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Utility Functions
Coherence Arguments
Unbounded Utilities
Indexical Information
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VNM Theorem
177
Impossibility results for unbounded utilities
paulfchristiano
10mo
104
131
Humans are utility monsters
PhilGoetz
9y
217
119
An Orthodox Case Against Utility Functions
abramdemski
2y
53
117
Pinpointing Utility
9y
156
117
The genie knows, but doesn't care
Rob Bensinger
9y
519
117
Coherent decisions imply consistent utilities
Eliezer Yudkowsky
3y
81
113
Degrees of Freedom
sarahconstantin
3y
31
106
A summary of Savage's foundations for probability and utility.
Sniffnoy
11y
91
100
Coherence arguments do not entail goal-directed behavior
Rohin Shah
4y
69
99
Utility ≠ Reward
vlad_m
3y
25
88
Against utility functions
Qiaochu_Yuan
8y
87
80
The "Measuring Stick of Utility" Problem
johnswentworth
6mo
22
80
Probability is Real, and Value is Complex
abramdemski
4y
20
79
Time and Effort Discounting
Scott Alexander
11y
32
52
Why you must maximize expected utility
Benya
10y
77
50
Don't Get Distracted by the Boilerplate
johnswentworth
4y
13
45
VNM expected utility theory: uses, abuses, and interpretation
Academian
12y
51
37
VNM agents and lotteries involving an infinite number of possible outcomes
AlexMennen
9y
8
28
Verifying vNM-rationality requires an ontology
jeyoor
3y
5
27
Money pumping: the axiomatic approach
Stuart_Armstrong
13y
93
20
Computational efficiency reasons not to model VNM-rational preference relations with utility functions
AlexMennen
4y
5
20
An Attempt at Preference Uncertainty Using VNM
9y
33
15
Consequences of arbitrage: expected cash
Stuart_Armstrong
13y
28
13
Generalizing Foundations of Decision Theory
abramdemski
5y
0
6
Continuity axiom of vNM
Stuart_Armstrong
8y
13