Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on The Ultimate Newcomb's Problem - Less Wrong

18 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 10 September 2013 02:03AM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 10 September 2013 11:59:16PM 8 points [-]

Although the title was originally selected in jest, I think this may actually be the Ultimate Newcomb's Problem because it tempts the largest number of people - EDTers, CDTers, and apparently a substantial portion of LWers - to two-box.

Comment author: [deleted] 11 September 2013 12:58:39AM 1 point [-]

I was surprised that so many people wanted to two-box. Maybe they thought you were only a level 1 agent? I mean, I admit that was part of my deliberation, but the math backs me up, so....