Explanation-Based Neural Network Learning: A Lifelong Learning Approach

Thrun, Sebastian

ISBN 10: 0792397169 / ISBN 13: 9780792397168

Published by Springer, 1996

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1996. Hardcover. . . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Explanation-Based Neural Network Learning: A Lifelong Learning Approach
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792397169
• ISBN 13: 9780792397168
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Lifelong learning addresses situations in which a learner faces a series of different learning tasks providing the opportunity for synergy among them. Explanation-based neural network learning (EBNN) is a machine learning algorithm that transfers knowledge across multiple learning tasks. When faced with a new learning task, EBNN exploits domain knowledge accumulated in previous learning tasks to guide generalization in the new one. As a result, EBNN generalizes more accurately from less data than comparable methods. Explanation-Based Neural Network Learning: A Lifelong Learning Approach describes the basic EBNN paradigm and investigates it in the context of supervised learning, reinforcement learning, robotics, and chess.
`The paradigm of lifelong learning - using earlier learned knowledge to improve subsequent learning - is a promising direction for a new generation of machine learning algorithms. Given the need for more accurate learning methods, it is difficult to imagine a future for machine learning that does not include this paradigm.'
From the Foreword by Tom M. Mitchell.