Karl comments on Robust Cooperation in the Prisoner's Dilemma - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Karl 14 July 2013 02:53:57AM 1 point [-]

no modal agent can get both FairBot and UnfairBot to cooperate with it.

TrollDetector is not a modal agent.

Comment author: fractalman 14 July 2013 08:19:37PM *  0 points [-]

hm. I'm still a bit shaky on the definition of modal agent...does the following qualify?

IF(opponentcooperates with me AND I defect is a possible outcome){defect} else{ if (opponent cooperates IFF i cooperate) (cooperate){else defect}

(edit: my comment about perfect unfair bots may have been based on the wrong generalizations from an infinite-case). addendum: if what I've got doesn't qualify as a model agent I'll shut up until I understand enough to inspect the proof directly.

addendum 2: well. alright then I'll shut up.

Comment author: Karl 15 July 2013 03:24:37AM 2 points [-]

What do you even mean by "is a possible outcome" here? Do you mean that there is no proof in PA of the negation of the proposition?

The formula of a modal agent must be fully modalized, which means that all propositions containing references to actions of agents within the formula must be within the scope of a provability operator.