How to build custom reasoning agents with a fraction of the compute

The technique, called Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards with Self-Distillation (RLSD), combines the reliable ...
ZDNet

Claude can teach you how to code now, and more - how to try it

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Forbes

From Turing To DeepSeek, Reinforcement Learning Soars To AI Summit

Using a bunch of carrots to train a pony and rider. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton are the recipients of the Turing Award for ...
VentureBeat

DeepSeek-R1’s bold bet on reinforcement learning: How it outpaced OpenAI at 3% of the cost

DeepSeek-R1's release last Monday has sent shockwaves through the AI community, disrupting assumptions about what’s required to achieve cutting-edge AI performance. Matching OpenAI’s o1 at just 3%-5% ...
ZDNet

True agentic AI is years away - here's why and how we get there

Today's AI agents don't meet the definition of true agents. Key missing elements are reinforcement learning and complex memory. It will take at least five years to get AI agents where they need to be.
The Conversation

What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog

Understanding intelligence and creating intelligent machines are grand scientific challenges of our times. The ability to learn from experience is a cornerstone of intelligence for machines and living ...