People have very different thresholds for type i and type ii errors.

For example, I spoke with many about moderation this week, some would much rather let 50 spammy posts thru than block 1 real one. Some closer to the opposite.

Challenging to design for. It's the intersection of ethics and practicality.

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i was hoping this was a thread

...or an article

... or a podcast

you probably know a ton about this subject now

learning as i go but i'm sure machine learning folks are very used to bumping up against this stuff.

interesting to consider everyday situations too, for ex: justice system would rather let guilty ppl free than convict someone innocent (min. type 1)

more generally still:

learning as i go but i'm sure machine learning folks are very used to bumping up against this stuff.

interesting to consider everyday situations too, for ex: justice system would rather let guilty ppl free than convict someone innocent (min. type 1)

more generally still: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_theory