Summary of Out-of-distribution Adaptation in Offline Rl: Counterfactual Reasoning Via Causal Normalizing Flows, by Minjae Cho et al.
Out-of-Distribution Adaptation in Offline RL: Counterfactual Reasoning via Causal Normalizing Flows
by Minjae Cho, Jonathan P. How, Chuangchuang Sun
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 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 proposes a novel offline reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm called MOOD-CRL that addresses the challenge of extrapolation in offline policy training. The existing offline RL methods are limited as they rely on regularization within the dataset’s information support, overlooking potential high-reward regions beyond the data. MOOD-CRL uses causal inference instead of policy-regularizing methods to improve performance without compromising policy quality. Specifically, it employs Causal Normalizing Flow (CNF) to learn transition and reward functions for data generation and augmentation in offline policy evaluation and training. The algorithm is validated through empirical evaluations, outperforming model-free and model-based methods by a significant margin. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about a new way to teach machines how to make good decisions without needing lots of practice or testing. Right now, teaching machines takes too much time and money, so scientists are looking for ways to make it faster and cheaper. One idea is to use “offline” learning, where the machine learns from data that’s already been collected instead of trying things out itself. But this way has its own problems, like when the machine makes decisions based on information it doesn’t have. The scientists in this paper came up with a new method called MOOD-CRL that uses something called “causal inference” to help the machine make better decisions. They tested their idea and it worked really well, outdoing other methods by a lot. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Inference » Regularization » Reinforcement learning
