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> “The solution is obvious, and not vague at all: stop over-relying on metrics, and stop pretending that what matters can in most cases be measured.” That is v
by mlthoughts2018 7y ago
> “The solution is obvious, and not vague at all: stop over-relying on metrics, and stop pretending that what matters can in most cases be measured.”
That is vague. You, like the article, are not being specific or explaining how this can be systematically applied.
- inimino 7y ago"systematically applied"... I'm not giving you a system, I'm specifically telling you not to rely on systems and rules in cases where they do not work. I'm arguing that people need to take responsibility for the correspondence of their own actions and values. This is not a system, it's an attitude. If you're using ML to grade essays, then you need to stop doing that, because the things modern ML can measure are not the things that make an essay good or bad. If you're using metrics to drive a business process, and the output of that process that corresponds to your values cannot be captured by a metric, then you need to stop using metrics and instead design your process according to principles that reflect your values.
- wtracy 7y agoI think the fundamental message here is that there isn't a solution that can be systematically applied.