When optimizing a policy π_θ to match an optimal policy π*, the objective function is often simplified from Objective A to Objective B:
Objective A: arg min_θ Eₓ[KL(π_θ(·|x) || π*(·|x)) - log Z(x)]
Objective B: arg min_θ Eₓ[KL(π_θ(·|x) || π*(·|x))]
What is the fundamental mathematical reason this simplification is valid?
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When optimizing a policy π_θ to match an optimal policy π*, the objective function is often simplified from Objective A to Objective B:
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arg min_θ Eₓ[KL(π_θ(·|x) || π*(·|x)) - log Z(x)]Objective B:arg min_θ Eₓ[KL(π_θ(·|x) || π*(·|x))]What is the fundamental mathematical reason this simplification is valid?
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