The In­tel­li­gent So­cial Web

ValentineFeb 22, 2018, 6:55 PM
230 points
112 comments12 min readLW link2 reviews

“Cheat to Win”: Eng­ineer­ing Pos­i­tive So­cial Feedback

sarahconstantinFeb 5, 2018, 11:16 PM
190 points
36 comments2 min readLW link

Ro­bust­ness to Scale

Scott GarrabrantFeb 21, 2018, 10:55 PM
130 points
23 comments2 min readLW link1 review

Write a Thou­sand Roads to Rome

ScrewtapeFeb 8, 2018, 6:09 PM
117 points
17 comments4 min readLW link

Ar­gu­ments about fast takeoff

paulfchristianoFeb 25, 2018, 4:53 AM
97 points
68 comments2 min readLW link1 review
(sideways-view.com)

Toward a New Tech­ni­cal Ex­pla­na­tion of Tech­ni­cal Explanation

abramdemskiFeb 16, 2018, 12:44 AM
92 points
36 comments18 min readLW link1 review

“Just Suffer Un­til It Passes”

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Feb 12, 2018, 4:01 AM
90 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

In­con­ve­nience Is Qual­i­ta­tively Bad

AlicornFeb 26, 2018, 11:27 PM
83 points
52 comments2 min readLW link

Meta-tations on Moder­a­tion: Towards Public Archipelago

RaemonFeb 25, 2018, 3:59 AM
81 points
176 comments23 min readLW link

What Are Mee­tups Ac­tu­ally Try­ing to Ac­com­plish?

mingyuanFeb 8, 2018, 5:30 AM
77 points
17 comments12 min readLW link

Circling

UnrealFeb 16, 2018, 11:26 PM
75 points
275 comments9 min readLW link3 reviews

Mythic Mode

ValentineFeb 23, 2018, 10:45 PM
68 points
82 comments9 min readLW link

Two types of mathematician

drossbucketFeb 23, 2018, 7:26 PM
64 points
41 comments4 min readLW link

A Proper Scor­ing Rule for Con­fi­dence Intervals

Scott GarrabrantFeb 13, 2018, 1:45 AM
63 points
47 comments1 min readLW link

Be­ware So­cial Cop­ing Strategies

LulieFeb 5, 2018, 4:48 AM
57 points
24 comments7 min readLW link

Fac­to­rio, Ac­celerando, Em­pathiz­ing with Em­pires and Moder­ate Takeoffs

RaemonFeb 4, 2018, 2:33 AM
51 points
19 comments4 min readLW link

Ham­mer­time Day 10: Murphyjitsu

alkjashFeb 7, 2018, 6:40 PM
50 points
11 comments2 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

An al­ter­na­tive way to browse LessWrong 2.0

clone of saturnFeb 19, 2018, 1:52 AM
48 points
58 comments1 min readLW link

Les­sons from the Cold War on In­for­ma­tion Hazards: Why In­ter­nal Com­mu­ni­ca­tion is Critical

GentzelFeb 24, 2018, 11:34 PM
47 points
10 comments4 min readLW link

The abrupt­ness of nu­clear weapons

paulfchristianoFeb 25, 2018, 5:40 PM
47 points
35 comments2 min readLW link

Tune Your Cog­ni­tive Strategies

SquirrelInHellFeb 15, 2018, 5:54 PM
47 points
6 commentsLW link
(bewelltuned.com)

Some con­cep­tual high­lights from “Disjunc­tive Sce­nar­ios of Catas­trophic AI Risk”

Kaj_SotalaFeb 12, 2018, 12:30 PM
45 points
4 comments6 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Spam­ming Micro-In­ten­tions to Gen­er­ate Willpower

moridinamaelFeb 13, 2018, 8:16 PM
45 points
23 comments3 min readLW link

[Meta] New mod­er­a­tion tools and mod­er­a­tion guidelines

habrykaFeb 18, 2018, 3:22 AM
42 points
74 comments2 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Lent

Qiaochu_YuanFeb 13, 2018, 11:55 PM
41 points
61 comments1 min readLW link

Two Co­or­di­na­tion Styles

abramdemskiFeb 7, 2018, 9:00 AM
41 points
14 comments7 min readLW link

The Monthly Newslet­ter as Think­ing Tool

moridinamaelFeb 2, 2018, 4:42 PM
39 points
15 comments3 min readLW link

Are you the rider or the elephant?

Qiaochu_YuanFeb 21, 2018, 7:25 AM
38 points
68 comments1 min readLW link

Don’t Con­di­tion on no Catastrophes

Scott GarrabrantFeb 21, 2018, 9:50 PM
37 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Bug Hunt 2

alkjashFeb 20, 2018, 5:00 AM
37 points
17 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

The Prin­ci­pled In­tel­li­gence Hypothesis

KatjaGraceFeb 14, 2018, 1:00 AM
34 points
15 comments4 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

In Defence of Con­flict Theory

Richard_NgoFeb 17, 2018, 3:33 AM
34 points
10 comments7 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.co.uk)

Ham­mer­time In­ter­mis­sion and Open Thread

alkjashFeb 7, 2018, 10:10 PM
34 points
14 comments1 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Fun The­ory in EverQuest

moridinamaelFeb 5, 2018, 8:26 PM
34 points
2 comments9 min readLW link

Knowl­edge is Freedom

Scott GarrabrantFeb 9, 2018, 5:24 AM
32 points
16 comments6 min readLW link

Science like a chef

Adam ZernerFeb 8, 2018, 9:23 PM
32 points
17 comments3 min readLW link

Ham­mer­time Day 4: Design

alkjashFeb 1, 2018, 7:00 PM
32 points
12 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

On Build­ing The­o­ries of History

Samo BurjaFeb 23, 2018, 11:40 PM
30 points
20 comments5 min readLW link

Models of moderation

habrykaFeb 2, 2018, 11:29 PM
30 points
33 comments7 min readLW link

Re­plac­ing ex­pen­sive costly signals

KatjaGraceFeb 17, 2018, 12:50 AM
30 points
13 comments1 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

Ham­mer­time Day 8: Sunk Cost Faith

alkjashFeb 5, 2018, 1:00 AM
29 points
20 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

AI Safety Re­search Camp—Pro­ject Proposal

David_KristofferssonFeb 2, 2018, 4:25 AM
29 points
11 comments8 min readLW link

Whose rea­son­ing can you rely on when your own is faulty?

weftFeb 18, 2018, 10:41 PM
29 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Ham­mer­time Day 7: Aver­sion Factoring

alkjashFeb 4, 2018, 4:10 PM
28 points
17 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Yoda Timers 2

alkjash21 Feb 2018 7:40 UTC
28 points
27 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Will AI See Sud­den Progress?

KatjaGrace26 Feb 2018 0:41 UTC
27 points
11 comments1 min readLW link1 review

Goal Factoring

alkjash26 Feb 2018 23:30 UTC
27 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Open-Source Monasticism

Nathan Rosquist25 Feb 2018 13:52 UTC
26 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

Ac­tive vs Pas­sive Distraction

squidious14 Feb 2018 22:14 UTC
26 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Cat­e­gories of Sacredness

Zvi27 Feb 2018 2:00 UTC
26 points
35 comments8 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)