On: Learning to Predict Without Looking Ahead: World Models Without Fwd Prediction

This story sounds similar to the AI-plays-hide-and-seek one [1]. More abstract/general skills than detailed modeling.

[1] https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/20/20872672/ai-lea...

Here’s the link to the paper referenced in that article: https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.07528