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DiscoRL: When Algorithms Learn to Design Algorithms

DeepMind's DiscoRL discovers reinforcement learning algorithms that outperform hand-designed methods like PPO and DQN. By treating algorithm design as a meta-learning problem, it found alternatives to value functions and bootstrapping through optimization alone.

#reinforcement-learning #meta-learning #deepmindDec 8, 2025
15 min read
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When Machines Design Their Own Learning Algorithms

A machine trained on simple grid worlds beat every hand-designed RL algorithm on Atari. DeepMind's DiscoRL discovers algorithms through meta-learning that outperform DQN, PPO, and A3C - methods humans spent decades developing.

#reinforcement-learning #meta-learning #algorithm-discoveryDec 8, 2025
13 min read
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