arXiv Machine Learning By Yash Kini

NeuroSynth: A Biologically Inspired Continual Reinforcement Learning Architecture for Mitigating Catastrophic Forgetting

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arXiv:2607. 28663v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems often perform well on isolated tasks but struggle under continual learning conditions, where training on new tasks can overwrite previously acquired knowledge, a failure mode known as catastrophic forgetting.

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