On This Problem Rational People Do Worse
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A huge thank you to Dr. Arif Ahmed, Dr. Adam Elga, Dr. Kenny Easwaran, Dr. Peter Slezak, Dr. David Wolpert, Dr. Scott Aaronson & Dr. Michael Huemer for their invaluable expertise and contributions to this video on Newcomb’s Paradox.
The causal expected utility calculation was based on a post by Professor Huemer here - https://ve42.co/Huemer
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0:00 What is Newcomb’s Paradox?
3:24 Pick 1 Box!
5:24 Pick Both!
6:38 What is decision theory?
11:27 What does Newcomb’s Paradox say about free will?
13:25 What does it mean to be rational?
16:49 Mutually Assured Destruction
20:02 Precommitment Is The Ultimate Strategy
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References can be found here - https://ve42.co/NewcombRefs
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