Summary of Multi-agent Imitation Learning: Value Is Easy, Regret Is Hard, by Jingwu Tang et al.
Multi-Agent Imitation Learning: Value is Easy, Regret is Hard
by Jingwu Tang, Gokul Swamy, Fei Fang, Zhiwei Steven Wu
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Jun 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 This paper investigates multi-agent imitation learning (MAIL) where a learner aims to coordinate a group of agents based on demonstrations from an expert. Unlike previous MAIL studies, which reduce the problem to matching the expert’s behavior within the demonstration support, this work addresses the limitation by considering strategic deviations. The authors propose an alternative objective, the regret gap, that accounts for potential agent deviations in Markov Games. They explore the relationship between value and regret gaps, showing that minimizing the value gap via single-agent IL algorithms is insufficient to guarantee robustness against strategic agents. Two efficient reductions are presented: MALICE, which assumes a coverage constraint on the expert, and BLADES, which utilizes queryable expert access. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research paper looks at how computers can learn from each other’s actions. When an expert shows others what to do, it’s called imitation learning. The experts want to make sure that everyone follows their lead, but sometimes some agents might not listen and try to do something different. This could cause problems if the agents don’t work together effectively. To solve this issue, the authors propose a new way of looking at imitation learning that takes into account potential deviations from the expert’s actions. They want to make sure that everyone works together smoothly by minimizing the gap between what they should do and what they actually do. |
