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Actor-Critics Can Achieve Optimal Sample Efficiency

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Main Authors:	Tan, Kevin, Fan, Wei, Wei, Yuting
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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