Simple Embodied Language Learning as a Byproduct of Meta-Reinforcement Learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08400v1
• Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:48:48 GMT
• Title: Simple Embodied Language Learning as a Byproduct of Meta-Reinforcement Learning
• Authors: Evan Zheran Liu, Sahaana Suri, Tong Mu, Allan Zhou, Chelsea Finn
• Abstract summary: We ask: can embodied reinforcement learning (RL) agents indirectly learn language from non-language tasks? We design an office navigation environment, where the agent's goal is to find a particular office, and office locations differ in different buildings (i.e., tasks) We find RL agents indeed are able to indirectly learn language. Agents trained with current meta-RL algorithms successfully generalize to reading floor plans with held-out layouts and language phrases.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Whereas machine learning models typically learn language by directly training on language tasks (e.g., next-word prediction), language emerges in human children as a byproduct of solving non-language tasks (e.g., acquiring food). Motivated by this observation, we ask: can embodied reinforcement learning (RL) agents also indirectly learn language from non-language tasks? Learning to associate language with its meaning requires a dynamic environment with varied language. Therefore, we investigate this question in a multi-task environment with language that varies across the different tasks. Specifically, we design an office navigation environment, where the agent's goal is to find a particular office, and office locations differ in different buildings (i.e., tasks). Each building includes a floor plan with a simple language description of the goal office's location, which can be visually read as an RGB image when visited. We find RL agents indeed are able to indirectly learn language. Agents trained with current meta-RL algorithms successfully generalize to reading floor plans with held-out layouts and language phrases, and quickly navigate to the correct office, despite receiving no direct language supervision.

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