Response Conductance and Decision Distance — A Cross-Domain Theory of Endpoint Loss
Yuichiro Tanaka
Abstract
Endpoint loss arises when a system's actions track signals other than the ones that capture what its principals or beneficiaries value. We introduce Response Conductance Theory (RCT) as a response-conversion framework.
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ConductanceEconometricsDiscriminatorReplication (statistics)MathematicsMultiplicative functionStatisticsComputer scienceStatistical physicsArtificial intelligenceMutual informationAsymmetryPsychologyTrustworthinessProxy (statistics)Information theoryData miningBoundary (topology)Test (biology)EconomicsMonotonic functionAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesQualitative Comparative Analysis ResearchComputational and Text Analysis Methods