The RL Spiral

The RL Spiral, Part 4: When RL Learned to See

For decades, every RL system needed a human to tell it what to look at. Then one opened its own eyes. The headlines went to the neural network. The less…

19 hrs ago • Hugo

The RL Spiral, Part 3: The Curse Bellman Couldn’t Break

RL can master any game in days. A toddler still learns faster. The reason is seventy years old, and nobody has fixed it.

Mar 19 • Hugo

The RL Spiral, Part 2: The Equation That Explains Your Brain

Every advanced AI runs on an equation. Your brain has been running it for 500 million years. A neuroscientist proved it by accident. That accident…

Mar 17 • Hugo

The RL Spiral, Part 1: The Reward Trap

You trained ChatGPT to lie to you. You did not mean to. Neither did the engineers. Here is how it happened, and why your brain did it first.

Mar 9 • Hugo

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