Inducing Functions through Reinforcement Learning without Task Specification

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.11647v1
• Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:42:02 GMT
• Title: Inducing Functions through Reinforcement Learning without Task Specification
• Abstract summary: We report a bio-inspired framework for training a neural network through reinforcement learning to induce high level functions within the network. The experimental results show that high level functions, such as image classification and hidden variable estimation, can be naturally and simultaneously induced without any pre-training or specifying them.
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• Abstract: We report a bio-inspired framework for training a neural network through reinforcement learning to induce high level functions within the network. Based on the interpretation that animals have gained their cognitive functions such as object recognition - without ever being specifically trained for - as a result of maximizing their fitness to the environment, we place our agent in an environment where developing certain functions may facilitate decision making. The experimental results show that high level functions, such as image classification and hidden variable estimation, can be naturally and simultaneously induced without any pre-training or specifying them.

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