OpenAI discovered that bots can make own language, communicating with each other to accomplish tasks

Briefing

OpenAI discovered that bots can make own language, communicating with each other to accomplish tasks

March 31, 2017

Briefing

  • Robot Language – OpenAI researchers discovered that bots can develop own language, assigning random characters to objects, actions and each other
  • Virtual Environment Training – Placed bots in virtual world where they accomplished tasks such as looking at or moving to location, and helping others reach landmarks
  • Rewards and Collaboration-Based – Implemented reward system that gives each bot sum of everyone's rewards, encouraging collaboration to maximize rewards they can receive
  • Non-Verbal Communication – Bots also learned to guide each other, pointing and pushing in intended direction when language communication is unavailable
  • English Translation – Plans to translate language into English by putting bots that developed own language in contact with English-speaking bots

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Open Source Robotics Foundation

Source

Original Publication Date

March 16, 2017

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