How to implement an agent's decision to gather more information?
Smart_Promise441 · reddit · 2026-08-31
A developer asks how to implement the decision logic for an agent to determine if gathering more evidence is worth the cost before taking action. Key questions include representing uncertainty, estimating the value of information (VOI), modeling collection costs, and defining stopping conditions. The post seeks real-world architectural implementations and practical decision logic.
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