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Simulating exploration versus exploitation in agent foraging under different environment uncertainties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2019

Nader Chmait Open the ORCID record for Nader Chmait [Opens in a new window] ,
David L. Dowe ,
David G. Green Open the ORCID record for David G. Green [Opens in a new window]  and
Yuan-Fang Li Open the ORCID record for Yuan-Fang Li [Opens in a new window]
Nader Chmait
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Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia. nader.chmait@monash.edudavid.dowe@monash.edudavid.green@monash.eduyuanfang.li@monash.eduhttp://users.monash.edu.au/~naderc/http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~dld/David.Dowe.publications.htmlhttps://research.monash.edu/en/persons/david-greenhttp://users.monash.edu.au/~yli/
David L. Dowe
Affiliation:
Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia. nader.chmait@monash.edudavid.dowe@monash.edudavid.green@monash.eduyuanfang.li@monash.eduhttp://users.monash.edu.au/~naderc/http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~dld/David.Dowe.publications.htmlhttps://research.monash.edu/en/persons/david-greenhttp://users.monash.edu.au/~yli/
David G. Green
Affiliation:
Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia. nader.chmait@monash.edudavid.dowe@monash.edudavid.green@monash.eduyuanfang.li@monash.eduhttp://users.monash.edu.au/~naderc/http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~dld/David.Dowe.publications.htmlhttps://research.monash.edu/en/persons/david-greenhttp://users.monash.edu.au/~yli/
Yuan-Fang Li
Affiliation:
Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia. nader.chmait@monash.edudavid.dowe@monash.edudavid.green@monash.eduyuanfang.li@monash.eduhttp://users.monash.edu.au/~naderc/http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~dld/David.Dowe.publications.htmlhttps://research.monash.edu/en/persons/david-greenhttp://users.monash.edu.au/~yli/
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Abstract

For artificial agents trading off exploration (food seeking) versus (short-term) exploitation (or consumption), our experiments suggest that uncertainty (interpreted information, theoretically) magnifies food seeking. In more uncertain environments, with food distributed uniformly randomly, exploration appears to be beneficial. In contrast, in biassed (less uncertain) environments, with food concentrated in only one part, exploitation appears to be more advantageous. Agents also appear to do better in biassed environments.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e39
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