Yes, a lot of it has been informed by economics. Some authors emphasize the relation, others de-emphasize it.
The relation goes beyond alignment and safety research. The way in which modern ML research defines its metric of AI agent intelligence is directly based on utility theory, which was developed by Von Neumann and Morgenstern to describe games and economic behaviour.
Yes, a lot of it has been informed by economics. Some authors emphasize the relation, others de-emphasize it.
The relation goes beyond alignment and safety research. The way in which modern ML research defines its metric of AI agent intelligence is directly based on utility theory, which was developed by Von Neumann and Morgenstern to describe games and economic behaviour.