AI alignment as semi-permeable boundaries to contextualize optimization

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The brain spontaneously replays sets of memories in fast bursts to reason about their joint implications

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Neural networks meta-learn how to learn faster, leading to brain-like properties

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In distributional reinforcement learning, dopamine circuits make many predictions simultaneously — ranging from pessimistic to optimistic

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