Algorithms to Live By

Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths · first published 2016

Mentioned 6 time(s) by 3 guest(s): 1 recommends.

Philip Trammell on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2020-03-17): mention
“…Someone wrote a popular book on this stuff called, “Algorithms to Live By”.…”
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Benjamin Todd on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2018-11-22): mention
“…So, if I remember from the book, when you give people multi-armed bandit problems in a lab…”
Brian Christian on computer science algorithms that tackle fundamental and universal problems — and whether they can help us live better in practice
Benjamin Todd on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2018-11-22): mention
“…But then when I actually read the book and thought about upper confidence in schools…”
Brian Christian on computer science algorithms that tackle fundamental and universal problems — and whether they can help us live better in practice
Benjamin Todd on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2018-11-22): mention
“…which is another really fascinating chapter you have in the book…”
Brian Christian on computer science algorithms that tackle fundamental and universal problems — and whether they can help us live better in practice
Benjamin Todd on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2018-11-22): mention
“…you have a really nice explanation of how the derivation works in the book…”
Brian Christian on computer science algorithms that tackle fundamental and universal problems — and whether they can help us live better in practice
Amanda Askell on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2018-09-11): recommend
“…Yeah. It’s also a really great book. I recommend it.…”
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