Seonglae ChoIntrinsic rewards are given when an agent determines "this is novel and interesting" for itself, rather than receiving external rewards (e.g., scores or achievement rewards in games). Ultimately, the goal is to maximize the extrinsic rewards.
Intrinsically Rewards
IMRL, Intrinsically Motivated Reinforcement Learning
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