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		brutusborn on June 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Many in the AI field think the bigger-is-better ap... I hear this often but don't see much evidence of it. Do you know of any good studies to support the idea that punishment isn't effective?

tchaffee on June 30, 2023 [–]

To be clearer, it's not that some form of punishment isn't effective. It's that more severe punishment is not more effective. And prevention is the most effective. There are plenty of studies. A search doesn't surface any for you? What search terms have you tried?

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