Auto-exploration for online reinforcement learning
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arXiv:2512.06244v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The exploration-exploitation dilemma in reinforcement learning (RL) is a fundamental challenge to efficient RL algorithms. Existing algorithms for finite state and action discounted RL problems address this by assuming sufficient exploration over both state and action spaces. However, this yields non-implementable algorithms and sub-optimal performance. To resolve these limitations, we introduce a new class of methods with auto-exploration, or methods that automatically explore both state and action spaces. Auto-exploration can be appli
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2512.06244v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The exploration-exploitation dilemma in reinforcement learning (RL) is a fundamental challenge to efficient RL algorithms.
- Existing algorithms for finite state and action discounted RL problems address this by assuming sufficient exploration over both state and action spaces.
- However, this yields non-implementable algorithms and sub-optimal performance.
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