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value-of-information

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Definition

How much getting a particular piece of information would improve a decision.

A decision-theoretic quantity equal to the expected utility gain from acquiring information before deciding, used to prioritize clarification, measurement, or experimentation.

Also called: VOI

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    Why Frontier Agents Ask for Clarification at Exactly the Wrong Moment