No. FAI is about figuring out how to implement precise preference, not an approximation of it appropriate for non-magical environments. Requires completely different tools.
It seems that to work on FAI, one has to become mathematician and theoretical computer scientist (whatever the actual career).
What do you mean by "non-magical environments"?
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