On Brains, Minds, And Their Possible Uses

On Brains, Minds, And Their Possible Uses

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.
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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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