You're looking at Less Wrong's discussion board. This includes all posts, including those that haven't been promoted to the front page yet. For more information, see About Less Wrong.

Vaniver comments on Smoking lesion as a counterexample to CDT - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 26 October 2012 12:08PM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (51)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: wedrifid 29 October 2012 09:45:10AM 1 point [-]

Incidentally, what do you think CDT should do in the Newcomb problem?

"Should"? CDT should one box. Then go ahead and self modify into a UDT agent. Of course, that isn't what it will do. Instead it will modify itself into the stable outcome of a CDT agent that can change itself. Roughly speaking that means a UDT agent for the purpose of all influence over things determined after the time of modification but CDT for those determined before. Then it will two box and lose but win next time.