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Measuring Utility and Happiness with Reinforcement Learning
The podcast discusses the idea of measuring utility in a way that captures someone's happiness using reinforcement learning and value functions. They also touch on how products can enhance one's life and make them a better human being.
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Value functions are a predictive tool used to understand the probability of a user engaging with a product, such as clicking or sharing.
1:02:06 - 1:05:20 (03:14)
Summary
Value functions are a predictive tool used to understand the probability of a user engaging with a product, such as clicking or sharing. They are also vital in the long-term goal of creating product loyalty and love towards the product.
ChapterMeasuring Utility and Happiness with Reinforcement Learning
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PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast discussion revolves around the challenge of measuring someone's happiness in a way that captures utility and the difficulty of constructing a reward function that optimizes for a diversity of experiences and long-term happiness in reinforcement learning.
1:05:20 - 1:09:31 (04:11)
Summary
This podcast discussion revolves around the challenge of measuring someone's happiness in a way that captures utility and the difficulty of constructing a reward function that optimizes for a diversity of experiences and long-term happiness in reinforcement learning.