Growing Artificial Neural Networks for Control: the Role of Neuronal Diversity

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.08510v1
• Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 11:21:52 GMT
• Title: Growing Artificial Neural Networks for Control: the Role of Neuronal Diversity
• Authors: Eleni Nisioti, Erwan Plantec, Milton Montero, Joachim Winther Pedersen, Sebastian Risi,
• Abstract summary: In biological evolution complex neural structures grow from a handful of cellular ingredients. This self-organisation is hypothesized to play an important part in the generalisation, and robustness of biological neural networks. We present an algorithm for growing artificial neural networks that solve reinforcement learning tasks.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: In biological evolution complex neural structures grow from a handful of cellular ingredients. As genomes in nature are bounded in size, this complexity is achieved by a growth process where cells communicate locally to decide whether to differentiate, proliferate and connect with other cells. This self-organisation is hypothesized to play an important part in the generalisation, and robustness of biological neural networks. Artificial neural networks (ANNs), on the other hand, are traditionally optimized in the space of weights. Thus, the benefits and challenges of growing artificial neural networks remain understudied. Building on the previously introduced Neural Developmental Programs (NDP), in this work we present an algorithm for growing ANNs that solve reinforcement learning tasks. We identify a key challenge: ensuring phenotypic complexity requires maintaining neuronal diversity, but this diversity comes at the cost of optimization stability. To address this, we introduce two mechanisms: (a) equipping neurons with an intrinsic state inherited upon neurogenesis; (b) lateral inhibition, a mechanism inspired by biological growth, which controlls the pace of growth, helping diversity persist. We show that both mechanisms contribute to neuronal diversity and that, equipped with them, NDPs achieve comparable results to existing direct and developmental encodings in complex locomotion tasks

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