What it does

Q-Learning learns by trying actions and remembering which ones lead to rewards.

Agent: The AI character • Reward: Points for good jobs

How it works

  • Try an action.
  • See the reward.
  • Update a table so better actions are easier to choose next time.

Uses & Applications

  • A simple game AI can learn which moves win points.
  • A robot can learn which direction helps it reach a goal.
  • A learning app can choose practice questions that help most.
In short

It learns from rewards, like practice in a game.

Try it yourself

Learn which way leads to a prize

A player starts on the left and earns a prize by reaching Goal. It learns scores for left and right moves.

Your turn

Change one setting at a time. Reset example puts everything back.

Learn a route from rewards

Step 1
Why this happens

Look closer at the numbers
Numbers used in this example