Machine Learning Titans of 2024: Reinforcement and Self-Supervised Learning

In the ever-evolving landscape of Machine Learning (ML), Reinforcement Learning (RL) and Self-Supervised Learning (SSL) have emerged as two of the most prominent methods in 2024. While they both aim to improve the performance and capabilities of ML models, they differ significantly in their approaches and applications. This blog will delve into the features, industry benefits, future scope, and key takeaways of RL and SSL, and provide insights into how these methods are shaping the future of ML. Reinforcement Learning: Features and Applications Reinforcement Learning is an area of ML where an agent learns to make decisions by performing certain actions in an environment to achieve maximum cumulative reward. The agent explores and exploits the environment, learning from the feedback received after each action, which is termed as rewards or punishments. Features of Reinforcement Learning: Exploration and Exploitation: RL emphasizes a balance between exploring the environment to find new ...