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New CVaR-UCBVI algorithm achieves near-minimax-optimal regret in reinforcement learning

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A new research paper introduces the Continuity-Free Near-Minimax Leading-Order Regret for CVaR-UCBVI algorithm. This algorithm achieves a sharper regret rate of \\(\\widetilde{O}(\\sqrt{SAK/\\tau})\\) in finite-horizon tabular CVaR reinforcement learning without requiring continuity assumptions. The key innovation is a self-bound on the conditional variance of the episode shortfall, which, when substituted into the Bernstein decomposition, yields near-minimax-optimal regret for various return laws. AI

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New CVaR-UCBVI algorithm achieves near-minimax-optimal regret in reinforcement learning

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Yuanlong Chen ·

    Continuity-Free Near-Minimax Leading-Order Regret for CVaR-UCBVI

    arXiv:2608.28960v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: For finite-horizon tabular CVaR reinforcement learning, prior work proves a $\widetilde{O}(\tau^{-1}\sqrt{SAK})$ leading regret bound for arbitrary normalized return laws and the sharper $\widetilde{O}(\sqrt{SAK/\tau})$ rate under a…

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