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Andrew G. Barto and Richard S. Sutton have been awarded the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award for their foundational work in reinforcement learning (RL). The ACM recognized Barto and Sutton for developing the conceptual and algorithmic foundations of reinforcement learning, one of the most important approaches for creating intelligent systems. The researchers took principles from psychology and transformed them into a mathematical framework now used across AI applications. Their 1998 textbook "Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction" has become a cornerstone of the field, cited more than 75,000 times.
Their work, beginning in the 1980s, has enabled machines to learn independently through reward signals. This technology later enabled achievements like AlphaGo and today's large reasoning models (LRMs). Combining RL with deep learning has led to major advances, from AlphaGo defeating Lee Sedol to ChatGPT's training through human feedback. Their algorithms are used in various areas such as game playing, robotics, chip design and online advertising.
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Their work, beginning in the 1980s, has enabled machines to learn independently through reward signals. This technology later enabled achievements like AlphaGo and today's large reasoning models (LRMs). Combining RL with deep learning has led to major advances, from AlphaGo defeating Lee Sedol to ChatGPT's training through human feedback. Their algorithms are used in various areas such as game playing, robotics, chip design and online advertising.
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- Communications of the ACM: Barto, Sutton Announced as ACM 2024 A.M. Turing Award Recipients
- THE DECODER: Algorithms from the 1980s power today's AI breakthroughs, earn Turing Award for researchers
- SecureWorld News: Trailblazers in AI: Barto and Sutton Win 2024 Turing Award for Reinforcement Learning
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- TheSequence: Some of the pioneers in reinforcement learning received the top award in computer science.
- mastodon.acm.org: ACM Recognizes Barto and Sutton for Developing Conceptual, Algorithmic Foundations of Reinforcement Learning