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Goodhart’s law isn’t as useful as you might think (2023)
Goodhart's Law is useless. It tells you about a phenomenon, but it doesn't tell you how to solve it. We look at how organisations actually prevent Goodhart's Law, and illustrate this with Amazon's Weekly Business Review as an example.
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Tech Industry & BusinessMath & Algorithms2024
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2024 | Goodhart’s law isn’t as useful as you might think (2023) by yagizdegirmenci | 140 | 81 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Limitations of Goodhart's Law by trojanalert | 127 | 50 |
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