How is detecting lies fundamentally different from simulation? What is a lie? If I use a memory charm on myself, such that I honestly believe I will pay 1000$, but only until I arrive in the city, would that count as a lie? Isn’t the whole premise of the hitchhiker problem, that the driver cannot be tricked, and you’re just saying “Ah, but if the driver can be tricked in this way, this type of decision theorist can trick her!”
OK, if I’m interpreting this correctly, “consistency” could be said to be the ability to make a plan and follow through with it, barring new information or unexpected circumstances. So the actions the CDT agent has available aren’t just “say yes” and “say no” but also “say yes, get into the car, and bring the driver 1000$ once you are in the city”, interpreting all of that as a single action.
However in that case, it is not necessary to distinguish between detecting lies and simulating.
How is detecting lies fundamentally different from simulation? What is a lie? If I use a memory charm on myself, such that I honestly believe I will pay 1000$, but only until I arrive in the city, would that count as a lie? Isn’t the whole premise of the hitchhiker problem, that the driver cannot be tricked, and you’re just saying “Ah, but if the driver can be tricked in this way, this type of decision theorist can trick her!”
OK, if I’m interpreting this correctly, “consistency” could be said to be the ability to make a plan and follow through with it, barring new information or unexpected circumstances. So the actions the CDT agent has available aren’t just “say yes” and “say no” but also “say yes, get into the car, and bring the driver 1000$ once you are in the city”, interpreting all of that as a single action.
However in that case, it is not necessary to distinguish between detecting lies and simulating.