A Review of Reinforcement Learning Evolution: Taxonomy, Challenges and Emerging Solutions

Reinforcement Learning (RL) has become a rapidly advancing field inside Artificial Intelligence (AI) and self-sufficient structures, revolutionizing the manner in which machines analyze and make selections. Over the past few years, RL has advanced notably with the improvement of more sophisticated algorithms and methodologies that address increasingly complicated actual-world troubles. This progress has been driven by using enhancements in computational power, the availability of big datasets, and improvements in machine-getting strategies, permitting RL to address challenges across a wide range of industries, from robotics and autonomous driving system to healthcare and finance. The effect of RL is evident in its capacity to optimize selection-making procedures in unsure and dynamic environments. By getting to know from interactions with the environment, RL agents can make decisions that maximize lengthy-time period rewards, adapting to converting situations and enhancing over time. This adaptability has made RL an invaluable tool in situations wherein traditional approaches fall brief, especially in complicated, excessive-dimensional spaces and behind-schedule remarks. This review aims to offer radical information about the current nation of RL, highlighting its interdisciplinary contributions and how it shapes the destiny of AI and autonomous technologies. It discusses how RL affects improvements in robotics, natural language processing, and recreation while exploring its deployment's ethical and practical demanding situations. Additionally, it examines key research from numerous fields that have contributed to RL's development.

@article{Tan2025,
  title     = {A Review of Reinforcement Learning Evolution: Taxonomy, Challenges and Emerging Solutions},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {16},
  number    = {1},
  year      = {2025},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {Ji Loun Tan and Bakr Ahmed Taha and Norazreen Abd Aziz and Mohd Hadri Hafiz Mokhtar and Muhammad Mukhlisin and Norhana Arsad},
  doi       = {10.14569/IJACSA.2025.0160149},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2025.0160149}
}