timtyler comments on My Algorithm for Beating Procrastination - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 22 May 2013 06:22:26AM 0 points [-]

Something typically only has to be beneficial on average for reinforcement learning to favour it.

Even that is not required. See: gambling addiction. Our ability to learn from reinforcement is not calibrated according to the ideal.

Comment author: timtyler 22 May 2013 11:31:32PM 1 point [-]

Sure: I should have used a different term in place of "beneficial".