Nikhil Malhotra, the global head of Makers Lab at Tech Mahindra, coined the idea of ‘Dream AI’.
Dream AI is an architecture combining symbolic AI with deep reinforcement learning, marking a shift from conventional models and addressing fundamental limitations of today’s AI.
Dream AI builds on a neurosymbolic architecture, drawing from two foundational schools in AI—connectionist (or deep learning) and symbolic (logic and symbols).
Dream AI aspires to create agents that “dream” by simulating environments and learning with a nuanced understanding of the context, instead of relying on vast datasets alone.
Reinforcement learning (RL) serves as a bridge between symbolic world models built through simulation engines like the NVIDIA Omniverse and actions guided by deep neural networks.
Dream AI aims to reduce the training burden on AI systems by using symbolic structures to “dream” or simulate scenarios effectively minimising repetitive data input.
The integration of symbolic reasoning with deep learning enables a level of adaptability and contextual awareness often missing in autoregressive models.
Traditional systems are confined to specific tasks, lacking a broader understanding of real-world contexts. Dream AI, however, allows agents to simulate world views, thereby aligning their actions with physical and logical principles.
By reducing reliance on extensive real-world data, Dream AI makes training both more efficient and scalable.
Dream AI is a powerful solution for dynamic, complex environments, enabling agents to learn contextually rather than reactively.