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Armok_GoB comments on If we live in a simulation, what does that imply? - Less Wrong Discussion

18 Post author: JoshuaFox 25 October 2012 09:27PM

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Comment author: Armok_GoB 27 October 2012 01:50:23AM 0 points [-]

Umm, prety much all of the advanced decision theories talked about here do cooperate on the prisoners dilemma. In fact, it's sometimes used as a criterion I'm prety sure.

Comment author: TimS 27 October 2012 11:14:20AM 0 points [-]

The advanced decision theories cooperate with themselves. They also try to figure out if the counter-party is likely to cooperate. But they don't necessarily cooperate with everyone - consider DefectBot.

Comment author: Armok_GoB 27 October 2012 09:10:26PM 0 points [-]

This was to obvious for me to notice the assumption.