Re: Laskey's wager

[Anonymous]

That shows how successful the Bayesian systems are -- as an effective deterrent!  :-)

At 6/23/99 10:41 PM, Ian Holmes wrote:
>How can you possibly tell if they are being used "successfully", since God
>has not yet chosen to launch a missile strike on the US ?
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>On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Ross D. Shachter wrote:
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>> Bob,
>> I have been led to believe that they are being used for that purpose at
>> this very moment, quite successfully.
>> Nonetheless, I am afraid that every tool that has been invented has been
>> misapplied.
>> Ross
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>> ----->>>>> On 23-Jun-1999, Bob Welch wrote:
>> >�� Has any one heard about� the use of Bayesian networks for
>> >�� detecting enemy missile launches at the US, and if the
>> >�� project ended in failure, why?
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