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Finbarr Timbers

AI researcher with experience at DeepMind and Midjourney, known for writing the Artificial Fintelligence blog.

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Dec 5, 2024 • 1h 9min

Interviewing Finbarr Timbers on the "We are So Back" Era of Reinforcement Learning

Finbarr Timbers, an AI researcher with a background at DeepMind and Midjourney, dives deep into the world of reinforcement learning. He explains the evolution of RL, from fundamental algorithms to its resurgence with breakthroughs like AlphaZero and ChatGPT. Timbers shares stories about teaching AI to tackle Atari games and discusses modern advancements in natural language processing. He highlights the growing importance of data annotation in RL and contrasts the pressure of deadlines in tech with lessons from endurance sports, emphasizing innovation.