Reinforcement learning · MLD-0241
Critic
A component estimating value, return-related quantities, or scoring quality to guide learning.
Original reference page · detailed expansion pending. Original definitions, examples, notes and citations are preserved below. New examples are illustrative, not benchmark results.
Original example
Estimate state values for policy updates.
Original caveat
Critic also has a different usage in adversarial generative models.
Context and aliases
Level: Intermediate. Stages: Theory · Training · Evaluation.
Tags: RL · DL · SLM · LLM.
Aliases: None recorded.
Related concepts
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Original references
- OpenAI Spinning Up: reinforcement learning ↗ · Consulted
- TRL documentation ↗ · Consulted
- Original reference URL ↗