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Can you control the past?
Joe Carlsmith
1y
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Decision theory does not imply that we get to have nice things
So8res
2mo
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130
Saving Time
Scott Garrabrant
1y
19
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Newcomb's Problem and Regret of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
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How I Lost 100 Pounds Using TDT
Zvi
11y
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Decision Theory
abramdemski
4y
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Decision Theory FAQ
lukeprog
9y
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Decision Theories: A Less Wrong Primer
orthonormal
10y
174
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Counterfactual Mugging Poker Game
Scott Garrabrant
4y
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What a reduction of "could" could look like
cousin_it
12y
111
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Newcomblike problems are the norm
So8res
8y
111
82
My Marriage Vows
Vanessa Kosoy
1y
58
81
Air Conditioner Repair
Zvi
5mo
34
81
A Critique of Functional Decision Theory
wdmacaskill
3y
54
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Impossibility results for unbounded utilities
paulfchristiano
10mo
104
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Coherent decisions imply consistent utilities
Eliezer Yudkowsky
3y
81
137
2020 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison
Larks
1y
14
128
An Orthodox Case Against Utility Functions
abramdemski
2y
53
119
why assume AGIs will optimize for fixed goals?
nostalgebraist
6mo
52
108
Humans are utility monsters
PhilGoetz
9y
217
103
Degrees of Freedom
sarahconstantin
3y
31
102
Utility ≠ Reward
vlad_m
3y
25
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Coherence arguments do not entail goal-directed behavior
Rohin Shah
4y
69
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A Contamination Theory of the Obesity Epidemic
Bob Baker
1y
45
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Pinpointing Utility
9y
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wrapper-minds are the enemy
nostalgebraist
6mo
36
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The genie knows, but doesn't care
Rob Bensinger
9y
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A summary of Savage's foundations for probability and utility.
Sniffnoy
11y
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