Numerical Integration Error
A numerical inaccuracy in physical simulation caused by integrating over discrete time steps. It can produce artifacts such as energy non-conservation, which reinforcement learning agents exploit to obtain additional reward.
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In the simulated swimmer case, the agent learned to rapidly wiggle small body parts, using the extra energy accumulated from numerical integration errors to swim faster.
Common methods for detecting numerical exploitation include: monitoring the power spectrum of action frequencies, checking whether state variables take on non-physical extreme values, and cross-validating with different integrators or different step sizes.
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In the simulated swimmer case, the agent learned to rapidly wiggle small body parts, using the extra energy accumulated from numerical integration errors to swim faster.
50%UnverifiedCommon methods for detecting numerical exploitation include: monitoring the power spectrum of action frequencies, checking whether state variables take on non-physical extreme values, and cross-validating with different integrators or different step sizes.
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