[Fiction] The Noise Floor

barber5il13 Feb 2026 19:11 UTC

1 point

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Hazards of Selection Effects on Approved Information

Zack_M_Davis13 Feb 2026 18:51 UTC

24 points

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(zackmdavis.net)

Replication of Koorndijk (2025): Differential Compliance May Reflect Prompt Sensitivity Rather Than Strategic Reasoning

Chijioke Ugwuanyi, TerryJCZhang and Chijioke Ugwuanyi

13 Feb 2026 16:12 UTC

1 point

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Is AI self-aware?

ZackDadfar13 Feb 2026 15:30 UTC

2 points

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Towards an objective test of Compassion—Turning an abstract test into a collection of nuances

tailcalled13 Feb 2026 15:03 UTC

12 points

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METR’s data can’t distinguish between trajectories (and 80% horizons are an order of magnitude off)

Jonas Moss13 Feb 2026 14:05 UTC

12 points

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We Die Because it’s a Computational Necessity

E.G. Blee-Goldman13 Feb 2026 13:16 UTC

1 point

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Hazardous States and Accidents

kqr13 Feb 2026 13:02 UTC

5 points

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(entropicthoughts.com)

Systemic Risks and Where to Find Them

Jonas Hallgren13 Feb 2026 10:51 UTC

10 points

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(equilibria1.substack.com)

Nick Bostrom: Optimal Timing for Superintelligence

Julian Bradshaw13 Feb 2026 7:33 UTC

10 points

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(nickbostrom.com)

Why You Don’t Believe in Xhosa Prophecies

Jan_Kulveit13 Feb 2026 2:25 UTC

91 points

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Gemini’s Hypothetical Present

jefftk13 Feb 2026 2:20 UTC

64 points

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(www.jefftk.com)

I Tried to Trick Myself into Being a Better Planner & Problem Solver

CstineSublime13 Feb 2026 0:25 UTC

5 points

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Grading AI 2027′s 2025 Predictions

Daniel Kokotajlo and elifland

13 Feb 2026 0:18 UTC

42 points

2 comments9 min readLW link

(blog.ai-futures.org)

Long-term risks from ideological fanaticism

David Althaus, Jamie_Harris, Vanessa Sarre, Clare and _will_

12 Feb 2026 23:26 UTC

50 points

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(Re)Discovering Natural Laws

Margot12 Feb 2026 21:45 UTC

9 points

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An Ontology of Representations: Limits of Universality

Margot12 Feb 2026 21:43 UTC

9 points

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A Closer Look at the “Societies of Thought” Paper

Against Moloch12 Feb 2026 21:38 UTC

7 points

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(againstmoloch.com)

models have some pretty funny attractor states

aryaj, Neel Nanda and Senthooran Rajamanoharan

12 Feb 2026 21:14 UTC

108 points

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Stay in your human loop

benjamin ar12 Feb 2026 21:05 UTC

20 points

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(bjar.substack.com)