@gwern @AndrewCutler13 @ArtirKel Are there some recent reviews of methods for doing innovation contests? Wikipedia pages are really outdated for some reason.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation_competition …
This puts me into an uncomfortable position. I hate patents based on utilitarian considerations, and I have high opinion of policy advice of Ben Southwood -- who now tells me that patents are good because of utilitarian considerations. Why is life so difficult?