A Survey on the Verification of Reinforcement Learning Policies

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Researchers have compiled a massive survey on how to mathematically prove that Reinforcement Learning policies will actually behave as intended. As AI moves into safety-critical areas like medicine and robotics, the industry is shifting from 'empirical vibes' to formal verification paradigms. This paper provides a taxonomy for verifying everything from step-wise safety to long-term probabilistic guarantees.