Tyrrell_McAllister comments on Game Theory As A Dark Art - Less Wrong

50 Post author: Yvain 24 July 2012 03:27AM

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Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 28 July 2012 05:43:48PM 0 points [-]

It is standard to call an expected value an "expected utility" when the values in question are utilities.

Comment author: Vaniver 28 July 2012 05:46:50PM 3 points [-]

Correct but irrelevant, as Yvain was discussing dollars.

Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 28 July 2012 11:25:44PM *  3 points [-]

You're right; I was identifying the values with utilities for the purposes of the scenario, which I only now see was precisely what VincentYu was criticizing.