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# Efficient Model-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning with Variational State Tabulation

@inproceedings{Corneil2018EfficientMD,
title={Efficient Model-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning with Variational State Tabulation},
author={Dane S. Corneil and Wulfram Gerstner and Johanni Brea},
booktitle={International Conference on Machine Learning},
year={2018}
}
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12 February 2018
• Computer Science
Modern reinforcement learning algorithms reach super-human performance in many board and video games, but they are sample inefficient, i.e. they typically require significantly more playing experience than humans to reach an equal performance level. [] Key Method Prioritized sweeping with small backups, a highly efficient planning method, can then be used to update state-action values. We show how VaST can rapidly learn to maximize reward in tasks like 3D navigation and efficiently adapt to sudden changes in…
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