Q Learning - Ashwin Vaidya

Before I explain what Q Learning is, I will quickly explain the basic principle of reinforcement learning. Reinforcement learning is a category of machine learning algorithms where the systems learn on their own by interacting with the environment. The idea is that a reward is provided to the agent if the action it takes is correct. Otherwise, some penalty is assigned to discourage the action. It is similar to how we train dogs to perform tricks, give it a snack for successfully doing a roll and rebuke it for dirtying your carpet.