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Actor-Critic
============
**Actions space:** Discrete | Continuous
**References:** `Asynchronous Methods for Deep Reinforcement Learning <https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.01783>`_
Network Structure
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.. image:: /_static/img/design_imgs/ac.png
:width: 500px
:align: center
Algorithm Description
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Choosing an action - Discrete actions
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The policy network is used in order to predict action probabilites. While training, a sample is taken from a categorical
distribution assigned with these probabilities. When testing, the action with the highest probability is used.
Training the network
++++++++++++++++++++
A batch of :math:`T_{max}` transitions is used, and the advantages are calculated upon it.
Advantages can be calculated by either of the following methods (configured by the selected preset) -
1. **A_VALUE** - Estimating advantage directly:
:math:`A(s_t, a_t) = \underbrace{\sum_{i=t}^{i=t + k - 1} \gamma^{i-t}r_i +\gamma^{k} V(s_{t+k})}_{Q(s_t, a_t)} - V(s_t)`
where :math:`k` is :math:`T_{max} - State\_Index` for each state in the batch.
2. **GAE** - By following the `Generalized Advantage Estimation <https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.02438>`_ paper.
The advantages are then used in order to accumulate gradients according to
:math:`L = -\mathop{\mathbb{E}} [log (\pi) \cdot A]`
.. autoclass:: rl_coach.agents.actor_critic_agent.ActorCriticAlgorithmParameters