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How safe “safe” AI development?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 28, 2018, 11:21 PM

9 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Beyond algorithmic equivalence: self-modelling

Stuart_ArmstrongFeb 28, 2018, 4:55 PM

10 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Beyond algorithmic equivalence: algorithmic noise

Stuart_ArmstrongFeb 28, 2018, 4:55 PM

10 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

Using the universal prior for logical uncertainty (retracted)

cousin_itFeb 28, 2018, 1:07 PM

15 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

2/27/08 Update – Frontpage 3.0

RaemonFeb 28, 2018, 6:26 AM

15 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

TDT for Humans

alkjashFeb 28, 2018, 5:40 AM

26 points

7 comments5 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Set Up for Success: Insights from ‘Naïve Set Theory’

TurnTroutFeb 28, 2018, 2:01 AM

31 points

40 comments3 min readLW link

Intuition should be applied at the lowest possible level

Rafael HarthFeb 27, 2018, 10:58 PM

10 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

The sad state of Rationality Zürich—Effective Altruism Zürich included

rolandFeb 27, 2018, 2:51 PM

−8 points

50 comments3 min readLW link

The worst trolley problem in the world

CronoDASFeb 27, 2018, 3:56 AM

1 point

1 comment1 min readLW link

Categories of Sacredness

ZviFeb 27, 2018, 2:00 AM

26 points

35 comments8 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

More on the Linear Utility Hypothesis and the Leverage Prior

AlexMennenFeb 26, 2018, 11:53 PM

16 points

4 comments9 min readLW link

Goal Factoring

alkjashFeb 26, 2018, 11:30 PM

27 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Inconvenience Is Qualitatively Bad

AlicornFeb 26, 2018, 11:27 PM

83 points

52 comments2 min readLW link

The Hamming Problem of Group Rationality

PDVFeb 26, 2018, 6:59 PM

6 points

36 comments1 min readLW link

Focusing

alkjashFeb 26, 2018, 6:10 AM

20 points

22 comments3 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Mapping the Archipelago

alkjashFeb 26, 2018, 5:09 AM

14 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

Experimental Open Threads

Chris_LeongFeb 26, 2018, 3:13 AM

22 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Walkthrough of ‘Formalizing Convergent Instrumental Goals’

TurnTroutFeb 26, 2018, 2:20 AM

13 points

2 comments10 min readLW link

Will AI See Sudden Progress?

KatjaGraceFeb 26, 2018, 12:41 AM

27 points

11 comments1 min readLW link 1 review

Self-regulation of safety in AI research

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 25, 2018, 11:17 PM

12 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

The abruptness of nuclear weapons

paulfchristianoFeb 25, 2018, 5:40 PM

47 points

35 comments2 min readLW link

Likelihood of discontinuous progress around the development of AGI

vedevazzFeb 25, 2018, 3:13 PM

4 points

2 comments LW link

(aiimpacts.org)

Open-Source Monasticism

Nathan RosquistFeb 25, 2018, 1:52 PM

26 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

Passing Troll Bridge

DiffractorFeb 25, 2018, 8:21 AM

11 points

2 comments10 min readLW link

Three Miniatures

alkjashFeb 25, 2018, 5:40 AM

22 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Arguments about fast takeoff

paulfchristianoFeb 25, 2018, 4:53 AM

97 points

68 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

(sideways-view.com)

Meta-tations on Moderation: Towards Public Archipelago

RaemonFeb 25, 2018, 3:59 AM

81 points

176 comments23 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

What we talk about when we talk about maximising utility

Richard_NgoFeb 24, 2018, 10:33 PM

14 points

18 comments4 min readLW link

Links with underscores

ShardPhoenixFeb 24, 2018, 11:32 AM

2 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

A useful level distinction

Charlie SteinerFeb 24, 2018, 6:39 AM

8 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

CoZE 2

alkjashFeb 24, 2018, 5:40 AM

16 points

7 comments2 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

Mythic Mode

ValentineFeb 23, 2018, 10:45 PM

68 points

82 comments9 min readLW link

The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, Prevention, and Mitigation

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 23, 2018, 9:42 PM

5 points

8 comments LW link

(arxiv.org)

Two types of mathematician

drossbucketFeb 23, 2018, 7:26 PM

64 points

41 comments4 min readLW link

June 2012: 0/33 Turing Award winners predict computers beating humans at go within next 10 years.

betterthanwellFeb 23, 2018, 11:25 AM

18 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

Design 2

alkjashFeb 23, 2018, 6:20 AM

18 points

17 comments3 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

AI Alignment and Phenomenal Consciousness

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 23, 2018, 1:21 AM

9 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(mapandterritory.org)

Explanation vs Rationalization

abramdemskiFeb 22, 2018, 11:46 PM

16 points

11 comments4 min readLW link

The map has gears. They don’t always turn.

abramdemskiFeb 22, 2018, 8:16 PM

24 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

The Intelligent Social Web

ValentineFeb 22, 2018, 6:55 PM

230 points

112 comments12 min readLW link 2 reviews

The Three Stages Of Model Development

katerinjoFeb 22, 2018, 2:33 PM

17 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

Pain, fear, sex, and higher order preferences

Stuart_ArmstrongFeb 22, 2018, 11:30 AM

5 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

TAPs 2

alkjashFeb 22, 2018, 5:10 AM

25 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Robustness to Scale

Scott GarrabrantFeb 21, 2018, 10:55 PM

130 points

23 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

Don’t Condition on no Catastrophes

Scott GarrabrantFeb 21, 2018, 9:50 PM

37 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

The Logic of Science: 2.2

mprFeb 21, 2018, 5:28 PM

9 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(pulsarcoffee.com)

Yoda Timers 2

alkjashFeb 21, 2018, 7:40 AM

28 points

27 comments3 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

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