Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"lemmy.mlimagemessage-square89linkfedilinkarrow-up1334arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1323arrow-down1imageThe Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing"lemmy.mlArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square89linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
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minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoGoodhart’s law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure” TLDR as soon as you have a system like this people will game it…
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Goodhart’s law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure”
TLDR as soon as you have a system like this people will game it…