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Utility Functions
Coherence Arguments
Unbounded Utilities
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11 posts
VNM Theorem
161
Coherent decisions imply consistent utilities
Eliezer Yudkowsky
3y
81
137
An Orthodox Case Against Utility Functions
abramdemski
2y
53
137
Impossibility results for unbounded utilities
paulfchristiano
10mo
104
105
Utility ≠ Reward
vlad_m
3y
25
102
Coherence arguments do not entail goal-directed behavior
Rohin Shah
4y
69
93
Degrees of Freedom
sarahconstantin
3y
31
85
Humans are utility monsters
PhilGoetz
9y
217
69
Pinpointing Utility
9y
156
67
The genie knows, but doesn't care
Rob Bensinger
9y
519
62
Fake Utility Functions
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
62
58
The "Measuring Stick of Utility" Problem
johnswentworth
6mo
22
58
Logarithms and Total Utilitarianism
Pablo Villalobos
4y
31
58
Probability is Real, and Value is Complex
abramdemski
4y
20
54
A summary of Savage's foundations for probability and utility.
Sniffnoy
11y
91
46
Don't Get Distracted by the Boilerplate
johnswentworth
4y
13
44
Why you must maximize expected utility
Benya
10y
77
27
Money pumping: the axiomatic approach
Stuart_Armstrong
13y
93
25
VNM expected utility theory: uses, abuses, and interpretation
Academian
12y
51
20
Verifying vNM-rationality requires an ontology
jeyoor
3y
5
17
Consequences of arbitrage: expected cash
Stuart_Armstrong
13y
28
15
VNM agents and lotteries involving an infinite number of possible outcomes
AlexMennen
9y
8
12
Computational efficiency reasons not to model VNM-rational preference relations with utility functions
AlexMennen
4y
5
11
Generalizing Foundations of Decision Theory
abramdemski
5y
0
10
An Attempt at Preference Uncertainty Using VNM
9y
33
4
Continuity axiom of vNM
Stuart_Armstrong
8y
13