Ideal Partition of Resources for Metareasoning

Understand

We can achieve significant gains in the value of computation by metareasoning about the nature or extent of base-level problem solving before executing a solution.

• However, resources that are irrevocably committed to metareasoning are not available for executing a solution.
• Thus, it is important to determine the portion of resources we wish to apply to metareasoning and control versus to the execution of a solution plan.
• Recent research on rational agency has highlighted the importance of limiting the consumption of resources by metareasoning machinery.