Reinforcement Learning with an Abrupt Model Change

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2304.11460v1
• Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 18:16:01 GMT
• Title: Reinforcement Learning with an Abrupt Model Change
• Authors: Wuxia Chen, Taposh Banerjee, Jemin George, and Carl Busart
• Abstract summary: The problem of reinforcement learning is considered where the environment or the model undergoes a change. An algorithm is proposed that an agent can apply in such a problem to achieve the optimal long-time discounted reward. The algorithm is model-free and learns the optimal policy by interacting with the environment.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The problem of reinforcement learning is considered where the environment or the model undergoes a change. An algorithm is proposed that an agent can apply in such a problem to achieve the optimal long-time discounted reward. The algorithm is model-free and learns the optimal policy by interacting with the environment. It is shown that the proposed algorithm has strong optimality properties. The effectiveness of the algorithm is also demonstrated using simulation results. The proposed algorithm exploits a fundamental reward-detection trade-off present in these problems and uses a quickest change detection algorithm to detect the model change. Recommendations are provided for faster detection of model changes and for smart initialization strategies.

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