Probabilities

topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes

the Y Combinator Startup Podcast Big Technology

2 statements about Probabilities, every show

Véliz: Probabilistic justice allows bad actors to evade accountability easily
“When we make the justice system about probabilities, we're losing its principled approach. And so you make it very easy for the bad guys to get away with it, because you don't have to make it impossible for people to challenge you, or even very hard. You just …”
Carissa Véliz Apr 22, 2026 ▶ 30:07 Are We Too Obsessed With AI Predictions? — With Carissa Véliz
Brockman: Never trust absolute probability numbers in AI, only their trend
“The probability with these things, you never really trust the probabilities. You just trust the trend of the probabilities.”
Greg Brockman Nov 8, 2017 ▶ 24:43 Building Dota Bots That Beat Pros - OpenAI's Greg Brockman, Szymon Sidor, and Sam Altman · Y Combinator

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