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Intrinsically Motivated Learning in Natural and Artificial Systems

Intrinsically Motivated Learning in Natural and Artificial Systems

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Technology & EngineeringGeneral ComputersGeneral Psychology

ISBN10: 3642442935
ISBN13: 9783642442933
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 19 2015
Pages: 458
Weight: 1.43
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

It has become clear to researchers in robotics and adaptive behaviour that current approaches are yielding systems with limited autonomy and capacity for self-improvement. To learn autonomously and in a cumulative fashion is one of the hallmarks of intelligence, and we know that higher mammals engage in exploratory activities that are not directed to pursue goals of immediate relevance for survival and reproduction but are instead driven by intrinsic motivations such as curiosity, interest in novel stimuli or surprising events, and inter-est in learning new behaviours. The adaptive value of such intrinsically motivated activities lies in the fact that they allow the cumulative acquisition of knowledge and skills that can be used later to accomplish fitness-enhanc-ing goals. Intrinsic motivations continue during adulthood, and in humans they underlie lifelong learning, artistic creativity, and scientific discovery, while they are also the basis for processes that strongly affect human well-being, such as the sense of competence, self-determination, and self-esteem.

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