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theultdevlast Saturday at 5:28 AM2 repliesview on HN

You missed the point. The chips are exchanged for money shortly after. The brain knows this.

Similar to the rat knowing the sugar comes very shortly after the task.


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eloisiuslast Saturday at 6:15 AM

I think that’s the same idea behind clicker training for dogs. There’s a delay in giving them the actual treat, but the instantaneous click sound lets them now they did the thing that results in a treat

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Buttons840last Saturday at 6:31 PM

Yep. And money is just another kind of chip. What's so great about money?

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