Peter Stone - Episode 84
From ACM ByteCast by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
April 16, 2026 · 36 min · Episode 84
About this episode
Peter Stone discusses his contributions to AI and robotics, including his work on reinforcement learning and RoboCup.
In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Rashmi Mohan hosts 2024 ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award recipient Peter Stone, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and Chief Scientist at Sony AI. He received the award for significant contributions to the theory and practice of AI, especially in reinforcement learning (RL), multiagent systems, transfer learning, and intelligent robotics. As a leading figure in AI research, Stone has fundamentally advanced how autonomous agents learn, plan, and collaborate. His groundbreaking work on RL algorithms has enabled robots to acquire skills through experience. He is an ACM, AAAI, AAAS, and IEEE Fellow, an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar. At UT Austin, he is the founder and director of the Learning Agents Research Group (LARG) within the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, as well as Founding Director of Texas Robotics. In the past, he also worked at AT&T Labs - Research and co-founded Cogitai, Inc. (acquired by Sony).Peter explores the intersection of professional research and personal passion, detailing how his lifelong love for soccer fueled his involvement in RoboCup, where he aims to develop humanoid robots capable…
People in this episode
Host: Rashmi Mohan
Guest: Peter Stone
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- reinforcement learning
- robotics
- multiagent systems
- soccer
- ethics in AI
Keywords
- AI
- reinforcement learning
- robotics
- RoboCup
- GT Sophy
- FHIBE
- multiagent systems
- soccer
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Texas at Austin, Sony AI, ACM, AAAI, AAAS, IEEE, AT&T Labs - Research, Cogitai, Inc.
Products: GT Sophy, FHIBE
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