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Token Wisdom
No. 153
SAT · JUN 13, 2026
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Dominance Reasoning vs. Expected Value (Newcomb, revisited)

The unresolved tension in decision theory between choosing what's best in all scenarios (dominance) and choosing what has the highest probability-weighted outcome (expected value) — relevant to any AI system making decisions under uncertainty

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