wedrifid comments on The I-Less Eye - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 31 March 2010 02:36:18PM *  0 points [-]

to me, this analogy indicates that it's not mind-copying that's causing the apparent value changes, but rather Bayesian updating.

Is that an area in which a TDT would describe the appropriate response using different words to a UDT, even if they suggest the same action? I'm still trying to clarify the difference between UDT, TDT and my own understanding of DT. I would not describe the-updating-that-causes-the-value-changes as 'bayesian updating', rather 'naive updating'. (But this is a terminology preference.)

Comment author: Wei_Dai 02 April 2010 10:45:41AM 1 point [-]

My understanding is that TDT would not press the button, just like it wouldn't give $100 to the counterfactual mugger.

Comment author: wedrifid 05 April 2010 08:18:09AM 0 points [-]

Thanks. So they actually do lead to different decisions? That is good to know... but puts me one step further away from confidence!