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The toolkit for credit assignment

Work through the cases in "The toolkit for credit assignment", pairing each signal with the move that fits.

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The toolkit for credit assignment

There's no single fix; you stack techniques and pick by how much signal you can afford to manufacture. Know what each one buys and what it risks.

REACH-FOR ORDER UNDER SPARSE REWARD

Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.

diagram: signal-bars

Ranked by how safe a default each lever is - start at the top, add the rest only when you can trust the signal.