Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 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"imagemessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1393arrow-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"Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square117fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·5 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…