Kawoomba comments on Applying reinforcement learning theory to reduce felt temporal distance - Less Wrong

11 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 26 January 2014 09:17AM

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Comment author: Kawoomba 26 January 2014 10:36:38AM *  0 points [-]

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Until you've become comparatively good at predicting the future (entails good models, which entails cognitive effort, which necessitates a reasonably developed cognitive architecture), an immediate benefit will often outweigh some nebulous possible future reward (in OP's parlance, value).