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Functional Decision Theory defended against criticism

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This post defends Functional Decision Theory (FDT) against criticisms, particularly those raised by Bentham's Bulldog on LessWrong. The author argues that FDT, when applied to scenarios like Newcomb's Problem, correctly identifies the optimal strategy by considering the implications of its own decision-making process. The author also addresses a more complex scenario, Newcomb's Revenge, demonstrating how FDT adapts its output based on the specific problem parameters and the agent's knowledge of the situation. AI

IMPACT Discusses theoretical decision-making frameworks relevant to AI alignment and agent behavior.

RANK_REASON The article is a philosophical defense of a decision theory, not a new release or significant industry event.

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · J Bostock ·

    Why Prefer Any Decision Theory?

    <p><b><span>tl;dr</span></b><span> Functional Decision Theory does actually give the right answers. People who construct scenarios where it doesn't, or take umbrage at the idea of "fair problems" are falling foul of symmetry arguments, and would never apply this level of scrutiny…

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