Andrea Banino

Andrea Banino, a research scientist at DeepMind, dives into the fascinating world of artificial general intelligence and episodic memory. He discusses how past experiences shape intelligent behavior and the challenges of integrating memory into neural networks. The conversation highlights his innovative work on PonderNet, a model that optimizes computational resources based on problem complexity. Banino also touches on the importance of grid cells in navigation and the synergy between transformers and reinforcement learning for enhanced performance.