Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Newcomb's Problem standard positions - Less Wrong

5 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 06 April 2009 05:05PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 06 April 2009 09:38:48PM 3 points [-]

Well, it had better not be predictable that you're going to try that. I mean, at the point where Omega realizes, "Hey, this guy is going to try an elaborate clever strategy to get me to fill box B and then two-box" It's pretty much got you pegged.

Comment author: ciphergoth 06 April 2009 11:43:48PM 1 point [-]

That's not so - the "elaborate clever strategy" does include a chance that you'll one-box. What does the payoff matrix look like from Omega's side?

Comment author: whpearson 06 April 2009 09:46:57PM 1 point [-]

I never said it was easy thing to do. I just meant that situation is the maximum if it is reachable. Which depends upon the implementation of Omega in the real world.