In this article we introduce the Arcade Learning Environment (ALE): both a challenge problem and a platform and methodology for evaluating the development of general, domain-independent AI technology. ALE provides an interface to hundreds of Atari 2600 game environments, each one different, interesting, and designed to be a challenge for human players. ALE presents significant research challenges for reinforcement learning, model learning, model-based planning, imitation learning, transfer learning, and intrinsic motivation. Most importantly, it provides a rigorous testbed for evaluating and comparing approaches to these problems. We illustrate the promise of ALE by developing and benchmarking domain-independent agents designed using well-established AI techniques for both reinforcement learning and planning. In doing so, we also propose a methodology for evaluation made possible by ALE, reporting empirical results on over 55 different games. All of the software, including the benchmark agents, is publicly available.

该论文介绍了Arcade Learning Environment（ALE），这是一个既是挑战问题又是平台和方法论，用于评估通用、域无关的人工智能技术的发展。ALE提供了与数百种Atari 2600游戏环境的接口，每个环境都不同、有趣且旨在挑战人类玩家。ALE为强化学习、模型学习、基于模型的规划、仿真学习、迁移学习和内在动机提供了重大的研究挑战，并提供了一个严格的测试平台，用于评估和比较这些问题的方法。

Arcade Learning Environment：通用智能体评估平台