Two artificial intelligence researchers have been awarded the prestigious Turing Award for their groundbreaking work on reinforcement learning, a key area of machine learning. The winners, who will share the $1 million prize, are recognized for their contributions to the development of AI systems that can learn from experience and adapt to new situations.
Reinforcement learning is a type of machine learning that involves training AI agents to take actions in complex environments to maximize rewards. This approach has been used in a wide range of applications, including robotics, game playing, and autonomous vehicles.
The Turing Award, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Computing," is considered the highest honor in the field of computer science. The award is presented annually by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to recognize outstanding contributions to the field.
