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Utility Functions
Coherent Extrapolated Volition
Indexical Information
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Orthogonality Thesis
Coherence Arguments
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Take 7: You should talk about "the human's utility function" less.
Charlie Steiner
12d
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An Orthodox Case Against Utility Functions
abramdemski
2y
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Inferring utility functions from locally non-transitive preferences
Jan
10mo
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Utility ≠ Reward
vlad_m
3y
25
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Coherence arguments do not entail goal-directed behavior
Rohin Shah
4y
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Probability is Real, and Value is Complex
abramdemski
4y
20
38
Buridan's ass in coordination games
jessicata
4y
26
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
38
Bayesian Utility: Representing Preference by Probability Measures
Vladimir_Nesov
13y
37
23
Harsanyi's Social Aggregation Theorem and what it means for CEV
AlexMennen
9y
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The "Measuring Stick of Utility" Problem
johnswentworth
6mo
22
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Coherence arguments imply a force for goal-directed behavior
KatjaGrace
1y
27
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Three ways that "Sufficiently optimized agents appear coherent" can be false
Wei_Dai
3y
3
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Coherent behaviour in the real world is an incoherent concept
Richard_Ngo
3y
17