Quantum dots make efficient decisions

Even the simplest forms of life face an endless barrage of decisions—where to search for sustenance, for example, or how to avoid predators. Various mathematical models can mimic these decision-making processes, coming to the same conclusions that a living organism might reach. One of these models, known as the softmax rule, offers the closest approximation of a human trying to maximize their winnings from a bank of slot machines.

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