Methodological Assumptions behind the Multiple Execution Architecture

• Markov assumption

  All of the knowledge types encode information conditional only on the current state. Future performance and events are assumed not to depend on the entire history of the agent. In other words, the representation of the current state must incorporate all relevant information.

• Availability of compiled rules

  A major issue with decision theory is its computational intractability. The hope of an MEA is that the different knowledge types will provide enough versatility so that at least one EA will produce a good answer within the limited response time.