ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Learning classifier system

A learning classifier system is like a big brain that helps computers learn how to do things better.

Imagine you have a pet robot whose job it is to clean your room. Your robot friend isn't very good at it yet, but you want to help him get better.

So, you tell your robot that it needs to clean all of the toys off the floor. The robot tries its best and picks up some toys, but it still leaves a lot on the ground.

That's where the learning classifier system comes in. It watches what the robot does and tries to figure out what works best. It looks at all the things the robot did and decides which ones helped it clean up more toys.

Then, it uses that information to give the robot better instructions on how to clean up even more toys. So, the next time your robot tries to clean, it knows what worked before and can do an even better job.

Eventually, with the help of the learning classifier system, your robot friend becomes a master cleaner and your room is spotless!