Definition
Plain language
A stored set of expert how-to principles an AI can pull from depending on the situation it's in.
As stated in the literature
A structured, situation-indexed collection of expert strategy fragments retrieved per decision; in PokerSkill, authored heuristics spanning action lines and hand classes that bind the relevant principle to the current game state.
Why it matters: It lets a model act on expert know-how on demand by matching the right principle to the current situation, without needing to learn it all from scratch.
For example, facing a particular game situation, the AI pulls the matching strategy tip from its collection and applies it to that exact spot.
Heard on the show
“And that reputation system runs through the whole skill library.”Episode 161 — A Robot That Plays Before You Give It a Job, And Why That Beats Retrying