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Re:The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment by derefr on Friday July 18, 2014 @12:39AM (#8051684)
Presumably, it's simulating you to observe your reactions to stimuli, so it won't bother with C. It'll probably do a lot of B, though--such an agent is usually called Omega, and there's a body of discourse on how to play optimally against it in a game-theoretic sense (e.g. http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Newcomb%27s_problem).
Re:The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment by maxerickson on Friday July 18, 2014 @12:52AM (#8051724)
Imagining that I would refuse to take the potential million isn't going to change the fact that I would take the potential million.

I guess Batman villain Two-Face has the best odds against this Omega fella.

Re:The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment by oakwhiz on Friday July 18, 2014 @02:25AM (#8051920)
>I guess Batman villain Two-Face has the best odds against this Omega fella.

I find this interesting because I am curious about game-theoretic strategies for playing against illogical opponents.