What is Q* or Q-learning in relation to OpenAI?

The recent developments at OpenAI, involving the temporary dismissal of CEO Sam Altman, have drawn significant attention in the AI and finance sectors.

According to a report by Reuters on November 22, just before Altman’s brief period of exile, a group of staff researchers penned a letter to the board of directors, alerting them to a potent AI discovery they believed could pose a threat to humanity.

If you google Q* and Open AI there are not many results there but you can find several news outlets mentioning about Q* and a…