Slightly advanced decision theory 102: Four reasons not to be a (naive) utility maximizer. Audio version.

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Slightly advanced decision theory 102: Four reasons not to be a (naive) utility maximizer. Audio version.

TL;DR: Introduction to decision theory with examples from effective altruism. Resulting optimal strategies differ from "naive" utility maximisation, but match community norms.

Jan Hendrik Kirchner

May 04, 2022

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Slightly advanced decision theory 102: Four reasons not to be a (naive) utility maximizer

Hello and welcome to everyone who joined from Hacker News or Marginal Revolution after last week’s post! I'm Jan and I'm trying to have something interesting to say on this Substack every week. Quality and mass appeal can vary. Hope you enjoy <3…

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