Executive summary: This post addresses common objections and questions about evidential cooperation in large worlds (ECL), which argues we should cooperate with distant civilizations that use similar reasoning.
Key points:
ECL combines reasonable ideas from decision theory and assumes a large universe. It is counterintuitive but worth considering.
There are good arguments against causal decision theory and for noncausal theories that support ECL.
ECL does not seem to be a Pascal’s mugging. The ideas behind it are not that unlikely.
ECL’s implications may be dampened by uncertainty over cooperation actions. But commitments to benefit others have broad appeal.
ECL likely increases the value of cooperative AI systems. Quantifying the exact implications needs more research.
Issues like complex cluelessness apply broadly. Infinite ethics causes problems for everyone.
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Executive summary: This post addresses common objections and questions about evidential cooperation in large worlds (ECL), which argues we should cooperate with distant civilizations that use similar reasoning.
Key points:
ECL combines reasonable ideas from decision theory and assumes a large universe. It is counterintuitive but worth considering.
There are good arguments against causal decision theory and for noncausal theories that support ECL.
ECL does not seem to be a Pascal’s mugging. The ideas behind it are not that unlikely.
ECL’s implications may be dampened by uncertainty over cooperation actions. But commitments to benefit others have broad appeal.
ECL likely increases the value of cooperative AI systems. Quantifying the exact implications needs more research.
Issues like complex cluelessness apply broadly. Infinite ethics causes problems for everyone.
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