An Introduction to Deep Reinforcement Learning
It provides an introductory overview for readers familiar with basic machine learning, focusing on generalization and practical applications, but is incremental as it synthesizes existing knowledge.
The paper introduces deep reinforcement learning as a combination of reinforcement learning and deep learning, enabling solutions to complex decision-making tasks across domains like healthcare and robotics.
Deep reinforcement learning is the combination of reinforcement learning (RL) and deep learning. This field of research has been able to solve a wide range of complex decision-making tasks that were previously out of reach for a machine. Thus, deep RL opens up many new applications in domains such as healthcare, robotics, smart grids, finance, and many more. This manuscript provides an introduction to deep reinforcement learning models, algorithms and techniques. Particular focus is on the aspects related to generalization and how deep RL can be used for practical applications. We assume the reader is familiar with basic machine learning concepts.