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Decius comments on Why do theists, undergrads, and Less Wrongers favor one-boxing on Newcomb? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Decius 20 June 2013 02:39:08AM 0 points [-]

However, an agent that makes decisions based on the fact that it perfectly predicts the reactions of other players does not exist in the real world.

Comment author: FeepingCreature 20 June 2013 04:54:57AM 1 point [-]

Newcomb does not require a perfect predictor.

Comment author: Decius 20 June 2013 05:13:05AM 0 points [-]

I know that the numbers in the canonical case work out to .5005 accuracy for the required; within noise of random.

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