The Per­ils of the Se­cu­rity Mind­set taken too far

whpearson13 Dec 2017 22:34 UTC
2 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Guard­ing Slack vs Substance

Raemon13 Dec 2017 20:58 UTC
42 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

Cal­ling Bul­lshit—Lec­tures and Read­ings on Eval­u­at­ing Scien­tific Research

Kyle Hipke13 Dec 2017 20:15 UTC
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link
(callingbullshit.org)

Or­a­cle paper

Stuart_Armstrong13 Dec 2017 15:04 UTC
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Or­a­cle paper

Stuart_Armstrong13 Dec 2017 14:59 UTC
12 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Bayes and Paradigm Shifts—or be­ing wrong af

abbeybee13 Dec 2017 4:48 UTC
6 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

TSR #5 The Na­ture of Operations

Hazard12 Dec 2017 23:37 UTC
7 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

12/​12/​2017 Up­date: Creat­ing Sequences

Raemon12 Dec 2017 22:34 UTC
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Quick thoughts on em­pathic metaethics

lukeprog12 Dec 2017 21:46 UTC
29 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

The map of “Levels of defence” in AI safety

avturchin12 Dec 2017 10:45 UTC
6 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

The map of “Levels of defence” in AI safety

turchin12 Dec 2017 10:44 UTC
3 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

No­tifi­ca­tions bub­ble should look differ­ent when there are notifications

Chris_Leong12 Dec 2017 7:35 UTC
3 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

LDL 9: When Trans­fer Learn­ing Fails

magfrump12 Dec 2017 0:22 UTC
5 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Melt­ing Gold, and Or­ga­ni­za­tional Capacity

Raemon11 Dec 2017 19:16 UTC
73 points
23 comments5 min readLW link

Another Case Study of Inad­e­quate Equil­ibrium in Medicine

AABoyles11 Dec 2017 19:02 UTC
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Think­ing as the Crow Flies: Part 2 - Ba­sic Logic via Precommitments

Anthony Hart11 Dec 2017 18:23 UTC
4 points
3 comments18 min readLW link

Some food for thoughts about cli­mate.

mutusfa11 Dec 2017 15:10 UTC
−9 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Will IOTA work as promized?

ChristianKl11 Dec 2017 14:55 UTC
4 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Book Re­view: The Cap­tured Economy

Zvi11 Dec 2017 13:10 UTC
14 points
6 comments8 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The list

Zane Scheepers11 Dec 2017 12:13 UTC
−11 points
46 comments1 min readLW link

AI: a Rea­son to Worry, and to Donate

Jacob Falkovich10 Dec 2017 19:00 UTC
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

Eter­nal Win­ter, End­less Light

Raemon10 Dec 2017 5:51 UTC
26 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

A re­ply to Fran­cois Chol­let on in­tel­li­gence explosion

DragonGod9 Dec 2017 16:42 UTC
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(intelligence.org)

Suc­cess and Fail Rates of Monthly Policies

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)9 Dec 2017 15:24 UTC
23 points
6 comments5 min readLW link

Rules of variety

KatjaGrace8 Dec 2017 17:10 UTC
32 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

The Benefits of Tak­ing Cold Show­ers: A 3 Month Trial

JohnGreer8 Dec 2017 17:01 UTC
6 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Fix­ing sci­ence via a ba­sic income

Kaj_Sotala8 Dec 2017 14:20 UTC
14 points
2 comments3 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

MIRI’s 2017 Fundraiser

Malo7 Dec 2017 21:47 UTC
27 points
5 comments13 min readLW link

Learn­ing AI if you suck at math

Hazard7 Dec 2017 15:15 UTC
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(hackernoon.com)

Can we see light?

Zane Scheepers7 Dec 2017 12:54 UTC
3 points
34 comments2 min readLW link

Trol­ley Prob­lem Ex­per­i­ment Run IRL

Eneasz7 Dec 2017 4:32 UTC
8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(www.youtube.com)

Blinded by Insight

Chris_Leong7 Dec 2017 2:45 UTC
7 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Levels of Play

Davis_Kingsley6 Dec 2017 21:55 UTC
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ev­i­dence as Rhetoric — Nor­ma­tive or Pos­i­tive?

Davidmanheim6 Dec 2017 17:38 UTC
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link
(medium.com)

The Crit­i­cal Ra­tion­al­ist View on Ar­tifi­cial Intelligence

Fallibilist_duplicate0.168825593402318626 Dec 2017 17:26 UTC
0 points
67 comments10 min readLW link

Teach­ing ra­tio­nal­ity in a lyceum

Hafurelus6 Dec 2017 16:57 UTC
1 point
6 comments1 min readLW link

Mas­ter­ing Chess and Shogi by Self-Play with a Gen­eral Re­in­force­ment Learn­ing Algorithm

DragonGod6 Dec 2017 6:01 UTC
13 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(arxiv.org)

TSR #4 Value Pro­duc­ing Work

Hazard6 Dec 2017 2:44 UTC
9 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

LDL 8: A Silly Realization

magfrump6 Dec 2017 2:20 UTC
5 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Strate­gic High Skill Immigration

Gentzel6 Dec 2017 1:15 UTC
32 points
8 comments21 min readLW link

The World as Phenomena

Gordon Seidoh Worley5 Dec 2017 23:21 UTC
18 points
1 comment7 min readLW link
(mapandterritory.org)

Up­dates from Boston

evolution-is-just-a-theorem5 Dec 2017 17:22 UTC
88 points
26 comments3 min readLW link

Think­ing as the Crow Flies: Part 1 - Introduction

Anthony Hart5 Dec 2017 15:55 UTC
5 points
16 comments17 min readLW link

Stub: In­for­ma­tion The­o­retic On­tol­ogy

DragonGod5 Dec 2017 8:32 UTC
1 point
18 comments7 min readLW link

Show LW: Di­as­pora Pro­ject Map and Pr­ereg­is­tra­tion Database

namespace5 Dec 2017 6:02 UTC
22 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

What if we’re right?

Jacob Falkovich5 Dec 2017 4:00 UTC
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

The Ba­sic Ob­ject Model and Defi­ni­tion by Interface

Chris_Leong5 Dec 2017 0:07 UTC
5 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

Towards a Ri­gor­ous Model of Virtue-Signalling

SilentCal4 Dec 2017 19:08 UTC
5 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Book re­view: The Up­side of Your Dark Side: Why Be­ing Your Whole Self–Not Just Your “Good” Self–Drives Suc­cess and Fulfillment

Kaj_Sotala4 Dec 2017 13:10 UTC
10 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Con­vinc­ing the world to build something

whpearson3 Dec 2017 22:11 UTC
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link