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Can you control the past?
Joe Carlsmith
1y
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Newcomb's Problem and Regret of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
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Decision theory does not imply that we get to have nice things
So8res
2mo
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Decision Theory
abramdemski
4y
46
120
Saving Time
Scott Garrabrant
1y
19
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How I Lost 100 Pounds Using TDT
Zvi
11y
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Decision Theory FAQ
lukeprog
9y
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A Critique of Functional Decision Theory
wdmacaskill
3y
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Comparison of decision theories (with a focus on logical-counterfactual decision theories)
riceissa
3y
11
94
Decision Theories: A Less Wrong Primer
orthonormal
10y
174
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My Marriage Vows
Vanessa Kosoy
1y
58
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Immanuel Kant and the Decision Theory App Store
Daniel Kokotajlo
5mo
9
82
Counterfactual Mugging Poker Game
Scott Garrabrant
4y
2
82
Troll Bridge
abramdemski
3y
59
161
Coherent decisions imply consistent utilities
Eliezer Yudkowsky
3y
81
155
why assume AGIs will optimize for fixed goals?
nostalgebraist
6mo
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2020 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison
Larks
1y
14
137
An Orthodox Case Against Utility Functions
abramdemski
2y
53
137
Impossibility results for unbounded utilities
paulfchristiano
10mo
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Utility ≠ Reward
vlad_m
3y
25
102
Coherence arguments do not entail goal-directed behavior
Rohin Shah
4y
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wrapper-minds are the enemy
nostalgebraist
6mo
36
94
A Contamination Theory of the Obesity Epidemic
Bob Baker
1y
45
93
Degrees of Freedom
sarahconstantin
3y
31
85
Humans are utility monsters
PhilGoetz
9y
217
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Literature Review on Goal-Directedness
adamShimi
1y
21
71
Optimization Concepts in the Game of Life
Vika
1y
15
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Pinpointing Utility
9y
156