https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0904.2540/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47350371urn:hackerpapers:mention:0904.2540:47350371Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:37:39 GMT<p>For folks reasoning through the &quot;paradox,&quot; this may be helpful: https://arxiv.org/pdf/0904.2540 Abstract: &gt; ...We show that the conflicting recommendations in Newcomb’s scenario use different Bayes nets to relate your choice and the algorithm’s prediction. These two Bayes nets are incompatible. This resolves the paradox: the reason there appears to be two conflicting recommendations is that the specification of the underlying Bayes net is open to two, conflicting interpretations...</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0904.2540/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.GT