= 27d567bc2d48d9f40e9ccc20ea370b15)
Strange7 comments on Open Thread: March 2010, part 3 - Less Wrong
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
= 783df68a0f980790206b9ea87794c5b6)
Loading…= b715d02e85f7b3b4ae65ca3d3e450868)
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Powered by Reddit
= f037147d6e6c911a85753b9abdedda8d)
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (254)
Let's say Omega opens a consulting service, but, for whatever reason, has sharply limited bandwidth, and insists that the order in which questions are presented be determined by some sort of bidding process. What questions would you ask, and how much would you be willing to pay per byte for the combined question and response?
How many know about this, and are games such as the lottery, and sports betting still viable?
Lottery numbers / stock changes seem like the first impression answer to me.
It's public knowledge. Omega is extraordinarily intelligent, but not actually omniscient, and 'I don't know' is a legitimate answer, so casinos, state lotteries, and so on would pay exorbitant amounts for a random-number generator that couldn't be cost-effectively predicted. Sports oddsmakers and derivative brokers, likewise, would take the possibility of Omega's advice into account.