Term

feedback loop

What the book calls it when a result strengthens itself: a small advantage at the start grows into a big one over time.

The 80/20 Principle, Richard Koch

Explained in

• The 80/20 Principle, Richard Koch
• Weapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O'Neil

  When a model's output becomes its new data. A bad loop confirms the model's mistake instead of correcting it.

• The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, David Wallace-Wells

  A process in which a result strengthens or weakens its own cause. For example, melting ice uncovers dark water, which warms up more.

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