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Thinking, Fast and Slow:
…high subjective confidence is not to be trusted as an indicator of accuracy (low confidence could be more informative).
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Thinking, Fast and Slow:
The line that separates the possibly predictable future from the unpredictable distant future is yet to be drawn.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow:
…human decision makers are inferior to a prediction formula even when they are given the score suggested by the formula!
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Thinking, Fast and Slow:
…there are few circumstances under which it is a good idea to substitute judgment for a formula.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow:
Simple equally weighted formulas based on existing statistics or common sense are often very good predictors of significant outcomes.
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The aversion to algorithms making decisions that affect humans is rooted in the strong preference that many people have for the natural over the synthetic or artificial.
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…for most people, the cause of a mistake matters.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow:
…the mystery of knowing without knowing is not a distinctive feature of intuition; it is the norm of mental life.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow:
…expertise in a domain is not a single skill but rather a large collection of miniskills.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow:
It is wrong to blame anyone for failing to forecast accurately in an unpredictable world.
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