approximation

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This is a rough approximation of the approach that was used with ChatGPT, which is known as reinforcement learning with human feedback.

From New York Times

One insight from the Belonging Barometer speaks directly to our current moment: White Americans — who have long been offered as the fullest approximation of Americanism — feel that even they don’t belong.

From Washington Post

Subtracting basal numbers from total energy expenditure gave the researchers an approximation of people’s energy expenditure from exercise and other movement, such as standing, walking and general fidgeting.

From Seattle Times

“What I think is important about Orange County is that it’s a good approximation for a battleground district,” Mr. Maloney said.

From New York Times

Toward the end of the rehearsal schedule she got to spend her days in set designer Mark Wendland’s abstract approximation of it, ethereally lighted by Fisher and Eisenhauer, but she deeply missed the real thing.

From Los Angeles Times