Is AI Truly Curious or Just Following the Script?

Can artificial intelligence truly be curious? In this episode of A Beginner’s Guide to AI, we dive into the captivating debate surrounding AI’s ability to mimic or exhibit curiosity. From exploring how reinforcement learning drives novel discoveries to examining real-world examples like AlphaZero’s groundbreaking strategies, we unravel the layers of AI exploration. Do machines merely follow their programming, or are they inching closer to something that resembles genuine curiosity? Tune in to get my thoughts, and don’t forget to subscribe to our Newsletter! Want to get in contact? Write me an email: [email protected] This podcast was generated with the help of ChatGPT, Mistral and Claude 3. We do fact check with human eyes, but there still might be hallucinations in the output. And, by the way, it's read by an AI voice ;) Music credit: "Modern Situations" by Unicorn Heads.