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Operationalizing FDT

Zac Boring March 13, 2026 1 min read
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This post is an attempt to better operationalize FDT (functional decision theory). It answers the following questions:given a logical causal graph, how do we define the logical do-operator?what is logical causality and how might it be formalized?how does FDT interact with anthropic updating?why do we need logical causality? why FDT and not EDT?Defining the logical do-operatorConsider Parfit's hitchhiker:A logical causal graph for Parfit's hitchhiker, where blue nodes are logical factsAn FDT agen

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