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SUMMARY:Sven Neth - Against Optimization
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LOCATION: University of Pittsburgh\, 4200 Fifth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, United States\, 15260
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk.&nbsp\;Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at&nbsp\;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.</p>\n<p><strong>LTT:&nbsp\;Sven Neth</strong></p>\n<p>Friday\, February 14th @ 12:00 pm&nbsp\;-&nbsp\;1:30 pm&nbsp\;EST&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Title: Against Optimization</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:</strong>&nbsp\; Value is complex and hard to measure. So we often measure and optimize a simplified proxy metric. It&rsquo\;s easy to feel uneasy about this. For example\, Nguyen (2024) describes this phenomenon as &ldquo\;value capture&rdquo\; and thinks it is bad. Similar phenomena are discussed as &ldquo\;Goodhart&rsquo\;s law&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;reward hacking&rdquo\;. But it is difficult to pinpoint exactly what is going wrong here. I will (i) discuss a theorem which attempts to give a general explanation of why optimizing a proxy metric is bad\, (ii) ask whether the theorem rests on plausible assumptions and (iii) speculate about what this means for consequentialism\, capitalism and various other topics.</p>\n<p>This talk will also be available live streamed on:</p>\n<p>Zoom:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong>https://pitt.zoom.us/j/93319281376</strong></p>\n<p>YouTube at&nbsp\;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Edouard Machery:
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