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Utility Functions
Coherence Arguments
Orthogonality Thesis
Coherent Extrapolated Volition
Indexical Information
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Quantilization
Mild Optimization
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Take 7: You should talk about "the human's utility function" less.
Charlie Steiner
12d
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56
The "Measuring Stick of Utility" Problem
johnswentworth
6mo
22
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An Orthodox Case Against Utility Functions
abramdemski
2y
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Coherence arguments imply a force for goal-directed behavior
KatjaGrace
1y
27
28
Inferring utility functions from locally non-transitive preferences
Jan
10mo
15
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Utility ≠ Reward
vlad_m
3y
25
97
Coherence arguments do not entail goal-directed behavior
Rohin Shah
4y
69
48
Three ways that "Sufficiently optimized agents appear coherent" can be false
Wei_Dai
3y
3
56
Probability is Real, and Value is Complex
abramdemski
4y
20
44
Coherent behaviour in the real world is an incoherent concept
Richard_Ngo
3y
17
38
Buridan's ass in coordination games
jessicata
4y
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25
When do utility functions constrain?
Hoagy
3y
5
24
Intertheoretic utility comparison
Stuart_Armstrong
4y
11
23
Conceptual problems with utility functions
Dacyn
4y
12
32
Exploring Mild Behaviour in Embedded Agents
Megan Kinniment
5mo
3
20
Quantilizers and Generative Models
Adam Jermyn
5mo
5
58
When to use quantilization
RyanCarey
3y
5
8
Quantilizer ≡ Optimizer with a Bounded Amount of Output
itaibn0
1y
4
18
Stable Pointers to Value III: Recursive Quantilization
abramdemski
4y
4
10
Optimization Regularization through Time Penalty
Linda Linsefors
3y
4
18
Quantilizers maximize expected utility subject to a conservative cost constraint
jessicata
7y
0
10
Quantilal control for finite MDPs
Vanessa Kosoy
4y
0
14
Another view of quantilizers: avoiding Goodhart's Law
jessicata
6y
1
2
Thoughts on Quantilizers
Stuart_Armstrong
5y
0