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The problem with that is if people know the exact formula for quality, sites can work to game it. Basically, once the formula for quality is known, it no longer
by cortesoft 6y ago
The problem with that is if people know the exact formula for quality, sites can work to game it. Basically, once the formula for quality is known, it no longer is a formula for quality.
- deelowe 6y agoThere are ways to perform 3rd party assessment without directly exposing intellectual property to interested parties.
- tankenmate 6y agoBut the point isn't 3rd part assessments, the issue is that people want transparency of the algorithms; i.e. the intellectual property is exactly what people want to see.
- deelowe 6y agoAgreed and I'd be willing to bet that a significant portion of those people may have conflicting interests here.
- ApolloFortyNine 6y agoUnless you think it's even in the realm of possibility to have a human being do the assessment, at the end of the day it's still going to be an algorithm that can be gamed.
- munificent 6y agoThis is the key problem. All automated moderation is essentially a wicked mix of an iterated prisoner's dilemma and Goodhart's Law.