I wrote about this on Facebook in 2018. Here is a restatement of Newcomb's paradox and my view of it. Hypothetical scenario: Scientists have invented a machine for predicting human decisions. The machine scans a person’s brain, then scientists input a precise description of a possible situation. The machine does some incredibly complicated calculations, then predicts what the subject would do in the given situation. The machine has been found to be 90% accurate: i.e., if a person is put in the given situation, 90% of the time the person does what the machine predicted.
The Solution to Newcomb's Paradox
The Solution to Newcomb's Paradox
The Solution to Newcomb's Paradox
I wrote about this on Facebook in 2018. Here is a restatement of Newcomb's paradox and my view of it. Hypothetical scenario: Scientists have invented a machine for predicting human decisions. The machine scans a person’s brain, then scientists input a precise description of a possible situation. The machine does some incredibly complicated calculations, then predicts what the subject would do in the given situation. The machine has been found to be 90% accurate: i.e., if a person is put in the given situation, 90% of the time the person does what the machine predicted.