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Is Intrinsic Motivation a Viable PhD Topic in 2026? [D]

Via r/MachineLearning
Sunday, Jul 5, 2026 · 3:50PM
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I started a PhD in CS about a year an a half ago. Generally speaking my topic is on intrinsic motivation (more commonly people refer to it as unsupervised RL). Intrinsic motivation (IM) is a niche field within AI. It seeks to develop reward signals which are not specific to any task but rather somet

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