alt Hacker News"I want a chat bot that's just as reliable at Steve! Sure he doesn't get it right all the time and he cost us the Black+Decker contract, but he's so confident!"
You're right! This is exactly what an executive wants to base the future of their business off of!
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dontlikeyoueith • last Tuesday at 1:39 AM
Yes, that is in fact their revealed preference.
Did you have a point?
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You say that like it’s untrue, but they measurably prefer a lying but confident salesman over one who doesn’t act with that kind of confidence.
This is very slightly more rational than it seems because repeating or acting on a lie gives you cover.