Tom_Talbot comments on The Scylla of Error and the Charybdis of Paralysis - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tom_Talbot 26 September 2009 05:25:26PM 2 points [-]

Sounds fun! Easy to implement on a computer too. I wonder if players would discover the best strategy simply by practicing (and not by reasoning about the game).

Comment author: dclayh 26 September 2009 06:37:27PM 4 points [-]

And I wonder if doctors discover the best strategy the same way.

Comment author: wedrifid 28 September 2009 08:45:51PM 3 points [-]

And I wonder if the 'best strategy' found by doctors in this way is a different thing entirely to the strategy that optimises patient outcomes. The best thing about learning by practising is that you can learn successfully without having to admit what your utility function looks like!