But it will calculate that expected value using CDT!expectation, meaning that it won’t see how self-modifying to be a timeless decision theorist could possibly affect what’s already in the box, etcetera.
The CDT is making a decision about whether to self-modify even before it meets the alien, based on its expectation of meeting the alien. How does CDT!expectation differ from Eliezer!expectation before we meet the alien?
The CDT is making a decision about whether to self-modify even before it meets the alien, based on its expectation of meeting the alien. How does CDT!expectation differ from Eliezer!expectation before we meet the alien?