One topic of research that keeps popping up is the question of what the central bank objective function should be.

Objective Function and Derivatives The input argument fun refers to an IML module that specifies a function that returns f, a vector of length m for least-squares subroutines or a scalar for other ...

Agreement on a single objective function enables a more rational, linear way of ratcheting up everyone’s best current thinking, minimizing the time spent on individuals’ emotions and personal ...

For industrial organizations serious about AI value, objective functions can provide the critical link between technical capabilities and business outcomes.

Though this might make the objective function seem unstable, it is difficult to avoid, and would not become an obstacle for the central bank to pursue a multi-objective mechanism. (2) Complication of ...

Leena Lankoski ¹², N. Craig Smith ², Alternative Objective Functions for Firms, Organization & Environment, Vol. 31, No. 3, Special Issue: Creating Value for ...

Although assertions have often been made about the objectives underlying the behavior of nonprofit firms, there has been no empirical confirmation of these assertions. This article proposes a way to ...

Russell wants a new objective function for AI, an objective that's humanity's, so that intelligent machines can't optimize-away the human race.