Summary of Safe Reinforcement Learning with Learned Non-markovian Safety Constraints, by Siow Meng Low and Akshat Kumar
Safe Reinforcement Learning with Learned Non-Markovian Safety Constraints
by Siow Meng Low, Akshat Kumar
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 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 The proposed approach in this paper addresses the challenges of safe reinforcement learning by developing a novel safety model that assesses the contributions of partial state-action trajectories on safety. The model is trained using a labeled safety dataset and enables credit assignment to evaluate the impact of individual actions on safety. This framework is then used to derive an algorithm for optimizing a safe policy, which is capable of satisfying complex non-Markovian safety constraints. Additionally, the paper presents a method for dynamically adapting the tradeoff coefficient between reward maximization and safety compliance, allowing for more effective exploration-exploitation tradeoffs. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research paper introduces a new way to teach machines to make decisions safely. Traditionally, safety is measured by how much something bad happens. However, this can be hard when we don’t have complete information about the situation. The authors propose a new approach that looks at partial actions and their impact on safety. They train a model using labeled data and use it to find the best safe policy. This method can adapt to changing situations and ensure machines make decisions that are both good and safe. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Reinforcement learning
