Luke_A_Somers comments on Prisoner's dilemma tournament results - Less Wrong

32 Post author: AlexMennen 09 July 2013 08:50PM

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 10 July 2013 02:46:21PM *  1 point [-]

That wouldn't work well since timing out causes both players to get 0. You'd do better just defecting.

Comment author: fractalman 10 July 2013 08:21:34PM 0 points [-]

It does? The payoff matrix had entries for.. ... double checks original contest rules OH. I see. I misread how the payoffs work when "other" occurs.

Comment author: Kawoomba 10 July 2013 08:48:33PM -2 points [-]

Collaborateurbot: Times out against everyone except the bot it is secretly helping. If it's not against the letter of the rules, it's fair game from a "rational = winning" perspective.

Comment author: Khoth 10 July 2013 09:19:07PM 2 points [-]

I suspect that sort of thing is why the rules forbade multiple entrants.