What is reinforcement learning (RL)?

Reinforcement learning learns by trial and reward.
Richard Sutton

How It Works:

RL agents interact with an environment, receive rewards for good actions, and learn policies that maximize cumulative rewards over time.

Key Benefits:

  • Autonomous optimization: Learns strategies without labeled data.
  • Complex tasks: Handles sequential decision-making.
  • Exploration: Discovers novel solutions.

Real-World Use Cases:

  • Robotics: Teach robots to grasp objects.
  • Game AI: Master complex games like Go or Dota.

FAQs

How differ from supervised learning?
Is RL sample-efficient?