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Autori principali: Jeon, WooJae, Lee, KangJun, Lee, Jeewoo
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2024
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.13146
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author Jeon, WooJae
Lee, KangJun
Lee, Jeewoo
author_facet Jeon, WooJae
Lee, KangJun
Lee, Jeewoo
contents This paper introduces PG-Rainbow, a novel algorithm that incorporates a distributional reinforcement learning framework with a policy gradient algorithm. Existing policy gradient methods are sample inefficient and rely on the mean of returns when calculating the state-action value function, neglecting the distributional nature of returns in reinforcement learning tasks. To address this issue, we use an Implicit Quantile Network that provides the quantile information of the distribution of rewards to the critic network of the Proximal Policy Optimization algorithm. We show empirical results that through the integration of reward distribution information into the policy network, the policy agent acquires enhanced capabilities to comprehensively evaluate the consequences of potential actions in a given state, facilitating more sophisticated and informed decision-making processes. We evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm in the Atari-2600 game suite, simulated via the Arcade Learning Environment (ALE).
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spellingShingle PG-Rainbow: Using Distributional Reinforcement Learning in Policy Gradient Methods
Jeon, WooJae
Lee, KangJun
Lee, Jeewoo
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
This paper introduces PG-Rainbow, a novel algorithm that incorporates a distributional reinforcement learning framework with a policy gradient algorithm. Existing policy gradient methods are sample inefficient and rely on the mean of returns when calculating the state-action value function, neglecting the distributional nature of returns in reinforcement learning tasks. To address this issue, we use an Implicit Quantile Network that provides the quantile information of the distribution of rewards to the critic network of the Proximal Policy Optimization algorithm. We show empirical results that through the integration of reward distribution information into the policy network, the policy agent acquires enhanced capabilities to comprehensively evaluate the consequences of potential actions in a given state, facilitating more sophisticated and informed decision-making processes. We evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm in the Atari-2600 game suite, simulated via the Arcade Learning Environment (ALE).
title PG-Rainbow: Using Distributional Reinforcement Learning in Policy Gradient Methods
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.13146