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Exploration and exploitation

What does “Exploration and exploitation” mean?

Exploration and exploitation: The tradeoff between trying uncertain actions and using the actions already believed to work well.

Exploration and exploitation visual guide: The tradeoff between trying uncertain actions and using the actions already believed to work well.
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What is an example of “Exploration and exploitation”?

A recommendation system occasionally tries a new item to learn what readers like.

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