[summary: A 'preference framework' is a way of deciding which outcomes an agent [1bh terminally] prefers. 'Preference framework' is a broader term than 'utility function', since 'preference framework' would also include structurally complicated meta-utility functions, such as those which appear in some proposals for Utility indifference or Moral_uncertainty.
A 'preference framework' refers to a fixed algorithm that updates, or potentially changes in other ways, to determine what the agent prefers for terminal outcomes. 'Preference framework' is a term more general than 'utility function' thatwhich includes structurally complicated generalizations of utility functions.
ForAs a central example, the utility indifference proposal has the agent switching between utility functions UX and UY depending on whether a switch is pressed. We can call this meta-system a 'preference framework' to avoid presuming in advance that it embodies a VNM-coherent utility function.
'Preference framework' is a very general term meant to cover structurally complicated generalizations of utility functions. A preference framework is a fixed framework that determines or updates what the agent prefers for terminal outcomes. For example, the utility indifference set of proposalsproposal has the agent switching between utility functions UX and UY depending on whether a switch is pressed. We can call this meta-system a 'preference framework' to avoid presuming in advance that it embodies a VNM-coherent utility function.
'PreferenceA 'preference framework' is a very general term meantrefers to cover structurally complicated generalizations of utility functions. A preference framework is a fixed frameworkalgorithm that determines or updates what the agent prefers for terminal outcomes. 'Preference framework' is a term more general than 'utility function' that includes structurally complicated generalizations of utility functions.
For example, the utility indifference proposal has the agent switching between utility functions UX and UY depending on whether a switch is pressed. We can call this meta-system a 'preference framework' to avoid presuming in advance that it embodies a VNM-coherent utility functionfunction.
An even more general term would be Decision_algorithm which doesn't presume that the agent operates by preferring outcomes.
Definition. 'Preference'Preference framework' is a very general term meant to cover structurally complicated generalizations of utility functions. A preference framework is a fixed framework that determines or updates what the agent prefers for terminal outcomes. For example, the utility indifference set of proposals has the agent switching between utility functions U and V depending on some other event or signal. We can call this meta-system a 'preference framework' to avoid presuming in advance that it is a VNM-coherent utility function.
'Preference framework' is a very general term meant to cover structurally complicated generalizations of utility functions. A preference framework is a fixed framework that determines or updates what the agent prefers for terminal outcomes. For example, the utility indifference set of proposals has the agent switching between utility functions UX and UY depending on whether a switch is pressed. We can call this meta-system a 'preference framework' to avoid presuming in advance that it isembodies a VNM-coherent utility function.
[summary: A 'preference framework' is a way of deciding which outcomes an agent [1bh terminally] prefers. 'Preference framework' is a broader term than 'utility function', since 'preference framework' would also include structurally complicated meta-utility functions, such as those which appear in some proposals for Utility indifference or Moral_uncertainty.
A 'preference framework' refers to a fixed algorithm that determinesupdates, or updatespotentially changes in other ways, to determine what the agent prefers for terminal outcomes. 'Preference framework' is a term more general than 'utility function' that includes structurally complicated generalizations of utility functions.
'Preference framework' is a very general term meant to cover structurally complicated generalizations of utility functions. A preference framework is a fixed framework that determines or updates what the agent prefers for terminal outcomes. For example, the utility indifference set of proposals has the agent switching between utility functions UX and VUY depending on some other event or signal.whether a switch is pressed. We can call this meta-system a 'preference framework' to avoid presuming in advance that it is a VNM-coherent utility function.
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