fubarobfusco comments on Decision Theories: A Semi-Formal Analysis, Part I - Less Wrong

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 03 April 2012 08:52:49AM -1 points [-]

This is where we take a step back to a game that is actually well posed and for which Naive Decision Theory works fine - the programmers' game. Applying it there would go something like this:

  • Create a probability distribution over the (potentially infinite) space of all possible programs that yours might be up against.
  • Find the program which maximises the expected utility against that distribution of opponents.

... I believe this is called AIXI.

(Not exactly, but ...)