[nebabyte]

Which is why learning algorithms that produce decision trees are far smarter in the long run. Neural nets might eke out other benefits but there's a lot to be said about justifiable/accountable decisions.

[folli]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only type of decision tree that is comparable to a NN in terms of performance is an ensemble of decision trees, and these are equally hard to interpret as NNs.

[snaky]

Except the big (if not the main) part of modern economics is all about "don't care about long run - that's the only smart strategy".

[coldtea]

Except that's not so much a scientific theory but a justification for "quick bucks, everything else be damned".