Cutting-Edge AI: Deep Reinforcement Learning in Python
What you'll learn
- Understand a cutting-edge implementation of the A2C algorithm (OpenAI Baselines)
- Understand and implement Evolution Strategies (ES) for AI
- Understand and implement DDPG (Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient)
- Understand important foundations for OpenAI ChatGPT, GPT-4
Requirements
- Know the basics of MDPs (Markov Decision Processes) and Reinforcement Learning
- Helpful to have seen my first two Reinforcement Learning courses
- Know how to build a convolutional neural network in Tensorflow
Description
Ever wondered how AI technologies like OpenAI ChatGPT and GPT-4 really work? In this course, you will learn the foundations of these groundbreaking applications.
Welcome to Cutting-Edge AI!
This is technically Deep Learning in Python part 11 of my deep learning series, and my 3rd reinforcement learning course.
Deep Reinforcement Learning is actually the combination of 2 topics: Reinforcement Learning and Deep Learning (Neural Networks).
While both of these have been around for quite some time, it’s only been recently that Deep Learning has really taken off, and along with it, Reinforcement Learning.
The maturation of deep learning has propelled advances in reinforcement learning, which has been around since the 1980s, although some aspects of it, such as the Bellman equation, have been for much longer.
Recently, these advances have allowed us to showcase just how powerful reinforcement learning can be.
We’ve seen how AlphaZero can master the game of Go using only self-play.
This is just a few years after the original AlphaGo already beat a world champion in Go.
We’ve seen real-world robots learn how to walk, and even recover after being kicked over, despite only being trained using simulation.
Simulation is nice because it doesn’t require actual hardware, which is expensive. If your agent falls down, no real damage is done.
We’ve seen real-world robots learn hand dexterity, which is no small feat.
Walking is one thing, but that involves coarse movements. Hand dexterity is complex - you have many degrees of freedom and many of the forces involved are extremely subtle.
Imagine using your foot to do something you usually do with your hand, and you immediately understand why this would be difficult.
Last but not least - video games.
Even just considering the past few months, we’ve seen some amazing developments. AIs are now beating professional players in CS:GO and Dota 2.
So what makes this course different from the first two?
Now that we know deep learning works with reinforcement learning, the question becomes: how do we improve these algorithms?
This course is going to show you a few different ways: including the powerful A2C (Advantage Actor-Critic) algorithm, the DDPG (Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient) algorithm, and evolution strategies.
Evolution strategies is a new and fresh take on reinforcement learning, that kind of throws away all the old theory in favor of a more "black box" approach, inspired by biological evolution.
What’s also great about this new course is the variety of environments we get to look at.
First, we’re going to look at the classic Atari environments. These are important because they show that reinforcement learning agents can learn based on images alone.
Second, we’re going to look at MuJoCo, which is a physics simulator. This is the first step to building a robot that can navigate the real-world and understand physics - we first have to show it can work with simulated physics.
Finally, we’re going to look at Flappy Bird, everyone’s favorite mobile game just a few years ago.
Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you in class!
"If you can't implement it, you don't understand it"
Or as the great physicist Richard Feynman said: "What I cannot create, I do not understand".
My courses are the ONLY courses where you will learn how to implement machine learning algorithms from scratch
Other courses will teach you how to plug in your data into a library, but do you really need help with 3 lines of code?
After doing the same thing with 10 datasets, you realize you didn't learn 10 things. You learned 1 thing, and just repeated the same 3 lines of code 10 times...
Suggested prerequisites:
Calculus
Probability
Object-oriented programming
Python coding: if/else, loops, lists, dicts, sets
Numpy coding: matrix and vector operations
Linear regression
Gradient descent
Know how to build a convolutional neural network (CNN) in TensorFlow
Markov Decision Proccesses (MDPs)
WHAT ORDER SHOULD I TAKE YOUR COURSES IN?:
Check out the lecture "Machine Learning and AI Prerequisite Roadmap" (available in the FAQ of any of my courses, including the free Numpy course)
UNIQUE FEATURES
Every line of code explained in detail - email me any time if you disagree
No wasted time "typing" on the keyboard like other courses - let's be honest, nobody can really write code worth learning about in just 20 minutes from scratch
Not afraid of university-level math - get important details about algorithms that other courses leave out
Who this course is for:
- Students and professionals who want to apply Reinforcement Learning to their work and projects
- Anyone who wants to learn cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence and Reinforcement Learning algorithms
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- 4.6 Instructor Rating
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The Lazy Programmer is a seasoned online educator with an unwavering passion for sharing knowledge. With over 10 years of experience, he has revolutionized the field of data science and machine learning by captivating audiences worldwide through his comprehensive courses and tutorials.
Equipped with a multidisciplinary background, the Lazy Programmer holds a remarkable duo of master's degrees. His first foray into academia led him to pursue computer engineering, with a specialized focus on machine learning and pattern recognition. Undeterred by boundaries, he then ventured into the realm of statistics, exploring its applications in financial engineering.
Recognized as a trailblazer in his field, the Lazy Programmer quickly embraced the power of deep learning when it was still in its infancy. As one of the pioneers, he fearlessly embarked on instructing one of the first-ever online courses on deep learning, catapulting him to the forefront of the industry.
Beyond the realm of education, the Lazy Programmer possesses invaluable hands-on experience that has shaped his expertise. His ventures into online advertising and digital media have yielded astounding results, propelling click-through rates and conversion rates to new heights and boosting revenues by millions of dollars at the companies he's worked for. As a full-stack software engineer, he boasts intimate familiarity with an array of backend and web technologies, including Python, Ruby on Rails, C++, Scala, PHP, Javascript, SQL, big data, Spark, and Redis.
While his achievements in the field of data science and machine learning are awe-inspiring, the Lazy Programmer's intellectual curiosity extends far beyond these domains. His fervor for knowledge leads him to explore diverse fields such as drug discovery, bioinformatics, and algorithmic trading. Embracing the challenges and intricacies of these subjects, he strives to unravel their potential and contribute to their development.
With an unwavering commitment to his students and a penchant for simplifying complex concepts, the Lazy Programmer stands as an influential figure in the realm of online education. Through his courses in data science, machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence, he empowers aspiring learners to navigate the intricate landscapes of these disciplines with confidence.
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