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A hypothetical super-intelligent being used in philosophical problems. Omega is most commonly used as the predictor in Newcomb's problem. Sometimes Omega is taken as a perfect predictor, while other times it is an almost perfect predictor. In some thought experiments, Omega is also taken to be super-powerful.

Omega can be seen as analogous to Laplace's demon, or as the closest approximation to the Demon capable of existing in our universe.