Novgrid: A flexible grid world for evaluating agent response to novelty

J Balloch, Z Lin, M Hussain, A Srinivas, R Wright… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
A robust body of reinforcement learning techniques have been developed to solve complex
sequential decision making problems. However, these methods assume that train and …

Weibull-open-world (wow) multi-type novelty detection in cartpole3d

TE Boult, NM Windesheim, S Zhou, C Pereyda… - Algorithms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Algorithms for automated novelty detection and management are of growing interest but
must address the inherent uncertainty from variations in non-novel environments while …

Neuro-symbolic world models for adapting to open world novelty

J Balloch, Z Lin, R Wright, X Peng, M Hussain… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Open-world novelty--a sudden change in the mechanics or properties of an environment--is
a common occurrence in the real world. Novelty adaptation is an agent's ability to improve its …

Measuring diversity of game scenarios

Y Li, Z Wang, Q Zhang, B Yuan, X Wang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This survey comprehensively reviews the multi-dimensionality of game scenario diversity,
spotlighting the innovative use of procedural content generation and other fields as …

Novphy: A testbed for physical reasoning in open-world environments

C Gamage, V Pinto, C Xue, P Zhang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Due to the emergence of AI systems that interact with the physical environment, there is an
increased interest in incorporating physical reasoning capabilities into those AI systems. But …

[HTML][HTML] NovPhy: A physical reasoning benchmark for open-world AI systems

V Pinto, C Gamage, C Xue, P Zhang, E Nikonova… - Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the emergence of AI systems that interact with the physical environment, there is an
increased interest in incorporating physical reasoning capabilities into those AI systems. But …

[PDF][PDF] An architecture for novelty handling in a multi-agent stochastic environment: Case study in open-world monopoly

T Thai, M Shen, N Varshney… - … Intelligence for Open …, 2022 - usc-isi-i2.github.io
The ability of AI agents and architectures to detect and adapt to sudden changes in their
environments remains an outstanding challenge. In the context of multi-agent games, the …

Methods and Mechanisms for Interactive Novelty Handling in Adversarial Environments

T Thai, M Shen, M Garg, A Kalani, N Vaidya… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Learning to detect, characterize and accommodate novelties is a challenge that agents
operating in open-world domains need to address to be able to guarantee satisfactory task …

Advancing AI Capabilities for Dynamic Physical Environments: Transitioning from Closed-World Problem Solving to Open-World Challenges

C Xue - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Contemporary artificial intelligence (AI) systems have excelled in well-defined tasks within
controlled environments, often surpassing human performance, especially in complex …

Towards Novelty-Resilient AI: Learning in the Open World

T Bonjour - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Current artificial intelligence (AI) systems are proficient at tasks in a closed-world setting
where the rules are often rigid. However, in real-world applications, the environment is …