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What the corpus says
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70% of research articles are behind paywalls, limiting access to scientific knowledge.
Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm was conceived in 20 minutes without pen or paper, showcasing mental limits.
Only 2% of biology papers are preprints, highlighting slow adoption in the field.
Perelman rejected prestigious awards, emphasizing principles over recognition in mathematics.
The peer review process can lock content for up to three years, delaying dissemination.
Leslie Kaelbling transitioned from philosophy to AI, leveraging symbolic systems to bridge the two fields.
Leslie Kaelbling · Leslie Kaelbling: Reinforcement Learning, Planning, and Robotics
Abstraction and Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) are crucial for managing complexity and uncertainty in AI systems.
Leslie Kaelbling · Leslie Kaelbling: Reinforcement Learning, Planning, and Robotics
Hierarchical planning in AI allows for breaking down long-term goals into manageable tasks, aiding robotic reasoning.
Leslie Kaelbling · Leslie Kaelbling: Reinforcement Learning, Planning, and Robotics
Leslie founded the Journal of Machine Learning Research to address high costs and access issues in academic publishing.
Leslie Kaelbling · Leslie Kaelbling: Reinforcement Learning, Planning, and Robotics
Engineering intelligent robots requires balancing introspection programming with training large neural networks.
Leslie Kaelbling · Leslie Kaelbling: Reinforcement Learning, Planning, and Robotics
Voices on open access
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Go read
12 books and papers cited across these episodes.
For the specialist
What experts find new
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At the frontier
Still unresolved
4 open questions flagged across these conversations.
The thinkers
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