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17 Post author: Stefan_Schubert 27 February 2015 07:26PM

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Comment author: torekp 28 February 2015 03:43:09PM 4 points [-]

But wait! If many of the algorithm's mistakes are obvious to any human with some common sense, then there is probably a process of algorithm+sanity check by a human, which will outperform even the algorithm. In which case, you yourself can volunteer for the sanity check role, and this should make you even more eager to use the algorithm.

(Yes, I'm vaguely aware of some research which shows that "sanity check by a human" often makes things worse. But let's just suppose.)

Comment author: gwillen 28 February 2015 08:29:33PM 0 points [-]

I do think an algorithm-supported-human approach will probably beat at least an unassisted human, and I think a lot of people would be more comfortable with it than algorithm-alone. (As long as the final discretion belongs to a human, the worst fears are ameliorated.)