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title: "blind lower bound"
type: concept
source: https://www.jemoka.com/posts/kbhblind_lower_bound/
confidence: high
status: active
---

To evaluate the lower bound:
\begin{equation} \alpha_{a}^{k+1} (s) = R(s,a) + \gamma \sum_{s&rsquo;}^{} T(s&rsquo;|s,a) \alpha_{a}^{k}(s&rsquo;) \end{equation}
we are essentially sticking with an action and do conditional plan evaluation of a policy that do one action into the future
