Summary of Simple Hierarchical Planning with Diffusion, by Chang Chen et al.
Simple Hierarchical Planning with Diffusion
by Chang Chen, Fei Deng, Kenji Kawaguchi, Caglar Gulcehre, Sungjin Ahn
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 Jan 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 The Hierarchical Diffuser is a novel planning method that combines hierarchical and diffusion-based approaches to overcome the limitations of traditional diffusion-based generative methods. This technique adopts a “jumpy” planning strategy at the higher level, allowing it to have a larger receptive field while maintaining computational efficiency. The jumpy sub-goals guide the low-level planner, facilitating fine-tuning and improving overall performance. Empirical evaluations on offline reinforcement learning benchmarks demonstrate superior performance and efficiency compared to other hierarchical planning methods. Additionally, the Hierarchical Diffuser exhibits improved generalization capabilities on compositional out-of-distribution tasks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The Hierarchical Diffuser is a new way for computers to make plans. It’s like having two brains: one that looks at the big picture and another that fills in the details. This helps computers learn faster and make better decisions. The method is tested on different scenarios and shown to be more efficient and accurate than other similar approaches. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Diffusion * Fine tuning * Generalization * Reinforcement learning
