Keltham is already quickly biting the cookie, verifying the taste.  Apple-flavored, great.

"Snack Service says that the decision theory of this is too complicated for it to be telling me much, which is mostly what I expected."

So, on the one hand, that's better than Snack Service not being able to do that, which would've favored Conspiracy a lot, but it again means that in the Conspiracy worlds it's narrowing down even more strongly on the mindreading Conspiracy and on them being relatively better at mindreading.

Off to Maillol's office.

Keltham is already quickly biting the cookie, verifying the taste.  Apple-flavored, great.

"Snack Service says that the decision theory of this is too complicated for it to be telling me much, which is mostly what I expected."

So, on the one hand, that's better than Snack Service not being able to do that, which would've favored Conspiracy a lot - Snack Service is pretty high on the list of apparent-things they'd be faking.  But it again means that, in the Conspiracy worlds, it's narrowing down even more strongly on the mindreading Conspiracy and on them being relatively better at mindreading.

Off to Maillol's office.

Keltham is already quickly biting the cookie, verifying the taste.  Apple-flavored, great.

"Snack Service says that the decision theory of this is too complicated for it to be telling me much, which is mostly what I expected."

So, on the one hand, that's better than Snack Service not being able to do that, which would've favored Conspiracy a lot - Snack Service is pretty high on the list of apparent-things they'd be faking.  But it again means that, in the Conspiracy worlds, it's narrowing down even more strongly on the mindreading Conspiracy and on them being relatively better at mindreading.  What with 'Snack Service' having apparently just read a thought, and one he was trying to hide.

Off to Maillol's office.