques aim to overcome current challenges Research on next-generation AI training techniques, such as the O1 model, is underway to address existing limitations. Source: https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/o1-model-llm-ai-openai-training-research-next-generation/
Vodafone Idea on four-year ARPU growth run with user upgrades, AI-led pricing Vodafone Idea is using AI (likely RL) to predict price-inelastic customers as part of its strategy to increase average revenue per user (ARPU). Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/vodafone-idea-on-four-year-arpu-growth-run-with-user-upgrades-ai-led-pricing/articleshow/124397621.cms
Google’s Gemini cracks problem no human could solve at global coding contest The advanced AI model Gemini 2.5 Deep Think achieved a gold-medal level performance at the ICPC World Finals, solving a problem that stumped all human teams. Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/googles-gemini-cracks-problem-no-human-could-solve-at-global-coding-contest/articleshow/123966731.cms
AI Frontiers: Rethinking intelligence with Ashley Llorens and Ida Momennejad A podcast discussing general intelligence and how the evolution of the brain can inform the development of AI. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/podcast/ai-frontiers-rethinking-intelligence-with-ashley-llorens-and-ida-momennejad/
We built an AI tool to help set priorities for conservation in Madagascar: what we found An AI tool was developed to guide conservation decisions and set priorities for biodiversity protection in Madagascar. Source: https://theconversation.com/we-built-an-ai-tool-to-help-set-priorities-for-conservation-in-madagascar-what-we-found-224882
Abstracts: January 25, 2024 A discussion on the parameter reduction method LASER, which uses selective removal of stored data to boost LLM performance. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/podcast/abstracts-january-25-2024/
Automatic post-deployment management of cloud applications Research is presented on Cloud Intelligence/AIOps (AI for IT Operations) to automatically manage complex cloud platforms and services effectively at scale. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/automatic-post-deployment-management-of-cloud-applications/
John Langford, Rob Schapire and co-authors receive the 2023 Seoul Test of Time Award The International World Wide Web Conference Committee presented an award for a paper on a Contextual-Bandit Approach to Personalized News Article Recommendation, a key application of reinforcement learning. Source: https://www.iw3c2.org/papers/PressRelease-ToT-Award-20230502.pdf