>assuming there are a large number of copies of some algorithm A then there is more utility if A has such and such properties.
This is only relevant if this results in a change in algorithm A. eg causal decision theory can know that if it was a UDT agent, then it would have more money in the Newcomb problem, but it won’t change itself because of this (if Omega decided before the agent existed).
>assuming there are a large number of copies of some algorithm A then there is more utility if A has such and such properties.
This is only relevant if this results in a change in algorithm A. eg causal decision theory can know that if it was a UDT agent, then it would have more money in the Newcomb problem, but it won’t change itself because of this (if Omega decided before the agent existed).