That sounds more like a poorly optimized, buggy and unbalanced algorithm.
Would it be fine if there's an algorithm that was able to more accurately predict that if you go to this location at those hours you would be able to make 1.5x more for the several few hours?
There's no reason an algorithm shouldn't be able to do that.
Or an algorithm where you can specify how many hours you plan to work and then it will provide what it calculates the most optimal path for you to take, where perhaps you can even use a slider to quickly test.
We could only know whether the algorithm is competent or incompetent, if we can see what it is and what it is optimizing for and how is it doing at that. Without transparency into GigBurger, you can't tell.
This was the nice thing about working for an MEP* subcontractor, I got to see the unions and the company teaming up, “look the margins are razor thin, we want to get home safe and make ends meet but not if it starves the company and we're all out of a job in 5-10 years.” And in that environment, every pipefitter could know that the algorithm isn't specifically screwing them over. The unions needed our explicit sign-off that our tech to help them track the status of their projects wasn't gonna be able to be used to track how much time their folks spent in the bathroom on a given day. But try telling Uber that they need a driver's union, see how far you get.
*Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing. I don't fully understand the contracts side but basically the general contractor will take a big construction job and the biggest margin, then subcontractors will design and do parts of the actual fabrication and installation.
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That sounds more like a poorly optimized, buggy and unbalanced algorithm.
Would it be fine if there's an algorithm that was able to more accurately predict that if you go to this location at those hours you would be able to make 1.5x more for the several few hours?
There's no reason an algorithm shouldn't be able to do that.
Or an algorithm where you can specify how many hours you plan to work and then it will provide what it calculates the most optimal path for you to take, where perhaps you can even use a slider to quickly test.
We could only know whether the algorithm is competent or incompetent, if we can see what it is and what it is optimizing for and how is it doing at that. Without transparency into GigBurger, you can't tell.
This was the nice thing about working for an MEP* subcontractor, I got to see the unions and the company teaming up, “look the margins are razor thin, we want to get home safe and make ends meet but not if it starves the company and we're all out of a job in 5-10 years.” And in that environment, every pipefitter could know that the algorithm isn't specifically screwing them over. The unions needed our explicit sign-off that our tech to help them track the status of their projects wasn't gonna be able to be used to track how much time their folks spent in the bathroom on a given day. But try telling Uber that they need a driver's union, see how far you get.
*Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing. I don't fully understand the contracts side but basically the general contractor will take a big construction job and the biggest margin, then subcontractors will design and do parts of the actual fabrication and installation.
Would it be fine if this algorithm had to be open source?
An algorithm that intentionally sends you to different stores so you can't rack up the last requisite hour to make the bonus? Really?
What is the evidence that anyone is doing that intentionally?
Intent is immaterial
It's a hypothetical, sheesh. Did you read the comment?