Learngene: Inheritable “genes” in intelligent agents

Fu Feng, Jing Wang, Xu Yang, Xin Geng

Abstract: Highlights•The gap between machine and biological intelligence stems from the absence of genetic mechanisms.•Learngenes act as carriers of inheritable knowledge, enabling task-agnostic knowledge transfer.•GRL constructs a machine evolution framework, facilitating the accumulation of task-agnostic knowledge.•Learngenes equip newborn agents with innate abilities for efficient adaptation to novel tasks.•Learngenes evolve through accumulating task-agnostic knowledge, aligning with Lamarckian principles.

External IDs:doi:10.1016/j.artint.2025.104421