Combining AIVAT variance reduction with anytime-valid confidence sequences lets poker agent evaluations stop at a median 74x fewer hands at plus or minus 1 BB, with exact finite-sample certification currently limited to games with an independent payoff bound.
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AV-AIVAT: 74x Cheaper Agent Evaluation with Certified Anytime-Valid Stopping in Imperfect-Information Games
Combining AIVAT variance reduction with anytime-valid confidence sequences lets poker agent evaluations stop at a median 74x fewer hands at plus or minus 1 BB, with exact finite-sample certification currently limited to games with an independent payoff bound.