the invention concerns a method for the computerized control and / or regulation of a technical system . within the context of the method according to the invention , there is implemented in a preset regulating process an exploration rule by means of which new , as yet unknown , states of the technical system are started , a simulation model of the technical system checking whether the actions of the exploration rule lead to sequential states lying within predetermined thresholds . only in that case is the corresponding action performed according to the exploration rule on the technical system . the method according to the invention enables new states to be explored within the framework of the operation of a technical system , it being ensured through checking of appropriate thresholds that the exploration is carried out imperceptibly and does not lead to incorrect operation of the technical system . the method according to the invention is suitable in particular for controlling or regulating gas turbines or wind turbines .