29 Oct 2018 19:53 UTC

228 points

41 comments1 min readLW link 2 reviews

The Rocket Alignment Problem

Eliezer Yudkowsky4 Oct 2018 0:38 UTC

225 points

44 comments15 min readLW link 2 reviews

Some cruxes on impactful alternatives to AI policy work

Richard_Ngo10 Oct 2018 13:35 UTC

165 points

13 comments12 min readLW link

Being a Robust Agent

Raemon18 Oct 2018 7:00 UTC

151 points

32 comments7 min readLW link 2 reviews

On Doing the Improbable

Eliezer Yudkowsky28 Oct 2018 20:09 UTC

129 points

36 comments1 min readLW link 1 review

Good Samaritans in experiments

Bucky30 Oct 2018 23:34 UTC

125 points

14 comments9 min readLW link

Coordination Problems in Evolution: Eigen’s Paradox

Martin Sustrik12 Oct 2018 12:40 UTC

105 points

6 comments8 min readLW link

(250bpm.com)

The Kelly Criterion

Zvi15 Oct 2018 21:20 UTC

97 points

24 comments3 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Introducing the AI Alignment Forum (FAQ)

habryka, Ben Pace, Raemon and jimrandomh

29 Oct 2018 21:07 UTC

87 points

8 comments6 min readLW link

Public Positions and Private Guts

Vaniver11 Oct 2018 19:38 UTC

85 points

13 comments8 min readLW link

Nyoom

Alicorn12 Oct 2018 2:34 UTC

84 points

20 comments5 min readLW link

The funnel of human experience

eukaryote10 Oct 2018 2:46 UTC

83 points

31 comments3 min readLW link 1 review

(eukaryotewritesblog.com)

Fasting Mimicking Diet Looks Pretty Good

sarahconstantin4 Oct 2018 19:50 UTC

81 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Mark Eichenlaub: How to develop scientific intuition

Kaj_Sotala23 Oct 2018 13:30 UTC

78 points

6 comments8 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Debate Rules In Benjamin Franklin’s Junto

namespace30 Oct 2018 23:42 UTC

77 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Preface to the sequence on value learning

Rohin Shah30 Oct 2018 22:04 UTC

70 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

Things I Learned From Working With A Marketing Advisor

sarahconstantin9 Oct 2018 0:10 UTC

66 points

20 comments4 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

The Valley of Bad Theory

johnswentworth6 Oct 2018 3:06 UTC

66 points

15 comments2 min readLW link

We can all be high status

null10 Oct 2018 16:54 UTC

62 points

24 comments5 min readLW link

Two Kinds of Technology Change

johnswentworth11 Oct 2018 4:54 UTC

62 points

19 comments3 min readLW link

Moloch in whom I sit alone

KatjaGrace3 Oct 2018 23:40 UTC

55 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

(worldlypositions.tumblr.com)

Maps of Meaning: Abridged and Translated

Vaniver11 Oct 2018 0:27 UTC

53 points

14 comments10 min readLW link

The Art of the Overbet

Zvi19 Oct 2018 14:00 UTC

53 points

6 comments6 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Reflections on Being 30

sarahconstantin2 Oct 2018 19:30 UTC

52 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Kalman Filter for Bayesians

SatvikBeri22 Oct 2018 17:06 UTC

51 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

Where is my Flying Car?

PeterMcCluskey15 Oct 2018 18:39 UTC

50 points

10 comments17 min readLW link

(www.bayesianinvestor.com)

Coordination Problems in Evolution: The Rise of Eukaryotes

Martin Sustrik15 Oct 2018 6:18 UTC

49 points

8 comments8 min readLW link

New GreaterWrong feature: anti-kibitzer (hides post/comment author names and karma values)

Said Achmiz19 Oct 2018 21:03 UTC

48 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

UBI for President

Jacob Falkovich18 Oct 2018 15:09 UTC

45 points

14 comments10 min readLW link

New /r/gwern subreddit for link-sharing

gwern17 Oct 2018 22:49 UTC

45 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.reddit.com)

Effective Altruism Book Review: Radical Abundance (Nanotechnology)

Isnasene14 Oct 2018 23:57 UTC

45 points

5 comments19 min readLW link

Cognitive Enhancers: Mechanisms And Tradeoffs

Scott Alexander23 Oct 2018 18:40 UTC

43 points

3 comments8 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

Computerphile discusses MIRI’s “Logical Induction” paper

Parth Athley4 Oct 2018 16:00 UTC

43 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

Epistemic Spot Check: The Dorito Effect (Mark Schatzker)

Elizabeth3 Oct 2018 17:10 UTC

43 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

(acesounderglass.com)

On insecurity as a friend

Kaj_Sotala9 Oct 2018 18:30 UTC

42 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Bay Area: vibes

KatjaGrace11 Oct 2018 19:00 UTC

40 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(worldlypositions.tumblr.com)

In praise of heuristics

Bucky24 Oct 2018 15:44 UTC

39 points

27 comments7 min readLW link

Genomic Prediction is now offering embryo selection

gwern7 Oct 2018 21:27 UTC

38 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(genomicprediction.com)

You’re never wrong injecting complexity, but rarely you’re right

MrMind3 Oct 2018 14:20 UTC

36 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

The tails coming apart as a strategy for success

Bucky1 Oct 2018 15:18 UTC

36 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

Update on Structured Concurrency

Martin Sustrik19 Oct 2018 11:10 UTC

35 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

(250bpm.com)

GreaterWrong—new theme and many enhancements

Said Achmiz1 Oct 2018 7:22 UTC

35 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

East Coast Rationalist Megameetup 2018

metaperture28 Oct 2018 19:23 UTC

34 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

Schools Proliferating Without Practicioners

Davis_Kingsley26 Oct 2018 5:25 UTC

32 points

46 comments1 min readLW link

(www.thelastrationalist.com)

LW Update 2018-10-01 – Private Messaging Works

Raemon1 Oct 2018 21:28 UTC

32 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

Additional arguments for NIMBY

Zvi11 Oct 2018 20:40 UTC

32 points

10 comments13 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

List of previous prediction market projects

jacobjacob22 Oct 2018 0:45 UTC

32 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(jacoblagerros.wordpress.com)

Alignment Newsletter #30

Rohin Shah29 Oct 2018 16:10 UTC

29 points

2 comments6 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

What the Haters Hate

Jacob Falkovich1 Oct 2018 20:29 UTC

29 points

36 comments8 min readLW link

An Undergraduate Reading Of: Semantic information, autonomous agency and non-equilibrium statistical physics

ryan_b30 Oct 2018 18:36 UTC

29 points

2 comments5 min readLW link