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Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

Scott AlexanderJul 11, 2018, 5:40 PM

122 points

16 comments15 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

Monk Treehouse: some problems defining simulation

dranorterJul 11, 2018, 7:35 AM

6 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

Mathematical Mindset

komponistoJul 11, 2018, 3:03 AM

54 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Decision-theoretic problems and Theories; An (Incomplete) comparative list

somervtaJul 11, 2018, 2:59 AM

36 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(docs.google.com)

Agents That Learn From Human Behavior Can’t Learn Human Values That Humans Haven’t Learned Yet

steven0461Jul 11, 2018, 2:59 AM

28 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

On the Role of Counterfactuals in Learning

Max KanwalJul 11, 2018, 2:45 AM

11 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Clarifying Consequentialists in the Solomonoff Prior

Vlad MikulikJul 11, 2018, 2:35 AM

20 points

16 comments6 min readLW link

Complete Class: Consequentialist Foundations

abramdemskiJul 11, 2018, 1:57 AM

58 points

37 comments13 min readLW link

Conditions under which misaligned subagents can (not) arise in classifiers

anon1Jul 11, 2018, 1:52 AM

12 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

No, I won’t go there, it feels like you’re trying to Pascal-mug me

RupertJul 11, 2018, 1:37 AM

9 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Conceptual problems with utility functions

DacynJul 11, 2018, 1:29 AM

22 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

Dependent Type Theory and Zero-Shot Reasoning

evhubJul 11, 2018, 1:16 AM

27 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

A comment on the IDA-AlphaGoZero metaphor; capabilities versus alignment

AlexMennenJul 11, 2018, 1:03 AM

40 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Bounding Goodhart’s Law

eric_langloisJul 11, 2018, 12:46 AM

43 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

Mechanistic Transparency for Machine Learning

DanielFilanJul 11, 2018, 12:34 AM

55 points

9 comments4 min readLW link

An environment for studying counterfactuals

NisanJul 11, 2018, 12:14 AM

15 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

A universal score for optimizers

levinJul 10, 2018, 11:52 PM

15 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

Bayesian Probability is for things that are Space-like Separated from You

Scott GarrabrantJul 10, 2018, 11:47 PM

86 points

22 comments2 min readLW link

Alignment problems for economists

Chris van MerwijkJul 10, 2018, 11:43 PM

5 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

Non-resolve as Resolve

Linda LinseforsJul 10, 2018, 11:31 PM

15 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

A framework for thinking about wireheading

theotherotheralexJul 10, 2018, 11:14 PM

15 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Logical Uncertainty and Functional Decision Theory

swordsintoploughsharesJul 10, 2018, 11:08 PM

15 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

Repeated (and improved) Sleeping Beauty problem

Linda LinseforsJul 10, 2018, 10:32 PM

12 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Probability is fake, frequency is real

Linda LinseforsJul 10, 2018, 10:32 PM

12 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Conditioning, Counterfactuals, Exploration, and Gears

DiffractorJul 10, 2018, 10:11 PM

28 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

Two agents can have the same source code and optimise different utility functions

Joar SkalseJul 10, 2018, 9:51 PM

11 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

The Intentional Agency Experiment

Alexander Gietelink OldenzielJul 10, 2018, 8:32 PM

13 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

Announcing AlignmentForum.org Beta

RaemonJul 10, 2018, 8:19 PM

68 points

35 comments2 min readLW link

Choosing to Choose?

Daniel HerrmannJul 10, 2018, 8:15 PM

10 points

7 comments5 min readLW link

Study on what makes people approve or condemn mind upload technology; references LW

Kaj_SotalaJul 10, 2018, 5:14 PM

22 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.nature.com)

How to parent more predictably

jefftkJul 10, 2018, 3:18 PM

78 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

Open Thread July 2018

nullJul 10, 2018, 2:51 PM

10 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Three anchorings: number, attitude, and taste

Stuart_ArmstrongJul 10, 2018, 2:21 PM

14 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

The Dilemma of Worse Than Death Scenarios

arkaeikJul 10, 2018, 9:18 AM

14 points

18 comments4 min readLW link

Newcomb’s Problem In One Paragraph

Chris_LeongJul 10, 2018, 7:10 AM

7 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Letting Go III: Unilateral or GTFO

johnswentworthJul 10, 2018, 6:26 AM

21 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—December

NextJul 10, 2018, 4:22 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—November

NextJul 10, 2018, 4:20 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—October

NextJul 10, 2018, 4:19 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—September

NextJul 10, 2018, 4:12 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—August

NextJul 10, 2018, 4:04 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Context Windows: A Model of Unproductive Disagreement

Zachary JacobiJul 10, 2018, 1:40 AM

4 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

Fundamentals of Formalisation Level 5: Formal Proof

philip_bJul 9, 2018, 8:55 PM

13 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

RAISE is looking for full-time content developers

nullJul 9, 2018, 5:01 PM

22 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Alignment Newsletter #14

Rohin ShahJul 9, 2018, 4:20 PM

14 points

0 comments9 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Math: Textbooks and the DTP pipeline

Andrew QuinnJul 9, 2018, 3:09 PM

12 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

The Craft And The Codex

Paperclip MinimizerJul 9, 2018, 10:50 AM

12 points

7 comments LW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

The Fermi Paradox: What did Sandberg, Drexler and Ord Really Dissolve?

ShmiJul 8, 2018, 9:18 PM

47 points

28 comments5 min readLW link

An Exercise in Applied Rationality: A New Apartment

SableJul 8, 2018, 9:18 PM

8 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Estimating the consequences of device detection tech

JsevillamolJul 8, 2018, 6:25 PM

27 points

4 comments7 min readLW link