Summary of Compatible Gradient Approximations For Actor-critic Algorithms, by Baturay Saglam and Dionysis Kalogerias
Compatible Gradient Approximations for Actor-Critic Algorithms
by Baturay Saglam, Dionysis Kalogerias
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 Sep 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 The paper introduces an actor-critic algorithm that improves upon existing deterministic policy gradient methods for controlling continuous systems. By employing a zeroth-order approximation of the action-value gradient, the algorithm bypasses the need for precise action-value gradient computations, making it more robust and effective. This approach is provably compatible with deterministic policy gradient schemes and outperforms current state-of-the-art methods in empirical results. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper creates an actor-critic algorithm that helps control continuous systems better. It does this by using a new way to calculate the action-value gradient, which makes it more accurate and efficient. This method is good for controlling complex systems and works well with other algorithms. |
