Artificial Intelligence / Unit 1 AI 0030 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Bounded Rationality
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The idea
A rational agent chooses the best action it can, given its goals, its stimuli, and its computational limits — perfection with unlimited resources is not on offer.
In practice
A head cook in the Friday rush sequences tickets well in seconds; computing the optimum would outlast the diners.
Where people slip
Bounded is not sloppy — good shortcuts are themselves well-chosen, and choosing them is the skill.
Your place on the trail
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