# Bad Influence story: Google explains OpenRL, a self-hosted reinforcement learning API for Kubernetes

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 20:51. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/00375eec-ff05-4e8b-9c90-604c165e897c

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Latest update (11-11 20:51): Google engineers explain how OpenRL runs reinforcement learning on Kubernetes

Overview: Google engineers Sunil Arora and Justin Santa Barbara explain how OpenRL separates the reinforcement learning loop from compute infrastructure on Kubernetes, according to SiliconANGLE. Arora says the split lets researchers keep control of their experiments while infrastructure engineers handle scaling.

OpenRL is a self-hosted training API that Google released as a research preview in June 2026. Arora says Google's Agent Substrate packs more sandboxes onto limited compute for reward calculation.

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1. 11-11 20:51 · SiliconANGLE · AI · [Google engineers explain how OpenRL runs reinforcement learning on Kubernetes](https://badinfluence.news/items/m3tm3jxp54i2g78f6wmuflq6r)
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