Choose a meaningful measure
Does a better score mean we solved the right problem?
Platt discusses the importance of choosing objectives that reflect useful scientific progress.
John Platt
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What does this actually establish?
| Source status | Source locator: Google’s Empirical Research Assistance (ERA) · Not an independently verified outcome |
|---|---|
| Speaker context | AI researcher · discussing research methods and scientific work |
| What remains open | A research metric can be informative while missing an important real-world constraint. |
AGI editorial interpretation
Two ways this could unfold
A meaningful measure can guide progress. A weak proxy can reward results that do not transfer.
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