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by mhog_hn 521 days ago
Like a multi-armed bandit strategy, optimizing moral progress by balancing exploration (testing new moral norms, even if uncomfortable) and exploitation (building on proven norms). Where the optimal strategy changes over time due to technology and other circumstances.
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Funny you say that because multi-armed bandits is one of the articles on the front page right now. https://stevehanov.ca/blog/index.php?id=132 , https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42650954
Interesting! I ran into this article during the morning and was very surprised - hadn’t read it before my bandit comment