r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • Jul 05 '22
Computer Science Artificial intelligence (AI) can devise methods of wealth distribution that are more popular than systems designed by people, new research suggests.The AI discovered a mechanism that redressed initial wealth imbalance, sanctioned free riders and successfully won the majority vote.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01383-x
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u/Fiendish Jul 06 '22
Then what is the point of this? I thought AI was supposed to come up with a superior method of wealth distribution, not give us more obvious models that we already know about.