Practice Exploration Vs. Exploitation (6.2) - Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making
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Exploration vs. Exploitation

Practice - Exploration vs. Exploitation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define exploration in the context of reinforcement learning.

💡 Hint: Think about what it means to try new options.

Question 2 Easy

What is exploitation in reinforcement learning?

💡 Hint: Consider how one might focus on already successful strategies.

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Question 1

What does exploration in reinforcement learning involve?

Ignoring new actions
Trying new actions
Only using known actions

💡 Hint: It’s about experimenting rather than sticking to what you know.

Question 2

True or False: Exploitation is more important than exploration in all cases of reinforcement learning.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider situations that necessitate discovering new actions.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Propose a reinforcement learning model that optimally balances exploration and exploitation in a multi-armed bandit problem.

💡 Hint: Consider how an agent can gather enough data to make informed choices while still seeking new rewarding actions.

Challenge 2 Hard

Develop an exploration-exploitation strategy for an artificial agent tasked with playing a game against human opponents.

💡 Hint: Think about how this agent can profile human players while still allowing for unpredictable, exploratory behavior.

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