Intrinsic Motivation and Reinforcement Learning: Minimizing Surprise

Intrinsic motivation and reinforcement learning can be approached from the perspective of minimizing surprise rather than seeking novelty./nThis approach is inspired by the idea that in an ecological view of intelligence, minimizing surprise can lead to finding a safe and comfortable niche./nMinimizing surprise may require taking coordinated action, such as going on an adventure to prepare for potential surprises in the future./nMinimizing surprise can lead to behavior that resembles curiosity or novelty seeking./nThis approach can be beneficial for situating agents in open world settings where exploration is desired without human supervision, while avoiding distractions.