Summary of Ctd4 — a Deep Continuous Distributional Actor-critic Agent with a Kalman Fusion Of Multiple Critics, by David Valencia et al.
CTD4 – A Deep Continuous Distributional Actor-Critic Agent with a Kalman Fusion of Multiple Critics
by David Valencia, Henry Williams, Yuning Xing, Trevor Gee, Bruce A MacDonald, Minas Liarokapis
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 May 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 Continuous Distributional Model-Free Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithm for learning complex tasks with continuous action spaces. The proposed algorithm simplifies the implementation of distributional RL by adopting an actor-critic architecture, where the critic outputs a continuous probability distribution. To mitigate overestimation bias, the authors propose an ensemble of multiple critics fused through a Kalman fusion mechanism. The algorithm is validated through experiments, showing superior sample efficiency compared to conventional RL approaches. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper makes a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) better at learning complex tasks quickly. The AI is called Continuous Distributional Model-Free Reinforcement Learning and it’s really good at choosing the right actions when there are many options. The problem with this AI is that it can be hard to set up and requires special knowledge. The authors of the paper solve these problems by making a new way for the AI to work, which makes it easier to use and more accurate. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Probability » Reinforcement learning
