Nick_Tarleton comments on Above-Average AI Scientists - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 30 September 2008 03:42:00PM 4 points [-]

Phil, that penalizes people who believe themselves to be precise even when they're right. Wouldn't, oh, intelligence / (1 + |precision - (self-estimate of precision)|) be better?

What do you mean by "precision", anyway?