Logical Uncertainty and Functional Decision Theory 2018-07-10T23:08:09.730Z

Comment by swordsintoploughshares on Logical Uncertainty and Functional Decision Theory · 2018-07-11T01:43:47.407Z · LW · GW

Thanks. I made some quick changes but it's probably not structured enough for your taste. Ah well

Comment by swordsintoploughshares on Choosing to Choose? · 2018-07-10T23:53:53.865Z · LW · GW

Nice point. I think most of the time this doesn't apply, because agents don't just try to maximize "utility" as some abstract quantity, but possess (transparently or opaquely) some function $U(\cdot )$ which they concretely try to increase. Utility is a device, specific to each agent, that refers to states of the world, and isn't a kind of universal brownie point that everyone likes.

On the other hand, putting "utility" as your utility is fertile ground for wireheading temptations. I define my utility to be $\infty$! There, I win.