cousin_it comments on Applying utility functions to humans considered harmful - Less Wrong

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Comment author: cousin_it 03 February 2010 07:50:48PM *  2 points [-]

There are many alternatives to expected utility if you want to model actual humans. For example, Kahneman and Tversky's prospect theory. The Wikipedia page for Expected utility hypothesis contains many useful links.