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newcomb-setup · nozick1969newcomb

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Claim ID
newcomb-setup
Assertion
Newcomb's problem involves a predictor who places $1,000,000 in a closed box if they predict the agent will take only that box, and $0 if they predict the agent will take both boxes; the agent also always finds $1,000 in a second transparent box. The predictor is stipulated to be highly accurate.
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