If the machine can perfectly predict my future choice, then that choice is an illusion. I have no free will, and the question is meaningless to begin with.
If the machine can perfectly predict my future choice, then that choice is an illusion. I have no free will, and the question is meaningless to begin with.
Both! Critically, the contents of box B depend on the machine’s prediction, not on whether it was correct or not (i.e. not on your subsequent choice). So it’s effectively a 50/50 coin toss and irrelevant to the decision-making process. Let’s break down the possibilities:
Machine predicts I take B only, box B contains $1B:
Machine predicts I take both, box B is empty:
Regardless of what the machine predicts, taking both boxes produces a better result than taking only B. The question can be restated as “Do you take $1M plus a chance to win $1B or would you prefer $0 plus the same chance to win $1B?”, in which case the answer becomes intuitively obvious.
As does Steam and Epic and every other digital store ever created.