Summary of Prioritized Generative Replay, by Renhao Wang et al.
Prioritized Generative Replay
by Renhao Wang, Kevin Frans, Pieter Abbeel, Sergey Levine, Alexei A. Efros
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 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 This paper proposes a novel approach to online reinforcement learning that leverages generative models to prioritize experience for efficient updates of the value function. By densifying past experience and guiding generations towards useful parts of an agent’s history using relevance functions, this method improves performance and sample efficiency in both state- and pixel-based domains. The approach uses conditional diffusion models and simple metrics such as curiosity or value-based measures to push generated transitions towards more informative areas. This recipe consistently outperforms traditional methods, promoting diversity in generated transitions and reducing overfitting. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary In a nutshell, this paper makes online reinforcement learning more efficient by using generative models to prioritize experience and guide the agent’s updates. This means that the agent can learn better without needing as many experiences, which is important because collecting lots of data can be hard or expensive. The method uses a special type of model called a conditional diffusion model, along with some simple rules for what makes an experience useful. By doing this, the agent can learn more effectively and avoid getting stuck in its own ways. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Diffusion model » Overfitting » Reinforcement learning
