faul_sname comments on Is Omega Impossible? Can we even ask? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: faul_sname 25 October 2012 05:24:55PM 0 points [-]

Unless he figures you're not an idiot and you already know that, in which case it's better for him to have a rule that says "always one-box on Newcomb-like problems whenever the payoff for doing so exceeds n times the payoff for failed two-boxing" where n is a number (probably between 1.1 and 100) that represents the payment differences. Obviously, if he's playing against something with no ability to predict his actions (e.g. a brick) he's going to two-box no matter what. But a human with theory of mind is definitely not a brick and can predict his action with far better than random accuracy.