this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2024
89 points (94.1% liked)
Socialism
5168 readers
19 users here now
Rules TBD.
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
these things are often not driven by hand made or even understandable algorithms but by linear algebra and it is possible for a model to make that kind of connection even if there is a better indicator. idk what ubers pricing algorithm looks like but if it is a neural network which is used to determine what people are willing to pay for a ride then it could have a preference for higher prices at night and also its more likely for people to have low battery at night so it also has a weaker connection between low battery and high prices.