Maximax plays “defect” against an opponent with a trembling hand in PD[1] so “cooperate” can’t be defended as “optimistic” here. However, the action could be labeled “trusting” (derogatory) but not “trusting” (laudatory), given that the payout values are human predictable (with only moderate intelligence or memorization).
Flavor: since “defect” is the only way to get the best outcome (i.e. get DC), calling an agent that plays C “optimistic” is like calling someone who plays an option that perfectly bans all AI forever a “Singularitarian optimist” (even the standard PD cardinals almost line up, as long as you ignore the symmetric downside).
Maximax plays “defect” against an opponent with a trembling hand in PD[1] so “cooperate” can’t be defended as “optimistic” here.
However, the action could be labeled “trusting” (derogatory) but not “trusting” (laudatory), given that the payout values are human predictable (with only moderate intelligence or memorization).
Flavor: since “defect” is the only way to get the best outcome (i.e. get DC), calling an agent that plays C “optimistic” is like calling someone who plays an option that perfectly bans all AI forever a “Singularitarian optimist” (even the standard PD cardinals almost line up, as long as you ignore the symmetric downside).
Including FDT+maximax utility function, if the tremble is downstream of the opponent’s FDT.