Wayfarer's options improve exploration, credit assignment and transfer at once
MarlosCMachado · x · 2026-10-05
Thread entry 3/9: beyond being general and actually improving performance over primitive actions — outperforming DreamerV3, IQN, and Rainbow — Wayfarer discovers options that simultaneously improve exploration, credit assignment, and transfer.
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