Summary of Exploiting Structure in Offline Multi-agent Rl: the Benefits Of Low Interaction Rank, by Wenhao Zhan et al.
Exploiting Structure in Offline Multi-Agent RL: The Benefits of Low Interaction Rank
by Wenhao Zhan, Scott Fujimoto, Zheqing Zhu, Jason D. Lee, Daniel R. Jiang, Yonathan Efroni
First submitted to arxiv on: 1 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A novel approach is introduced to learn approximate equilibria in offline multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) settings. By leveraging the interaction rank, a structural assumption, it is shown that functions with low interaction rank are more robust to distribution shifts. Building on this insight, decentralized and efficient learning algorithms are developed by combining low-interaction-rank function classes with regularization and no-regret learning. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of critic architectures with low interaction rank in offline MARL, contrasting with traditional single-agent value decomposition approaches. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary In a breakthrough discovery, scientists have found a way to learn approximate equilibria in complex situations where multiple agents are involved. They did this by making an assumption about how these agents interact with each other and then using that information to make the learning process more efficient and accurate. The results show that this new approach can be used to solve complex problems in artificial intelligence. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Regularization » Reinforcement learning
