Summary of Guiding Reinforcement Learning Using Uncertainty-aware Large Language Models, by Maryam Shoaeinaeini et al.
Guiding Reinforcement Learning Using Uncertainty-Aware Large Language Models
by Maryam Shoaeinaeini, Brent Harrison
First submitted to arxiv on: 15 Nov 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 proposed calibrated guidance system for large language models (LLMs) addresses their limitations as RL trainers, including overconfidence and less reliable solutions in sequential tasks. The system uses Monte Carlo Dropout to assess prediction variances from multiple forward passes, enhancing the reliability of LLM advice. Additionally, a novel policy shaping method based on dynamic model average entropy adjusts the LLM’s influence on RL policies according to guidance uncertainty. This approach ensures robust RL training by relying on reliable LLM guidance. The system is validated in a Minigrid environment with three goals in varying environment sizes, demonstrating superior model performance compared to uncalibrated LLMs and other approaches. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary A team of researchers developed a new way to use large language models (LLMs) as helpers for reinforcement learning (RL). Usually, using an LLM as an RL helper is tricky because the LLM can be too sure of itself and provide bad advice. The researchers created a special system that makes the LLM’s advice more reliable by looking at how sure the LLM is about its predictions. They also developed a new way to adjust the LLM’s influence on the RL decisions based on how confident the LLM is. This helps ensure that the RL training works well and doesn’t get stuck. The team tested their approach in different scenarios and showed that it works better than other methods. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Dropout » Reinforcement learning
