AIXI is more than just Solomonoff induction. It is Solomonoff induction plus some other stuff. I'm a teensy bit concerned that you are giving AIXI credit for Solomonoff induction's moves.
AIXI is more than just Solomonoff induction. It is Solomonoff induction plus some other stuff.
Right. The other stuff is an account of the most fundamental and elementary kind of reinforcement learning. In my conversations (during meetups to which everyone is invited) with one of the Research Fellows at SIAI, reinforcement learning has come up more than Solomonoff induction.
But yeah, the OP should learn Solomonoff induction first, then decide whether to learn AIXI. That would have happened naturally if he'd started reading Legg's thesis, unless the OP h...
I searched the posts but didn't find a great deal of relevant information. Has anyone taken a serious crack at it, preferably someone who would like to share their thoughts? Is the material worthwhile? Are there any dubious portions or any sections one might want to avoid reading (either due to bad ideas or for time saving reasons)? I'm considering investing a chunk of time into investigating Legg's work so any feedback would be much appreciated, and it seems likely that there might be others who would like some perspective on it as well.