From d1476ee87bfb495b786726d58e0198523fc20d06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: osmarks Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:47:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Edit=20=E2=80=98decision=5Ftheory/xor=5Fblackma?= =?UTF-8?q?il=E2=80=99?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- decision_theory/xor_blackmail.myco | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) create mode 100644 decision_theory/xor_blackmail.myco diff --git a/decision_theory/xor_blackmail.myco b/decision_theory/xor_blackmail.myco new file mode 100644 index 0000000..afb53f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/decision_theory/xor_blackmail.myco @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +The XOR blackmail problem allows [[EDT|Decision Theory]] agents to be [[money-pumped]]. + +Say [[Omega]], a perfectly honest perfect predictor of your actions, sends you the following message: "I have sent you this message [[iff]] your house has been infested with [[termites]] [[xor]] you will pay me $1000", and that a termite infestation would cost $1000000, a larger number. + +A CDT agent reasons that whether they pay Omega has no causal influence on whether their house is infested with termites, and so elects to not pay Omega. Omega predicts this, so + +A helpful expository video from our research teams has been attached. \ No newline at end of file