Learning Shortest Paths with Generative Flow Networks

arXiv:2603.01786 · cs.LG, cs.AI, stat.ML · Submitted 2026-03-02 · Read on arXiv

cs.LG, cs.AI, stat.ML

Submitted: 2026-03-02

Updated: 2026-10-13

Code: https://github.com/GreatDrake/gfn-pathfinding

Terminology

• Regularization — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes

Sources

• Layer Normalization
• CayleyPy RL: Pathfinding and Reinforcement Learning on Cayley Graphs
• A Survey of Shortest-Path Algorithms
• Solving the Rubik's Cube Without Human Knowledge
• gfnx: Fast and Scalable Library for Generative Flow Networks in JAX

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