Spring 2023 Computer Science 458 Introduction
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Decision Problem of the Day
New York Yankee Aaron Judge set the American League home run record last year,
and, as a free agent, signed a contract with the Yankeets for $360 million over 9 years.
He had offers from other teams as well. This week, on The Tonight Show, Judge
gave the reason for deciding to sign with the Yankees. What was his
reason?
https://pollev.com/slade
You may also download the app to your phone. Use the "slade" poll id.
Previously, we discussed Ellen Langer's psychology experiment which suggested that any reason
is OK, even if it does not seem to make sense. I invite you to be alert to
explanations that you observe in the next several days, and to post any that may
be exceptionally good (like getting a COVID vaccine) or wacky (like Aaron Judge).
Post to Discussions on canvas.
Lecture: 1/25/2023
Complete the
online student information sheet.
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 Reasoning
- Economic Decision Theory
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