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I know very little about learning, but it sounds sorta like multi armed bandit. Put a lot of emphasis on past success, rather than exploring. I would guess a re
by jfoutz 9y ago
I know very little about learning, but it sounds sorta like multi armed bandit. Put a lot of emphasis on past success, rather than exploring. I would guess a really good tennis player would have a hard time getting good at squash, as opposed to a rank beginner. There is nothing to unlearn for the beginner.
- gboudrias 9y agoIndeed this is a well-known phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_transfer_(memory) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_transfer_(memory)