Human Rationality

Human rationality, a field exploring how humans make decisions and form beliefs, is currently undergoing a reassessment, moving beyond simplistic models of preference maximization. Research focuses on understanding deviations from idealized rationality, incorporating factors like cognitive biases, heuristics, and the influence of environmental context, often employing Bayesian models and Boltzmann rationality frameworks to account for noisy or suboptimal behavior. This refined understanding of human decision-making has significant implications for AI alignment, improving human-AI interaction, and informing the design of more effective tools for decision support and policy optimization.