shminux comments on Open Thread, May 19 - 25, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 22 May 2014 10:14:36PM 1 point [-]

You have to reliably convince a grader in the 1-2 min they spend on it that your essay is in the top 1% or so (that's the fraction of perfect 12s), and the grader intuitively knows the score she'll give you within one point after 30 seconds or less. I doubt there is a sure way to do it without hitting their mental model of a perfect essay on all counts.

Comment author: ike 23 May 2014 03:16:18PM *  0 points [-]

You need to reliably convince a grader that they should 1. Take more time to look at the essay or 2. Give a six, regardless of merit.

Few restrictions on how, like with AIbox. (You could tell them you're an AI, or an alien, or whatnot, as long as it's believable.)