On Brains, Minds, And Their Possible Uses
On Brains, Minds, And Their Possible Uses
The Greedy Doctor Problem. Audio version.
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The Greedy Doctor Problem. Audio version.

TL;DR: How to reason about people who are smarter than you. A few proposals, interspersed with reinforcement learning and humorous fiction. Ending on a surprising connection to logical inductors.
Jan Hendrik Kirchner
May 01, 2022
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On Brains, Minds And Their Possible Uses
The Greedy Doctor Problem
What is the Greedy Doctor Problem? I came up with a neat little thought experiment: You are very rich and you want to make sure that you stay healthy. But you don't have any medical expertise and, therefore, you want to hire a medical professional to help you monitor your health and diagnose diseases. The medical professional is greedy, i.e. they want to …
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