Im­prov­ing the modal UDT op­ti­mal­ity result

Benya_FallensteinNov 23, 2014, 10:16 PM
13 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

In­ten­tion­ally Rais­ing the San­ity Waterline

Gleb_TsipurskyNov 13, 2014, 8:25 PM
13 points
89 comments5 min readLW link

Su­per­in­tel­li­gence 10: In­stru­men­tally con­ver­gent goals

KatjaGraceNov 18, 2014, 2:00 AM
13 points
33 comments5 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Novem­ber 2014

elharoNov 7, 2014, 7:07 PM
12 points
342 comments1 min readLW link

Cer­tifi­cates of Im­pact [Paul Chris­ti­ano; Link]

RyanCareyNov 11, 2014, 4:58 PM
12 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Link: Snow­den interviewed

polymathwannabeNov 12, 2014, 6:48 PM
12 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

The germ of an idea

Stuart_ArmstrongNov 13, 2014, 6:58 PM
12 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

An op­ti­mal­ity re­sult for modal UDT

Benya_FallensteinNov 15, 2014, 6:38 AM
11 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Is ar­gu­ing worth it? If so, when and when not? Also, how do I be­come less ar­ro­gant?

27chaosNov 27, 2014, 9:28 PM
10 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

Deriv­ing prob­a­bil­ities from causal diagrams

ManfredNov 13, 2014, 12:28 AM
10 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

What do you mean by Pas­cal’s mug­ging?

XiXiDuNov 20, 2014, 4:38 PM
10 points
24 comments2 min readLW link

Pol­ling Thread—Per­son­al­ity Special

Gunnar_ZarnckeNov 5, 2014, 10:40 PM
10 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

Wel­come!

Benya_FallensteinNov 4, 2014, 3:20 AM
9 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Op­ti­miz­ing ways to con­vey ra­tio­nal think­ing strate­gies to broad audience

Gleb_TsipurskyNov 15, 2014, 1:37 AM
9 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Stable self-im­prove­ment as a re­search problem

paulfchristianoNov 17, 2014, 5:51 PM
8 points
7 comments7 min readLW link

Mus­ings on non-sta­bil­ity of mind-states, etc.

DorikkaNov 2, 2014, 2:43 AM
8 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

[Link] Physics-based an­throp­ics?

Brian_TomasikNov 14, 2014, 7:02 AM
8 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

A primer on prov­abil­ity logic

Benya_FallensteinNov 15, 2014, 6:39 AM
8 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Agency and Life Domains

Gleb_TsipurskyNov 16, 2014, 1:38 AM
8 points
68 comments7 min readLW link

More mar­bles and Sleep­ing Beauty

ManfredNov 23, 2014, 2:00 AM
7 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Meetup : War­saw De­cem­ber Meetup

[deleted]Nov 27, 2014, 3:34 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

How to build the skill and the habit of ex­per­i­men­ta­tion?

CaplaNov 15, 2014, 4:08 PM
7 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Pop­u­la­tion ethics and util­ity indifference

Stuart_ArmstrongNov 24, 2014, 3:18 PM
7 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Open thread, Nov. 24 - Nov. 30, 2014

MrMindNov 24, 2014, 8:56 AM
7 points
325 comments1 min readLW link

The value of do­ing one’s own philan­thropic re­search?

CaplaNov 10, 2014, 7:15 PM
7 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Mus­ings on the LSAT: “Rea­son­ing Train­ing” and Neuroplasticity

NathaNov 22, 2014, 7:14 PM
7 points
11 comments6 min readLW link

Group Ra­tion­al­ity Diary, Novem­ber 1-15

therufsNov 3, 2014, 3:58 AM
7 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Unique­ness of UDT for trans­par­ent universes

TsviBTNov 24, 2014, 5:57 AM
7 points
0 comments11 min readLW link

Fi­nan­cial Effec­tive­ness Repository

Gunnar_ZarnckeNov 18, 2014, 9:57 AM
7 points
62 comments1 min readLW link

Get­ting a new med­i­cal di­ag­nos­tic to market

ogeNov 9, 2014, 3:46 AM
7 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Rod­ney Brooks talks about Evil AI and men­tions MIRI [LINK]

ikeNov 12, 2014, 4:50 AM
6 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Trust­wor­thy au­to­mated philos­o­phy?

Benya_FallensteinNov 21, 2014, 2:57 AM
6 points
3 comments9 min readLW link

Open thread, Nov. 3 - Nov. 9, 2014

MrMindNov 3, 2014, 9:55 AM
6 points
315 comments1 min readLW link

Open thread, Nov. 10 - Nov. 16, 2014

MrMindNov 10, 2014, 8:32 AM
6 points
194 comments1 min readLW link

Open thread, Nov. 17 - Nov. 23, 2014

MrMindNov 17, 2014, 8:25 AM
6 points
329 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­pan­sion on A Pre­vi­ous Cost-Benefit Anal­y­sis of Vac­ci­nat­ing Healthy Adults Against Flu

FluttershyNov 12, 2014, 4:36 AM
6 points
6 comments9 min readLW link

Novem­ber 2014 Me­dia Thread

ArisKatsarisNov 1, 2014, 3:42 PM
5 points
155 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly LW Meetups

FrankAdamekNov 7, 2014, 5:21 PM
5 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : reg­u­lar meetup—Sig­nifi­cant things I have got­ten wrong

EloNov 8, 2014, 10:35 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : War­saw Novem­ber Meetup

[deleted]Nov 12, 2014, 12:52 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Group Ra­tion­al­ity Diary, Novem­ber 16-30

therufsNov 16, 2014, 9:16 PM
5 points
40 comments1 min readLW link

Dumb­ing Down Hu­man Values

leplenNov 15, 2014, 2:53 AM
5 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

[Link] Will Su­per­in­tel­li­gent Machines De­stroy Hu­man­ity?

roystgnrNov 27, 2014, 9:48 PM
4 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Pos­si­ble in­ter­est in Louisi­ana Meetup?

BaisiusNov 5, 2014, 2:00 AM
4 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­pected value es­ti­mates you can take (some­what) literally

ThrasymachusNov 24, 2014, 3:57 PM
4 points
0 comments13 min readLW link

Main vs. Discussion

Benya_FallensteinNov 15, 2014, 6:38 AM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Neo-re­ac­tionar­ies, why are you neo-re­ac­tionary?

CaplaNov 17, 2014, 10:31 PM
4 points
621 comments1 min readLW link

Should we go all in on ex­is­ten­tial risk? - Con­sid­er­ing Effec­tive Altruism

CaplaNov 10, 2014, 11:23 PM
4 points
43 comments2 min readLW link

Can sci­ence come to un­der­stand con­scious­ness? A prob­lem of philo­soph­i­cal zom­bies (Yes, I know, P-zom­bies again.)

CaplaNov 17, 2014, 5:06 PM
4 points
41 comments2 min readLW link

I Want To Believe: Ra­tional Edition

27chaosNov 18, 2014, 8:00 PM
4 points
27 comments1 min readLW link