# Exploring and Exploiting, Global and Local Optimum The majority of life is faced with decisions where we must either decide to **exploit** the best possible option that we see in front of us, or **explore** other options. In the short term, exploitation is likely to find a better **local** optimum. In the long run, however, exploring with likely yield a better, **global** optimum. Much of Artificial Intelligence is determining how to best handle this explore vs. exploit trade off. --- Date: 20211129 Links to: [Exploration-Exploitation](Exploration-Exploitation.md) [Optimization-Techniques](Optimization-Techniques.md) Tags: References: * []()