

David Silver @ RCL 2024
Aug 26, 2024
David Silver, a principal research scientist at DeepMind and a professor at UCL, dives deep into the evolution of reinforcement learning. He discusses the fascinating transition of AlphaFold from RL to supervised learning for protein folding and highlights RL's potential in protein design. Silver also reflects on how personal health impacts research output and shares insights on AlphaZero's learning strategies in various games. He encourages aspiring researchers to embrace boldness in their endeavors and sketches his journey towards advancing artificial general intelligence.
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Intro
00:00 • 3min
Exploring the Role of Reinforcement Learning in Protein Folding and Design
03:02 • 2min
Health and Learning: The Impact on Research and Alpha Zero Performance
05:05 • 3min
Embrace Boldness in Research Pursuits
07:59 • 2min
Reflections on Progress and the Journey Towards AGI
09:36 • 2min