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Comment by optimalsolver

1 day ago

That's not the definition of Goodhart's law. That's the opposite of Goodhart's law, in fact.

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cowlevel  1 day ago

It's exactly Goodhart's law. The measured thing improves.

  • bigstrat2003  21 hours ago

    Goodhart's law is that the measured thing increases, not improves. Increasing may in fact be worsening.

    • cowlevel  15 hours ago

      So if I measure accidents, accidents will increase?

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