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Norbert Wiener’s paper “Some Moral and Technical Consequences of Automation”
JonahS
Jul 21, 2013, 1:01 AM
30
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Zagreb meetup—July 27th
IsTheLittleLion
Jul 19, 2013, 4:55 PM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington DC Megametup debriefing/planning meetup
rocurley
Jul 19, 2013, 4:33 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Even with default points, systems remain exploitable
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 19, 2013, 4:24 PM
14
points
9
comments
3
min read
LW
link
New LW Meetup: Zagreb
FrankAdamek
Jul 19, 2013, 3:36 PM
4
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Consumption Smoothing and Hedonic Adaptation
jefftk
Jul 19, 2013, 2:41 PM
11
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Link] My talk about the Future
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 19, 2013, 1:02 PM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne Excursion: Comfort Zone Expansion
BraydenM
Jul 19, 2013, 8:43 AM
2
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Durham NC/Triangle Area: Value of Information/Curiosity
therufs
Jul 19, 2013, 4:55 AM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Applied Bayes’ Theorem: Calculating the probability that she’s over me. Could somebody check my work? TT_TT
abcd_z
Jul 19, 2013, 2:59 AM
−16
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Atlanta Lesswrong: The Math of Bayes’ Theorem
Nova_Division
Jul 19, 2013, 12:25 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Does anchoring on deadlines cause procrastination?
alex_zag_al
Jul 18, 2013, 7:12 PM
9
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The idiot savant AI isn’t an idiot
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 18, 2013, 3:43 PM
10
points
133
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Valuable economics knowledge available, ironically, for free
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 18, 2013, 11:30 AM
38
points
37
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Cincinnati: Financial optimisation
RolfAndreassen
Jul 18, 2013, 4:37 AM
5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Instrumental rationality/self help resources
gothgirl420666
Jul 18, 2013, 2:58 AM
52
points
107
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 24, chapter 95
palladias
Jul 18, 2013, 2:23 AM
8
points
306
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Model Combination and Adjustment
lukeprog
Jul 17, 2013, 8:31 PM
102
points
41
comments
5
min read
LW
link
See Eliezer talk with PZ Myers and David Brin (and me) about immortality this Sunday
Eneasz
Jul 17, 2013, 3:56 PM
26
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Three Approaches to “Friendliness”
Wei Dai
Jul 17, 2013, 7:46 AM
37
points
86
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Durham NC/Triangle Area: Rationality Checklist Workshop
therufs
Jul 17, 2013, 5:41 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup—The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number
Scott Garrabrant
Jul 17, 2013, 1:06 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
One issue: teach 10 or sway 200?
JDM
Jul 16, 2013, 9:33 PM
−8
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
An unusual counterargument
KatjaGrace
Jul 16, 2013, 9:14 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
HIKE: A Group Dynamics Case Study
iconreforged
Jul 16, 2013, 7:14 PM
19
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Comparative and absolute advantage in AI
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 16, 2013, 9:52 AM
28
points
50
comments
2
min read
LW
link
An Attempt at Preference Uncertainty Using VNM
[deleted]
Jul 16, 2013, 5:20 AM
15
points
33
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Southeast Michigan
Scott Alexander
Jul 16, 2013, 2:50 AM
13
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Akrasia Tactics Review 2: The Akrasia Strikes Back
polutropon
Jul 16, 2013, 2:17 AM
31
points
44
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Recent MIRI workshop results?
johnswentworth
Jul 16, 2013, 1:25 AM
2
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
For Happiness, Keep a Gratitude Journal
Peter Wildeford
Jul 15, 2013, 9:11 PM
38
points
29
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Open thread, July 16-22, 2013
David_Gerard
Jul 15, 2013, 8:13 PM
23
points
305
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Personally mitigating existential risk
Metus
Jul 15, 2013, 5:56 PM
−2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Semi-open thread: blackmail
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 15, 2013, 4:25 PM
0
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne Social Meetup
Maelin
Jul 15, 2013, 2:10 PM
1
point
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Group Rationality Diary, July 16-31
therufs
Jul 15, 2013, 1:39 PM
3
points
34
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Duller blackmail definitions
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 15, 2013, 10:08 AM
16
points
46
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Countess and Baron attempt to define blackmail, fail
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 15, 2013, 10:07 AM
20
points
7
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Notes/blog posts on two recent MIRI papers
Quinn
Jul 14, 2013, 11:11 PM
35
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Bratislava Meetup V.
Viliam_Bur
Jul 14, 2013, 9:03 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Writing Style and the Typical Mind Fallacy
lukeprog
Jul 14, 2013, 4:47 AM
42
points
76
comments
1
min read
LW
link
To reduce astronomical waste: take your time, then go very fast
Stuart_Armstrong
13 Jul 2013 16:41 UTC
70
points
50
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Some highlights from Nate Silver’s “The Signal and the Noise”
JonahS
13 Jul 2013 15:21 UTC
35
points
11
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Meetup : London Social—Direct Sunlight 2, Vitamin Boogaloo—July 21st
Leonhart
13 Jul 2013 11:09 UTC
7
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Stupid” questions thread
gothgirl420666
13 Jul 2013 2:42 UTC
62
points
854
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups
FrankAdamek
12 Jul 2013 15:37 UTC
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Cosmic expansion vs uploads economics?
Stuart_Armstrong
12 Jul 2013 7:37 UTC
−7
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] If correlation doesn’t imply causation, then what does?
Strilanc
12 Jul 2013 5:39 UTC
5
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : [Columbus] Upcoming Workshop Topics
daenerys
12 Jul 2013 4:12 UTC
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The WASH-1400 Reactor Safety Study
JonahS
11 Jul 2013 23:16 UTC
16
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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