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A Kaggle Grandmaster cheated in $25k AI contest with hidden code

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Re: A Kaggle Grandmaster cheated in $25k AI contest with hidden code

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> " For me, it was never about the money but rather about the Kaggle points " Accumulated integer counts that represent social value and/or standing encourage destructive behavior.

It’s so fascinating to see how easily a human brain can be hijacked by status. I wonder if there’s a way to harness that power for improving individual performance...

Re: A Kaggle Grandmaster cheated in $25k AI contest with hidden code

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I remember reading about this on Twitter because of a reply from h2o.ai account.

https://twitter.com/ppleskov/status/1215983188876709888?s=19

The person was originally employed at h2o.ai and as a consequence of this was fired. Not sure if that was completely appropriate.

Wasn't this a personal participation? Or are there "company teams" on Kaggle ?

Re: A Kaggle Grandmaster cheated in $25k AI contest with hidden code

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I remember reading about this on Twitter because of a reply from h2o.ai account. https://twitter.com/ppleskov/status/1215983188876709888?s=19 The person was originally employed at h2o.ai and as a consequence of this was fired. Not sure if that was completely appropriate. Wasn't this a personal participation? Or are there "company teams" on Kaggle ?

>Not sure if that was completely appropriate.

In my opinion, keeping him onboard compromises h2o.ai's image as a trustworthy AI company. To many people, AI is magic, so the last thing you want is the impression that the magic is really a con.

Re: A Kaggle Grandmaster cheated in $25k AI contest with hidden code

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post #5

> " For me, it was never about the money but rather about the Kaggle points " Accumulated integer counts that represent social value and/or standing encourage destructive behavior.

It’s so fascinating to see how easily a human brain can be hijacked by status. I wonder if there’s a way to harness that power for improving individual performance...

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Re: A Kaggle Grandmaster cheated in $25k AI contest with hidden code

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post #5

> " For me, it was never about the money but rather about the Kaggle points " Accumulated integer counts that represent social value and/or standing encourage destructive behavior.

It’s so fascinating to see how easily a human brain can be hijacked by status. I wonder if there’s a way to harness that power for improving individual performance...

There is and it's very effective ... A company I worked in briefly used to have this badge system to honor people that go the extra mile at work, and people were very keen on getting those even though it didn't have any financial compensation behind it
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