Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On: Apply modern RL methods to practical problems of chatbots, robotics, discrete optimization, web automation, and more

Revised and expanded to include multi-agent methods, discrete optimization, RL in robotics, advanced exploration techniques, and moreKey FeaturesSecond edition of the bestselling introduction to deep reinforcement learning, expanded with six new chaptersLearn advanced exploration techniques including noisy networks, pseudo-count, and network distillation methodsApply RL methods to cheap hardware robotics platformsBook DescriptionDeep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On, Second Edition is an updated and expanded version of the bestselling guide to the very latest reinforcement learning (RL) tools and techniques. It provides you with an introduction to the fundamentals of RL, along with the hands-on ability to code intelligent learning agents to perform a range of practical tasks.With six new chapters devoted to a variety of up-to-the-minute developments in RL, including discrete optimization (solving the Rubik's Cube), multi-agent methods, Microsoft's TextWorld environment, advanced exploration techniques, and more, you will come away from this book with a deep understanding of the latest innovations in this emerging field.In addition, you will gain actionable insights into such topic areas as deep Q-networks, policy gradient methods, continuous control problems, and highly scalable, non-gradient methods. You will also discover how to build a real hardware robot trained with RL for less than $100 and solve the Pong environment in just 30 minutes of training using step-by-step code optimization.In short, Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On, Second Edition, is your companion to navigating the exciting complexities of RL as it helps you attain experience and knowledge through real-world examples.What you will learnUnderstand the deep learning context of RL and implement complex deep learning modelsEvaluate RL methods including cross-entropy, DQN, actor-critic, TRPO, PPO, DDPG, D4PG, and othersBuild a practical hardware robot trained with RL methods for less than $100Discover Microsoft s TextWorld environment, which is an interactive fiction games platformUse discrete optimization in RL to solve a Rubik s CubeTeach your agent to play Connect 4 using AlphaGo ZeroExplore the very latest deep RL research on topics including AI chatbotsDiscover advanced exploration techniques, including noisy networks and network distillation techniquesWho this book is forSome fluency in Python is assumed. Sound understanding of the fundamentals of deep learning will be helpful. This book is an introduction to deep RL and requires no background in RLTable of ContentsWhat Is Reinforcement Learning?OpenAI GymDeep Learning with PyTorchThe Cross-Entropy MethodTabular Learning and the Bellman Equation Deep Q-NetworksHigher-Level RL librariesDQN ExtensionsWays to Speed up RLStocks Trading Using RLPolicy Gradients The Actor-Critic MethodAsynchronous Advantage Actor-CriticTraining Chatbots with RLThe TextWorld environmentWeb NavigationContinuous Action SpaceRL in RoboticsTrust Regions Black-Box Optimization in RLAdvanced explorationBeyond Model-Free AlphaGo ZeroRL in Discrete OptimisationMulti-agent RL Read more