Top 9+2 myths about AI risk

Stuart_ArmstrongJun 29, 2015, 8:41 PM
68 points
44 comments2 min readLW link

Travel Through Time to In­crease Your Effectiveness

tanagrabeastAug 23, 2015, 1:32 AM
67 points
13 comments10 min readLW link

Poli­ti­cal top­ics at­tract par­ti­ci­pants in­clined to use the norms of main­stream poli­ti­cal de­bate, risk­ing a tip­ping point to lower qual­ity discussion

emrMar 26, 2015, 12:14 AM
67 points
71 comments1 min readLW link

The Un­friendly Su­per­in­tel­li­gence next door

jacob_cannellJul 2, 2015, 6:46 PM
67 points
68 comments7 min readLW link

Chap­ter 8: Pos­i­tive Bias

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
66 points
9 comments19 min readLW link

On Overconfidence

Scott AlexanderAug 21, 2015, 2:21 AM
64 points
7 comments14 min readLW link

The Stamp Collector

So8resMay 1, 2015, 11:11 PM
64 points
14 comments6 min readLW link

MIRI’s 2015 Sum­mer Fundraiser!

So8resAug 19, 2015, 12:27 AM
64 points
44 comments5 min readLW link

Strate­gies and tools for get­ting through a break up

lululuMay 18, 2015, 6:01 PM
63 points
45 comments11 min readLW link

Op­ti­miza­tion and the In­tel­li­gence Explosion

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 11, 2015, 7:00 PM
63 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

Solv­ing sleep: just a toe-dipping

CaplaJun 30, 2015, 7:38 PM
63 points
34 comments4 min readLW link

Chap­ter 10: Self Aware­ness, Part II

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
62 points
9 comments14 min readLW link

Two Growth Curves

AnnaSalamonOct 2, 2015, 12:59 AM
62 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Proper pos­ture for men­tal arts

ValentineAug 31, 2015, 2:29 AM
62 points
42 comments8 min readLW link

Less Wrong EBook Creator

ScottLAug 13, 2015, 9:17 PM
61 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

Astron­omy, Astro­biol­ogy, & The Fermi Para­dox I: In­tro­duc­tions, and Space & Time

CellBioGuyJul 26, 2015, 7:38 AM
61 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Against Tulip Subsidies

Scott AlexanderJun 6, 2015, 4:19 AM
60 points
5 comments8 min readLW link

Easy wins aren’t news

PhilGoetzFeb 19, 2015, 7:38 PM
60 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

Can we talk about men­tal ill­ness?

riparianxMar 8, 2015, 8:24 AM
58 points
108 comments1 min readLW link

A Philoso­pher Walks Into A Coffee Shop

Scott AlexanderJan 25, 2015, 8:42 PM
57 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

Chap­ter 45: Hu­man­ism, Pt 3

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
57 points
8 comments11 min readLW link

How To Win The AI Box Ex­per­i­ment (Some­times)

pinkgothicSep 12, 2015, 12:34 PM
56 points
21 comments22 min readLW link

An In­tro­duc­tion to Con­trol Theory

VaniverJan 19, 2015, 8:50 PM
56 points
13 comments7 min readLW link

Be­hav­ior: The Con­trol of Perception

VaniverJan 21, 2015, 1:21 AM
55 points
26 comments9 min readLW link

Cal­ibra­tion Test with database of 150,000+ questions

NanashiMar 14, 2015, 11:22 AM
54 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

Twenty ba­sic rules for in­tel­li­gent money management

James_MillerMar 19, 2015, 5:57 PM
54 points
55 comments9 min readLW link

Im­mor­tal­ity: A Prac­ti­cal Guide

G0W51Jan 26, 2015, 4:17 PM
53 points
62 comments36 min readLW link

New fo­rum for MIRI re­search: In­tel­li­gent Agent Foun­da­tions Forum

orthonormalMar 20, 2015, 12:35 AM
53 points
43 comments1 min readLW link

Re­sults of a One-Year Lon­gi­tu­di­nal Study of CFAR Alumni

UnnamedDec 12, 2015, 4:39 AM
53 points
35 comments31 min readLW link

The Parable Of The Talents

Scott AlexanderJan 31, 2015, 9:44 PM
52 points
9 comments20 min readLW link

Mag­netic rings (the most mediocre su­per­power) A re­view.

EloJul 30, 2015, 1:23 PM
52 points
34 comments4 min readLW link

Minds: An Introduction

Rob BensingerMar 11, 2015, 7:00 PM
52 points
2 comments6 min readLW link

Chap­ter 9: Ti­tle Redacted, Part 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 AM
51 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

Leav­ing LessWrong for a more ra­tio­nal life

Mark_FriedenbachMay 21, 2015, 7:24 PM
51 points
267 comments6 min readLW link

Con­cept Safety: Pro­duc­ing similar AI-hu­man con­cept spaces

Kaj_SotalaApr 14, 2015, 8:39 PM
51 points
45 comments8 min readLW link

How to sign up for Al­cor cryo

ogeApr 26, 2015, 2:51 AM
51 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

‘Dumb’ AI ob­serves and ma­nipu­lates controllers

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 13, 2015, 1:35 PM
51 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

Over­pay­ing for hap­piness?

cousin_itJan 1, 2015, 12:22 PM
50 points
67 comments1 min readLW link

MIRI’s Approach

So8resJul 30, 2015, 8:03 PM
50 points
59 comments16 min readLW link

How my so­cial skills went from hor­rible to mediocre

JonahSMay 19, 2015, 11:29 PM
50 points
199 comments11 min readLW link

Defeat­ing the Villain

ZubonMar 26, 2015, 9:43 PM
48 points
38 comments2 min readLW link

The Gal­ileo af­fair: who was on the side of ra­tio­nal­ity?

ValFeb 15, 2015, 8:52 PM
48 points
71 comments7 min readLW link

Re­v­erse Psychology

Scott AlexanderJul 18, 2015, 4:25 AM
48 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

The File Drawer Effect and Con­for­mity Bias (Elec­tion Edi­tion)

SalemicusMay 8, 2015, 4:51 PM
48 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

The pa­per­clip max­imiser’s perspective

AngelaMay 1, 2015, 12:24 AM
48 points
24 comments2 min readLW link

Chap­ter 14: The Un­known and the Unknowable

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
48 points
10 comments16 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity: An Introduction

Rob BensingerMar 11, 2015, 7:00 PM
48 points
10 comments8 min readLW link

Failing with abandon

So8resApr 12, 2015, 7:00 AM
47 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
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It Was You Who Made My Blue Eyes Blue

Scott AlexanderOct 15, 2015, 7:46 PM
47 points
1 comment20 min readLW link

Feel­ing Moral

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 11, 2015, 7:00 PM
47 points
8 comments3 min readLW link