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If it were morally correct to kill everyone on earth, would you do it?
Bundle_Gerbe
Jan 30, 2013, 11:58 PM
−9
points
43
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What would you do with an Evil AI?
DataPacRat
Jan 30, 2013, 10:58 PM
−10
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington DC fun and games meetup
rocurley
Jan 30, 2013, 9:59 PM
3
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Simulating Problems
Andreas_Giger
Jan 30, 2013, 1:14 PM
2
points
41
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Zeroth Skillset
katydee
Jan 30, 2013, 12:46 PM
74
points
109
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Obviously transhumanist SMBC comic
Cthulhoo
Jan 30, 2013, 8:10 AM
−6
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Continuous Improvement
MinibearRex
Jan 30, 2013, 4:36 AM
4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Huy Price (Cambridge philosopher) writes about existential risk for NYT
Jonathan_Graehl
Jan 30, 2013, 2:06 AM
−6
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[minor] Separate Upvotes and Downvotes Implimented
Larks
Jan 29, 2013, 10:31 AM
46
points
37
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup—Wits and Wagers
[deleted]
Jan 29, 2013, 6:32 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Serious Stories
MinibearRex
Jan 29, 2013, 6:01 AM
6
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley: Board games
Nisan
Jan 29, 2013, 3:09 AM
5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : LW Buffalo Meetup at Buffalo Labs
StonesOnCanvas
Jan 29, 2013, 12:15 AM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Isolated AI with no chat whatsoever
ancientcampus
Jan 28, 2013, 8:22 PM
16
points
61
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] NYT Article about Existential Risk from AI
[deleted]
Jan 28, 2013, 10:37 AM
38
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Paderborn Meetup Frebruary 6th
Just_existing
Jan 27, 2013, 10:39 PM
8
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Love and Sex in Salt Lake City
hamnox
Jan 27, 2013, 4:12 PM
26
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Cryo and Social Obligations
DataPacRat
Jan 27, 2013, 7:32 AM
26
points
73
comments
2
min read
LW
link
CEV: a utilitarian critique
Pablo
Jan 26, 2013, 4:12 PM
32
points
87
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Shanghai Meetup
Barry_Cotter
Jan 26, 2013, 4:10 AM
8
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Infinitesimals: Another argument against actual infinite sets
common_law
Jan 26, 2013, 3:04 AM
−39
points
31
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Best of Rationality Quotes, 2012 Edition
DanielVarga
Jan 26, 2013, 3:03 AM
46
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington DC Revealed New Years Resolutions
rocurley
Jan 25, 2013, 3:31 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups: Austin, Buffalo, Cambridge MA, Dublin, Montreal, Moscow, Ohio, Purdue, Washington DC
FrankAdamek
Jan 25, 2013, 3:30 PM
6
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Moscow: Reality and Us
Yuu
Jan 25, 2013, 6:05 AM
7
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
The Hidden B.I.A.S.
MaoShan
Jan 25, 2013, 3:49 AM
−8
points
56
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Montreal LessWrong—The Future is Awesome
Paul_G
Jan 25, 2013, 2:07 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Vancouver rationality practice case: Evaluating Transhumanism
[deleted]
Jan 24, 2013, 7:12 PM
5
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
In the beginning, Dartmouth created the AI and the hype
Stuart_Armstrong
Jan 24, 2013, 4:49 PM
33
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Durham HPMoR Discussion, chapters 30-33
evand
Jan 24, 2013, 4:51 AM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Notes on Autonomous Cars
gwern
Jan 24, 2013, 3:09 AM
29
points
140
comments
55
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Emotional Involvement
MinibearRex
Jan 24, 2013, 12:59 AM
4
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Right for the Wrong Reasons
katydee
Jan 24, 2013, 12:02 AM
28
points
67
comments
2
min read
LW
link
LW anchoring experiment: maybe
gwern
Jan 23, 2013, 10:41 PM
23
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Columbus, Ohio; Self-Skepticism
daenerys
Jan 23, 2013, 6:04 AM
6
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Value-Focused Thinking: a chapter-by-chapter summary
Vaniver
Jan 23, 2013, 2:39 AM
22
points
13
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley: CFAR focus group
Nisan
Jan 23, 2013, 2:06 AM
6
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Want to help me test my Anki deck creation skills?
atucker
Jan 22, 2013, 10:12 PM
17
points
33
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI box: AI has one shot at avoiding destruction—what might it say?
ancientcampus
Jan 22, 2013, 8:22 PM
25
points
355
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AidGrade—GiveWell finally has some competition
Raemon
Jan 22, 2013, 3:41 PM
65
points
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Less Wrong Dublin
Laoch
Jan 22, 2013, 2:06 PM
2
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Update on Kim Suozzi (cancer patient in want of cryonics)
ahartell
Jan 22, 2013, 9:15 AM
68
points
63
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Changing Emotions
MinibearRex
Jan 22, 2013, 5:55 AM
5
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The meaning of “existence”: Lessons from infinity
metaphysicist
Jan 22, 2013, 2:18 AM
−25
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Link] How Signaling Ossifies Behavior
Jayson_Virissimo
Jan 21, 2013, 2:06 PM
5
points
45
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Less Wrong in Dublin
Laoch
Jan 21, 2013, 12:08 PM
3
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Growing Up is Hard
MinibearRex
Jan 21, 2013, 4:19 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
I attempted the AI Box Experiment (and lost)
Tuxedage
Jan 21, 2013, 2:59 AM
79
points
246
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Cryonics priors
AnthonyC
Jan 20, 2013, 10:08 PM
9
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What’s your #1 reason to care about AI risk?
ChrisHallquist
Jan 20, 2013, 9:52 PM
2
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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