James_Miller comments on Rationality is Systematized Winning - Less Wrong

48 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 April 2009 02:41PM

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Comment author: James_Miller 03 April 2009 07:17:07PM 1 point [-]

No, if you are rational the best action is to convince your opponent that you have disabled your steering when in fact you have not done so.

Comment author: Technologos 04 April 2009 06:33:30PM 1 point [-]

Either a) your opponent truly does believe that you've disabled your steering, in which case the outcomes are identical and the actions are equally rational, or b) we account for the (small?) chance that your opponent can determine that you actually have not disabled your steering, in which case he ostentatiously disables his and wins. Only by setting up what is in effect a doomsday device can you ensure that he will not be tempted to information-gathering brinksmanship.