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Meta-RL with Bayesian Linear Task Models

arxiv.org/abs/2512.20974

Updated 50 min ago · first seen 11 Sept 2026

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Published
11 Sept 2026
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arXiv
2512.20974
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Category
cs.LG
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Abstract

-cross Abstract: Deep Bayesian reinforcement learning adapts to unseen tasks by inferring latent transition and reward models, but existing methods typically rely on variational posteriors and evidence lower bounds, introducing approximation error and unstable task representations. We introduce GLiBRL, a deep Bayesian RL framework that combines generalised linear task models with learnable non-linear basis functions. GLiBRL features conjugate Bayesian inference, yielding exact, sequential posterior updates over task parameters and model noise, together with a closed-form marginal likelihood that eliminates variational inference. The update is naturally permutation-invariant, allowing GLiBRL to integrate with both off- and on-policy algorithms. GLiBRL also learns task representation admitting an exact kernel identity, relating distances between task representations to kernel discrepancies over the task contexts. Compared against eight representative or recent meta reinforcement learning methods, GLiBRL achieves the highest aggregate zero-shot test performance on both the MuJoCo locomotion and MetaWorld manipulation benchmarks.

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Jingyang You, Hanna Kurniawati

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2512.20974

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cs.LG, cs.AI, cs.RO

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cs.LG

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Published
11 Sept 2026

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