Summary of Preference-based Opponent Shaping in Differentiable Games, by Xinyu Qiao et al.
Preference-based opponent shaping in differentiable games
by Xinyu Qiao, Yudong Hu, Congying Han, Weiyan Wu, Tiande Guo
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- 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 In this paper, researchers propose a new strategy learning method for multi-agent game environments. The approach, called Preference-based Opponent Shaping (PBOS), aims to enhance efficiency by modeling opponent strategies and updating processes. Unlike previous methods that rely on simple predictions of opponent changes, PBOS incorporates preference parameters into the agent’s loss function, allowing it to directly consider the opponent’s preferences when updating its strategy. This approach is tested through experiments in various differentiable games, demonstrating improved performance and ability to adapt to changing game environments. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Game players need to learn strategies to win! In this paper, scientists find a way to help them do better by considering what their opponents want. They call it Preference-based Opponent Shaping (PBOS). Before, people tried to guess how others would act next, but that wasn’t very good. PBOS is different because it lets each player think about the other’s goals and adjust its own strategy. It works well in many different game situations! |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Loss function
