Spring 2023 Computer Science 458 Introduction
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Decision Problem of the Day
Would you have gotten a COVID vaccine even if Yale had not required it?
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Lecture: 1/23/2023
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Assignments
You can begin work on hw 1
The Realm of Decisions
- What is a correct decision? See
A Realistic Model of Rationality. This paper provides a high-level introduction to the
topics we will discuss in this course: goals, plans, resources,
relationships, goal adoption, explanations, subjective decisions,
emotions, advice, and persuasion. We contrast it with the standard economic decision theory.
We want to develop a theory
that can be implemented in a computer program.
- For discussion in class: draft reasons for and against each
of the following:
We assume that you have relationships with a variety of people:
family, friends, colleagues, classmates, etc. Also discuss who among
them will be affected by your choice, either positively or negatively.
Discuss you decision process.
Use the
Discussions section of canvas (not Ed Discussion).
- Introduction to Decision Making
- Economic Decision Theory
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