Randomized Controlled Trial

topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 3 episodes

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4 statements about Randomized Controlled Trial, every show

LATENT SPACE Assertion Supported
Park: Training on randomized controlled trials improves AI human-behavior prediction
“That by collecting a lot of these randomized control trials that are really well designed, we can make significant improvement in models capability to predict human behaviors.”
Joon Sung Park Aug 21, 2026 ▶ 34:21 Simulating Humanity: from Generative Agents to 8 Billion Digital Twins — Joon Sung Park, Simile AI
BIGDEAL Assertion Contradicted
Saladino: No randomized controlled trials on seed oils in 50 to 70 years
“Most of them were done, in fact, all of them were done really between the late 19 fifties and the early 19 seventies. So they're all 50 to 70 years old. We haven't had a randomized controlled trial with seed oils in 50 to 70 years.”
Paul Saladino Dec 11, 2024 ▶ 17:58 Everything I Learned In Med School Was WRONG | Paul Saladino
a16z Assertion Supported
Senator Young: Only 10 of 80 federal social programs rigorously studied
“There are roughly, depending upon one, how one counts the different social support programs, 80 federal social support programs. Only 10 have ever been rigorously studied using the gold standard, randomized controlled trials across multiple sites. Can you imag…”
Todd Young Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:51 a16z Podcast | Modernizing Government Services, From Food Stamps to Foster Care
a16z Assertion Not checkable as stated
Senator Young: Randomized controlled trials for social programs now cost $100,000
“You can do a randomized controlled trial for about you know, a hundred grand now”
Todd Young Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:46 a16z Podcast | Modernizing Government Services, From Food Stamps to Foster Care

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