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Cartesian Frames

Oct 22, 2020 by Scott Garrabrant

Cartesian frames are a way to add a first-person perspective (with choices, uncertainty, and so on) on top of a set of possible worlds. This sequence introduces Cartesian frames and basic operations on frames.

128Introduction to Cartesian FramesΩ
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60Additive Operations on Cartesian FramesΩ
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42Biextensional EquivalenceΩ
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33Controllables and Observables, RevisitedΩ
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46Functors and Coarse WorldsΩ
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47Subagents of Cartesian FramesΩ
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33Multiplicative Operations on Cartesian FramesΩ
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33Sub-Sums and Sub-TensorsΩ
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19Additive and Multiplicative SubagentsΩ
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30Committing, Assuming, Externalizing, and InternalizingΩ
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32Eight Definitions of ObservabilityΩ
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46Time in Cartesian FramesΩ
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