> It is not "optimising" because nobody even hopes for something "optimal". Optimizing doesn't need to reach the optimal, just improve. > It is not like chess

> It is not "optimising" because nobody even hopes for something "optimal". Optimizing doesn't need to reach the optimal, just improve. > It is not like chess. More like Poker because more uncertainty. I would say the uncertainty is similar to chess. It isn't feasible to know the best option in any given situation, but it is deterministic.