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It’s not like society is organized this way intentionally. It’s just the reality of Goodhart’s Law [0] in action. We haven’t found a way of measuring success th
by bdhess 8y ago
It’s not like society is organized this way intentionally. It’s just the reality of Goodhart’s Law [0] in action. We haven’t found a way of measuring success that isn’t gameable.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law
- lovich 8y agoYou've got a point. I suppose my question was more towards the people who argue that this is perfectly ok because these executives take on "risk" by making sure they get paid either way. It's one thing to say this is how it is because they managed to pull it off. It's another to say it's completely justifiable ethically