🤖 What Is Reinforcement Learning in AI?

🧠 Introduction to Reinforcement Learning Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a machine learning technique where an agent learns to make decisions by interacting with an environment. The Artificial Intelligence agent receives rewards or penalties based on actions and learns to optimize its behavior to maximize cumulative rewards. Unlike supervised learning, where the model learns from a fixed dataset, RL learns dynamically, making it ideal for situations where decisions impact future outcomes. 🧩 How Reinforcement Learning Works Reinforcement learning operates using a framework known as the Markov Decision Process (MDP) , which consists of: Element Description Agent The decision-maker (e.g., robot, software bot) Environment Everything the agent interacts with State (s) A specific situation of the environment Action (a) A choice the agent makes in a state Reward (r) Feedback the agent receives after an action Policy (π) The strategy the agent follows Value Function (V) T...