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I mean, if it has not been done before, it doesn't look like they're overstating the novelty. Most algorithms look "obvious" in hindsight :).
by pm90 9y ago
I mean, if it has not been done before, it doesn't look like they're overstating the novelty. Most algorithms look "obvious" in hindsight :).
- euyyn 9y agoIt's a well-known technique in the out-of-fashion world of knowledge-based systems: To create an expert system, your experts often won't be able to articulate their utility function, so you extract it by presenting them A/B choices.
- regularfry 9y agoDoing an old thing on a new problem counts as novel.
- euyyn 9y agoSure. Just pointing out that this isn't a "new algorithm that only looks obvious because of hindsight". There's an almost endless supply of problems, like this one, that benefit from automating the assessment task of human experts.