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Re:On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B (1975) [pdf] by artsyca on Thursday June 18, 2020 @03:16AM (#23560588)
Not to mention once metrics become targets, they cease being useful as metrics because they're apt to be gamed.

It seems you simply can't win when you need to guard against mindlessly selfish behaviour.

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Re:On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B (1975) [pdf] by RichardHeart on Thursday June 18, 2020 @04:37AM (#23561063)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law
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Re:On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B (1975) [pdf] by rightbyte on Thursday June 18, 2020 @03:24AM (#23560632)
Protip: Instead of saying which metrics you use you could use a opaque evaluation system that seems arbitrary for the subjects.
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Re:On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B (1975) [pdf] by artsyca on Thursday June 18, 2020 @03:52AM (#23560802)
Sure! And have them all report each other for thought crimes and maintain secret files on everyone.

Either that or let AI sort it all out.

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