Summary of Boltzmann State-dependent Rationality, by Osher Lerner
Boltzmann State-Dependent Rationality
by Osher Lerner
First submitted to arxiv on: 26 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Robotics (cs.RO)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed research expands on existing learned models of human behavior by introducing a measured step in structured irrationality. The approach replaces the suboptimality constant β in a Boltzmann rationality model with a function over states β(s), allowing for natural expressivity while maintaining computational tractability. The paper discusses relevant mathematical theory, sets up several experimental designs, presents limited preliminary results, and proposes future investigations. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research introduces a new way to understand human behavior by combining two important ideas: irrationality and structured thinking. It replaces a simple constant with a function that depends on the situation, making it more realistic and easier to compute. The paper shows how this approach can be used in experiments and discusses the results so far. |
