Method for the computer-assisted open-loop and/or closed-loop control of a technical system (T), wherein the open-loop and/or closed-loop control carries out, at respective times, actions (a) comprising one or more action variables at the technical system (T) as a function of one or more states (x) of the technical system (T), comprising in each case one or more state variables, wherein: a) a predefined regulating method (CO1, CO2) determines, at respective times, first actions (a1) which are to be carried out on the technical system (T), as a function of at least the state (x) of the technical system (T) at the respective time; b) at least one exploration rule (EP) determines one or more second actions (a2) to be carried out on the technical system (T) as a function of at least the state (x) of the technical system (T) at the respective time in order to explore states which states which have not yet been assumed by the technical system (T); c) a set of resulting subsequent states (x') of the technical system (T) is predicted on the basis of a simulation model (SM) of the technical system (T) for each second action (a2) ; d) it is checked for each set of subsequent states (x') whether the respective set of subsequent states (x') satisfies a predefined threshold value criterion which defines thresholds which are to be complied with for at least one portion of the state variables of the respective set of subsequent states (x'); e) if one or more sets of subsequent states (x') satisfy the threshold value criterion, a second action (a2) is supplied to the predefined regulating method (CO1, CO2) for which second action (a2) the predicted set of subsequent states (x') satisfies the threshold value criterion, after which the predefined regulating method (CO1, CO2) carries out, as an action, the supplied second action (a2) instead of the first action (a1) or the first action (a1), determined in step a), in combination with the second action (a2) at the technical system (T). a) a predefined regulating method (CO1, CO2) determines, at respective times, first actions (a1) which are to be carried out on the technical system (T), as a function of at least the state (x) of the technical system (T) at the respective time; b) at least one exploration rule (EP) determines one or more second actions (a2) to be carried out on the technical system (T) as a function of at least the state (x) of the technical system (T) at the respective time in order to explore states which states which have not yet been assumed by the technical system (T); c) a set of resulting subsequent states (x') of the technical system (T) is predicted on the basis of a simulation model (SM) of the technical system (T) for each second action (a2) ; d) it is checked for each set of subsequent states (x') whether the respective set of subsequent states (x') satisfies a predefined threshold value criterion which defines thresholds which are to be complied with for at least one portion of the state variables of the respective set of subsequent states (x'); e) if one or more sets of subsequent states (x') satisfy the threshold value criterion, a second action (a2) is supplied to the predefined regulating method (CO1, CO2) for which second action (a2) the predicted set of subsequent states (x') satisfies the threshold value criterion, after which the predefined regulating method (CO1, CO2) carries out, as an action, the supplied second action (a2) instead of the first action (a1) or the first action (a1), determined in step a), in combination with the second action (a2) at the technical system (T). <EOS>