Summary of Creating Hierarchical Dispositions Of Needs in An Agent, by Tofara Moyo
Creating Hierarchical Dispositions of Needs in an Agent
by Tofara Moyo
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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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 introduces a novel method for learning hierarchical abstractions that balance competing objectives, leading to enhanced global expected rewards. The approach utilizes a secondary rewarding agent with multiple scalar outputs, each tied to a distinct level of abstraction. By conditioning each level on the maximization of the preceding one, the traditional agent learns to optimize these outputs in a hierarchical manner. The authors derive an equation that prioritizes these scalar values and the global reward, inducing a hierarchy of needs that informs goal formation. Experimental results on the Pendulum v1 environment demonstrate superior performance compared to a baseline. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about finding better ways for computers to learn by breaking down big problems into smaller ones. It’s like having a boss who sets goals for you and wants you to achieve them in order. The new method helps computers make decisions by giving them multiple rewards that are prioritized, so they can focus on the most important things first. This can lead to better results than before. The scientists tested this idea on a robot simulation called Pendulum v1 and it worked really well. |
