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Supposing you inherited an AI project...
bokov
Sep 4, 2013, 8:07 AM
−10
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality Quotes September 2013
Vaniver
Sep 4, 2013, 5:02 AM
7
points
451
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Phoenix Tuesday Lunch Group
Danny_Hintze
Sep 4, 2013, 1:44 AM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Help describing decibans?
DataPacRat
Sep 4, 2013, 12:44 AM
5
points
30
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Ignorance in parenting
Gunnar_Zarncke
Sep 3, 2013, 10:00 AM
17
points
46
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Mestroyer
Sep 3, 2013, 5:40 AM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
True Optimisation
LearnFromObservation
Sep 3, 2013, 3:50 AM
−5
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Useful Habits Repository
XFrequentist
Sep 3, 2013, 1:58 AM
15
points
95
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How valuable is it to learn math deeply?
JonahS
Sep 2, 2013, 6:01 PM
33
points
79
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Reflective Control
lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)
Sep 2, 2013, 5:45 PM
21
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Book Review: Heuristics and Biases (MIRI course list)
So8res
Sep 2, 2013, 3:37 PM
49
points
22
comments
20
min read
LW
link
Open thread, September 2-8, 2013
David_Gerard
Sep 2, 2013, 2:07 PM
3
points
379
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Baseline of my opinion on LW topics
Gunnar_Zarncke
Sep 2, 2013, 12:13 PM
8
points
6
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Rudeness
Odinn
Sep 2, 2013, 10:49 AM
5
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Artificial explosion of the Sun: a new x-risk?
lukeprog
Sep 2, 2013, 6:12 AM
6
points
34
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Teapots and Soda Cans
Odinn
Sep 1, 2013, 10:21 PM
8
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Advanced Placement exam cutoffs and superficial knowledge over deep knowledge
JonahS
Sep 1, 2013, 9:01 PM
12
points
22
comments
2
min read
LW
link
P/S/A—Sam Harris offering money for a little good philosophy
Ben Pace
Sep 1, 2013, 6:36 PM
19
points
79
comments
1
min read
LW
link
MIRI course list book reviews, part 1: Gödel, Escher, Bach
So8res
Sep 1, 2013, 5:40 PM
27
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Bed time stories with clear concepts
Gunnar_Zarncke
Sep 1, 2013, 12:26 PM
41
points
9
comments
5
min read
LW
link
September 2013 Media Thread
ArisKatsaris
Sep 1, 2013, 11:05 AM
8
points
72
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Group Rationality Diary, September 1-15
therufs
Aug 31, 2013, 10:04 PM
5
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Relevance of the STEPS project to (F)AI teams
Gunnar_Zarncke
Aug 31, 2013, 5:27 PM
4
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Any interest in a one-time meetup in Charlotte, NC this Tuesday?
pinyaka
Aug 31, 2013, 5:09 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Raising numerate children
Gunnar_Zarncke
Aug 30, 2013, 11:44 PM
50
points
25
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Looking for Opinions on “Antifragile” by N. Taleb
Torello
Aug 30, 2013, 10:29 PM
1
point
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington, DC: Goals
maia
Aug 30, 2013, 8:13 PM
2
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
New LW Meetup: Urbana-Champaign
FrankAdamek
Aug 30, 2013, 5:50 PM
3
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Genies and Wishes in the context of computer science
private_messaging
Aug 30, 2013, 12:43 PM
20
points
43
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Why Productivity? Why Gratitude?
feanor1600
Aug 30, 2013, 2:28 AM
16
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Techniques to consciously activate a rationalist self-image
chaosmage
Aug 30, 2013, 12:01 AM
5
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A basis for pattern-matching in logical uncertainty
Manfred
Aug 29, 2013, 8:53 AM
7
points
19
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Moscow: The Sunday Meetup
Yuu
Aug 29, 2013, 7:32 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Fall Equinox: Festival of Heroes
hamnox
Aug 29, 2013, 1:59 AM
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Outside View(s) and MIRI’s FAI Endgame
Wei Dai
Aug 28, 2013, 11:27 PM
21
points
60
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[LINK] - Aaron Sell (Psychology Today) on the Politicisation of Science
Salemicus
Aug 28, 2013, 8:25 PM
8
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 27, chapter 98
Vaniver
Aug 28, 2013, 7:29 PM
5
points
310
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Yet more “stupid” questions
NancyLebovitz
Aug 28, 2013, 3:58 PM
8
points
342
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread: How much strategic thinking have you done recently?
Emile
Aug 28, 2013, 11:48 AM
12
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
.
[deleted]
Aug 28, 2013, 11:01 AM
0
points
40
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne Practical Rationality: Group Prediction Calibration and Aumann’s Agreement Theorem
BraydenM
Aug 28, 2013, 7:17 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What should a college student do to maximize future earnings for effective altruism?
D_Malik
Aug 27, 2013, 7:06 PM
21
points
76
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Arizona State Lunch Group
Danny_Hintze
Aug 27, 2013, 5:37 PM
1
point
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : New Meetup: Boulder CO
yakurbe0112
Aug 27, 2013, 4:15 PM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
How I Am Productive
Peter Wildeford
Aug 27, 2013, 1:04 PM
73
points
35
comments
14
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Saskatoon Meetup: Value of Information
Nicholas_Rutherford
Aug 27, 2013, 8:59 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open thread, August 26 - September 1, 2013
philh
26 Aug 2013 21:00 UTC
8
points
149
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Two angles on Repetitive Strain Injury
NancyLebovitz
26 Aug 2013 15:40 UTC
2
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How sure are you that brain emulations would be conscious?
ChrisHallquist
26 Aug 2013 6:21 UTC
19
points
177
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Mestroyer
26 Aug 2013 4:47 UTC
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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