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Equation 6 · Part 13 · From Autocomplete to Delegation: The Technical History Behind OpenAI Codex

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at∼πθ(a∣o≤t,ht,g),ot+1=E(st,at),a_t\sim\pi_\theta(a\mid o_{\le t},h_t,g), \qquad o_{t+1}=E(s_t,a_t),
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What this part means

The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.

Its job in the formula

A subscript distinguishes a version, component, step, or member of a quantity. It does not automatically mean multiplication.

The passage around this formula

An agent trajectory can be represented as at∼πθ(a∣o≤t,ht,g),ot+1=E(st,at)a_t\sim\pi_\theta(a\mid o_{\le t},h_t,g), \qquad o_{t+1}=E(s_t,a_t). where the model policy chooses an action, environment E executes it against state sts_t , and the result becomes the next observation. This closes a feedback loop absent from one-shot completion.

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Learn the underlying idea

A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.

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