Summary of Deep Autoregressive Density Nets Vs Neural Ensembles For Model-based Offline Reinforcement Learning, by Abdelhakim Benechehab et al.
Deep autoregressive density nets vs neural ensembles for model-based offline reinforcement learning
by Abdelhakim Benechehab, Albert Thomas, Balázs Kégl
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary In this paper, researchers tackle the problem of offline reinforcement learning, where they only have access to system transitions data. They propose a model-based approach that infers system dynamics from available data and optimizes policies through imaginary rollouts. However, this method is prone to exploiting model errors, leading to catastrophic failures on the real system. To address this issue, they investigate the use of single well-calibrated autoregressive models, which outperform ensemble methods on the D4RL benchmark. The study also analyzes static metrics and identifies important model properties for agent performance. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about learning how machines can make good decisions when all they have to work with is a set of past experiences. Researchers came up with an idea where they use these experiences to create a virtual version of the real world, then try out different actions in this virtual world to see what works best. The problem is that sometimes the virtual world isn’t very accurate, which can lead to bad decisions when it’s time to make choices in the real world. To solve this issue, scientists are trying different approaches to see if they can do better than just using lots of different versions of the virtual world. They found that with a single special kind of model, they can actually get better results on certain tests. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Autoregressive * Reinforcement learning
