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Why we launched DeepMind Ethics & Society
At DeepMind, we’re proud of the role we’ve played in pushing forward the science of AI, and our track record of exciting breakthroughs and major publications. We believe AI can be of extraordinary...
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The hippocampus as a predictive map
Think about how you choose a route to work, where to move house, or even which move to make in a game like Go. All of these scenarios require you to estimate the likely future reward of your...
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DeepMind and Blizzard open StarCraft II as an AI research environment
DeepMind's scientific mission is to push the boundaries of AI by developing systems that can learn to solve complex problems. To do this, we design agents and test their ability in a wide range of...
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DeepMind papers at ICML 2017 (part two)
The second of our three-part series, which gives an overview of the papers we are presenting at the ICML 2017 Conference in Sydney, Australia.
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DeepMind papers at ICML 2017 (part one)
The first of our three-part series, which gives brief descriptions of the papers we are presenting at the ICML 2017 Conference in Sydney, Australia.
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DeepMind papers at ICML 2017 (part three)
The final part of our three-part series that gives an overview of the papers we are presenting at the ICML 2017 Conference in Sydney, Australia.
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AI and Neuroscience: A virtuous circle
Recent progress in AI has been remarkable. Artificial systems now outperform expert humans at Atari video games, the ancient board game Go, and high-stakes matches of heads-up poker. They can also...
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Going beyond average for reinforcement learning
Consider the commuter who toils backwards and forwards each day on a train. Most mornings, her train runs on time and she reaches her first meeting relaxed and ready. But she knows that once in...
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Agents that imagine and plan
Imagining the consequences of your actions before you take them is a powerful tool of human cognition. When placing a glass on the edge of a table, for example, we will likely pause to consider...
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Imagine this: Creating new visual concepts by recombining familiar ones
Around two and a half thousand years ago a Mesopotamian trader gathered some clay, wood and reeds and changed humanity forever. Over time, their abacus would allow traders to keep track of goods...
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Producing flexible behaviours in simulated environments
The agility and flexibility of a monkey swinging through the trees or a football player dodging opponents and scoring a goal can be breathtaking. Mastering this kind of sophisticated motor control...
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Independent Reviewers release first annual report on DeepMind Health
Today, a panel of Independent Reviewers has published its first annual report into DeepMind Health. As I wrote in the foreword to their report (written, I add, before I’d read it): “We chose...