> The argument was about publicity as a reward motivator, not publicity itself, as a causal relation to success.
That the causal model supports publicity seeking leads us to ensemble models. When models are good for different reason, the ensemble of the models ends up better than any individual model. Reinforcement learning research has shown you can successfully train an agent out of decomposed reward signals by building an ensemble model atop them.
The fact that the causality says publicity matters means that agents which recognize the importance that publicity contribute to the solution actually do have the expectation of being part of the solution.
It is very common to see this talked about in terms of diversity improving solution quality when talking about it in the context of companies and it is generally considered a good idea to have a diverse team as a consequence.
Anyway, I'm mostly responding because I disagree with apriori declaration that all who disagree are attacking a straw man.
I think that was overconfident, because the causal structure of publicity and its relation to outcomes disagrees with that.
That the causal model supports publicity seeking leads us to ensemble models. When models are good for different reason, the ensemble of the models ends up better than any individual model. Reinforcement learning research has shown you can successfully train an agent out of decomposed reward signals by building an ensemble model atop them.
The fact that the causality says publicity matters means that agents which recognize the importance that publicity contribute to the solution actually do have the expectation of being part of the solution.
It is very common to see this talked about in terms of diversity improving solution quality when talking about it in the context of companies and it is generally considered a good idea to have a diverse team as a consequence.
Anyway, I'm mostly responding because I disagree with apriori declaration that all who disagree are attacking a straw man.
I think that was overconfident, because the causal structure of publicity and its relation to outcomes disagrees with that.