This doctor is training AI to do her job. And it’s a booming business

AI models are trained on massive amounts of data. But that training doesn’t do much good without what’s known as “reinforcement learning,” a process that involves human experts teaching models the ...
Geeky Gadgets

Reinforcement Learning for LLMs in 2025

Imagine trying to teach a child how to solve a tricky math problem. You might start by showing them examples, guiding them step by step, and encouraging them to think critically about their approach.

Leadership Amid Uncertainty: CEOs Can Learn Effective Decision Making From Reinforcement Learning

Let’s look at how RL agents are trained to deal with ambiguity, and it may provide a blueprint of leadership lessons to ...
NextBigFuture

Reinforcement Learning Does NOT Fundamentally Improve AI Models

Reinforcement Learning does NOT make the base model more intelligent and limits the world of the base model in exchange for early pass performances. Graphs show that after pass 1000 the reasoning ...
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% ...
Forbes

The New OpenAI o1 Generative AI Model Makes An Important Right Turn When It Comes To Reinforcement Learning

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I will identify and discuss an important AI ...

Computational models predict neural activity for re-establishing connectivity after stroke or injury

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have developed a novel reinforcement learning–based generative model to predict neural signals, creating ...

Minimax M2.5 Benchmarks : Targets $1 per Hour for 100 Tokens per Second

Minimax M2.5 lists $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.40 output on the lightning tier, helping builders plan predictable AI spend.
EurekAlert!

Reinforcement learning world models for catalyst surface reconstruction: state-of-the-art review

This work presents an AI-based world model framework that simulates atomic-level reconstructions in catalyst surfaces under dynamic conditions. Focusing on AgPd nanoalloys, it leverages Dreamer-style ...
InfoWorld

Are large language models wrong for coding?

The rise of large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4, with their ability to generate highly fluent, confident text has been remarkable, as I’ve written. Sadly, so has the hype: Microsoft researchers ...