Continual Reinforcement Learning with Neuroevolution

arXiv:2610.01583 · cs.NE, cs.LG · Submitted 2026-10-01 · Read on arXiv

cs.NE, cs.LG

Submitted: 2026-10-01

Updated: 2026-10-02

Code: https://github.com/eleninisioti/continual_neuroevolution

Terminology

• Reinforcement Learning — 1× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes

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