Practical Implications of the Policy Gradient Simplification
In the derivation of the policy gradient, the full expression for the gradient of a trajectory's log-probability is simplified by dropping the term related to the environment's transition probabilities. Analyze the primary practical advantage of this simplification. What does this imply about the types of environments or problems where this family of algorithms can be successfully applied, compared to methods that might require a model of the environment?
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Practical Implications of the Policy Gradient Simplification