Assignment 1

Lohit Jain

Cartoon
This cartoon signifies the advancement we have made in terms of machine learning , data analytics, information extraction etc. It is also a sattire on our own increasong stupidity and unawareness with respect to other things.

Task Identification

Task	Stochastic or deterministic	episodic or sequential	Static or dynamic	discrete or continuous	partially or fully observable	Single or multiagent
Playing Soccer	stochastic	sequential	dynamic	continuous	partially observable	Multiagent
Brushing your teeth	deterministic	episodic	static	continuous	Partially observable	Single agent
Playing a tennis match	stochastic	sequential	dynamic	continuous	Partially observable	Multiagent
Practicing tennis against the wall	stochastic	sequential	dynamic	continuous	Fully observable	Single agent
Deciding what item to take at hostel lunch	deterministic	episodic	static	discrete	Fully observable	Single agent

Reasons for Playing Tennis Match:
Stochastic : While playing the state and position of the game cant be determined by the player. It is probabilistic in nature depending on many factors and situations. The player can only judge the best course of action based on probability and cant be deterministic.
Sequential : The decision taken previously affects the outcome of the match.
Dynamic: The environment changes continuosly and the factors like angle, spin and speed are continuosly changing (dynamic).
Continuous : Player has to continously decide on number of things, where to run, where to strike the ball etc. All the attributes are continuous.
Partially Observable : The player cant possibly fully observe the spin, strength and many other factors. Taking an example, if he is returning a shot facing one side of court the player cant observe the opponent completely, making it partially observable.
Multiagent : The game depends upon the decisions of at least two people.