Q-target training improves in-context reinforcement learning from suboptimal data

Replacing behavior imitation with Bellman-style value targets made context-conditioned Transformers more robust to weak offline trajectories.

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Alibaba Group · University at Buffalo

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The authors retained the context-conditioned Transformer architecture used for in-context reinforcement learning but replaced behavior cloning with a Bellman-style objective.

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QTPT enables robust in-context RL from weak offline data by training with Q-targets instead of behavior cloning.

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