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Comment author: wedrifid 26 November 2014 01:03:13AM -1 points [-]

Precommitment isn't meaningless here just because we're talking about acausal trade.

Except in special cases which do not apply here, yes it is meaningless. I don't think you understand acausal trade. (Not your fault. The posts containing the requisite information were suppressed.)

What I described above doesn't require the AI to make its precommitment before you commit; rather, it requires the AI to make its precommitment before knowing what your commitment was.

The time of this kind decision is irrelevant.

Comment author: bogus 26 November 2014 01:17:33AM 1 point [-]

I don't think you understand acausal trade.

For what it's worth, I don't think anybody understands acausal trade. And I don't claim to understand it either.

Comment author: wedrifid 26 November 2014 02:33:16AM -1 points [-]

For what it's worth, I don't think anybody understands acausal trade.

It does get a tad tricky when combined with things like logical uncertainty and potentially multiple universes.

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