QKSA: Quantum Knowledge Seeking Agent

Aritra Sarkar*, Zaid Al-Ars, Koen Bertels

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Abstract

In this research, we extend the universal reinforcement learning agent models of artificial general intelligence to quantum environments. The utility function of a classical exploratory stochastic Knowledge Seeking Agent, KL-KSA, is generalized to distance measures from quantum information theory on density matrices. Quantum process tomography (QPT) algorithms form a tractable subset of programs for modeling environmental dynamics. The optimal QPT policy is selected based on a mutable cost function based on algorithmic complexity as well as computational resource complexity. The entire agent design is encapsulated in a self-replicating quine which mutates the cost function based on the predictive value of the optimal policy choosing scheme. Thus, multiple agents with pareto-optimal QPT policies evolve using genetic programming, mimicking the development of physical theories each with different resource trade-offs. This formal framework, termed Quantum Knowledge Seeking Agent (QKSA), is a resource-bounded participatory observer modification to the recently proposed algorithmic information-based reconstruction of quantum mechanics. A proof-of-concept is implemented and available as open-sourced software.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArtificial General Intelligence - 15th International Conference, AGI 2022, Proceedings
EditorsBen Goertzel, Matt Iklé, Alexey Potapov, Denis Ponomaryov
PublisherSpringer
Pages384-393
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783031199066
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event15th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2022 - Seattle, United States
Duration: 19 Aug 202222 Aug 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume13539 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period19/08/2222/08/22

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Keywords

  • Algorithmic information theory
  • Mutating quine
  • Quantum computing
  • Reinforcement learning

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