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What makes counterfactuals comparable?

📅 2020
public awareness
⚪ Common
#ai #counterfactuals #decision theory

📖 Description

l was attempting to write a reference post on the concept of comparability in decision theory problems, but I realised that I don't yet have a strong enough grasp on the various positions that one could adopt to write a post worthy of being a reference. I'll quote my draft quite liberally below:

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Research +5 Always

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