Summary of Cognitively Inspired Energy-based World Models, by Alexi Gladstone et al.
Cognitively Inspired Energy-Based World Models
by Alexi Gladstone, Ganesh Nanduru, Md Mofijul Islam, Aman Chadha, Jundong Li, Tariq Iqbal
First submitted to arxiv on: 13 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a novel approach to training world models, dubbed Energy-Based World Models (EBWM). Building on the concept of autoregressive prediction in the output space, EBWM leverages Energy-Based Models (EBMs) to predict the compatibility of a given context and a predicted future state. This allows for three key aspects of human cognition: predicting the next element, evaluating plausibility, and dynamically allocating time based on predictions. To achieve this, the authors introduce the Energy-Based Transformer (EBT), a variant of traditional autoregressive transformers tailored for EBMs. The results demonstrate that EBWM scales better with data and GPU hours in Computer Vision (CV) and shows promising early scaling in Natural Language Processing (NLP). This approach offers an exciting path toward training future models capable of System 2 thinking and intelligently searching across state spaces. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about a new way to train artificial intelligence models that are more like humans. Right now, most AI models predict what will happen next without considering if it makes sense or not. But humans don’t just make random predictions; we think about whether our prediction is reasonable and adjust our thinking accordingly. The authors created a new approach called Energy-Based World Models (EBWM) to help AI models do the same thing. They also developed a special kind of transformer that works well with this new approach. Their results show that their method can learn more quickly and accurately than traditional methods. This could lead to creating AI models that are better at making smart decisions and solving complex problems. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Autoregressive » Natural language processing » Nlp » Transformer
