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kilbuztoday at 4:28 AM2 repliesview on HN

false positives are a real problem


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adastra22today at 4:33 AM

Only if you let them. The false positive thing is a nonissue that only arises from assuming you would respond to information a certain way.

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simianwordstoday at 9:17 AM

??? how is more information worse than less? if you know the extent of false positives -- use it! its better than having no information.

the question should be: does cost of obtaining extra information pay off in lives saved. i would say yeah obviously.