Some considerations on learning to explore via meta-reinforcement learning
Summary
OpenAI researchers introduce E-MAML and E-RL², two meta-reinforcement learning algorithms designed to improve exploration in tasks where discovering optimal policies requires significant exploration. The work demonstrates these algorithms' effectiveness on novel environments including Krazy World and maze tasks.
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