Effectiveness
v Effectiveness assures that the agent can perform the
algorithm’s operations mechanically without
intervention
; No additional inputs, special talent, clairvoyance, creativity
or help from Superman
v Effectiveness is achieved by reducing the task to the
primitive operations known to the computer
v Definiteness assures the agent knows what command
to perform next; effectiveness assures the agent can
accomplish the command
A non-effective command would be “Print the
NASDAQ’s net change for the next trading day”