A reinforcement learning algorithm that enables an agent to learn the value of actions in a particular state. Ethical issues arise in how these agents learn from and interact with their environments, especially in unintended behaviors or outcomes.
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Last Updated: February 28, 2025
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Recommended Citation: "Q-learning, Edition 1.0 Research." In AI & Human Rights Index, edited by Nathan C. Walker, Dirk Brand, Caitlin Corrigan, Georgina Curto Rex, Alexander Kriebitz, John Maldonado, Kanshukan Rajaratnam, and Tanya de Villiers-Botha. New York: All Tech is Human; Camden, NJ: AI Ethics Lab at Rutgers University, 2025. Accessed April 24, 2025. https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/q-learning/.
