Practice Exploration vs. Exploitation - 6.2 | Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making | Artificial Intelligence Advance
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6.2 - 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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Interactive Quizzes

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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

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

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.

Question 2

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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