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Alignment Newsletter #14
Rohin Shah
Jul 9, 2018, 4:20 PM
14
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
An introduction to worst-case AI safety
Tobias_Baumann
Jul 5, 2018, 4:09 PM
14
points
2
comments
LW
link
(s-risks.org)
Exorcizing the Speed Prior?
abramdemski
Jul 22, 2018, 6:45 AM
14
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Can few-shot learning teach AI right from wrong?
Charlie Steiner
Jul 20, 2018, 7:45 AM
13
points
3
comments
6
min read
LW
link
What will we do with the free energy?
ChristianKl
Jul 3, 2018, 10:50 AM
13
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
LW Update 2018-07-18 – AlignmentForum Bug Fixes
Raemon
Jul 19, 2018, 2:10 AM
13
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Intentional Agency Experiment
Alexander Gietelink Oldenziel
Jul 10, 2018, 8:32 PM
13
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Fundamentals of Formalisation Level 5: Formal Proof
philip_b
Jul 9, 2018, 8:55 PM
13
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On Authority
quanticle
Jul 5, 2018, 2:37 AM
13
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(www.interfluidity.com)
RFC: Mental phenomena in AGI alignment
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Jul 5, 2018, 8:52 PM
12
points
16
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Berlin LessWrong Meetup
ChristianKl
Jul 24, 2018, 4:49 PM
12
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Narrow AI Nanny: Reaching Strategic Advantage via Narrow AI to Prevent Creation of the Dangerous Superintelligence
avturchin
Jul 25, 2018, 5:12 PM
12
points
7
comments
21
min read
LW
link
Conditions under which misaligned subagents can (not) arise in classifiers
anon1
Jul 11, 2018, 1:52 AM
12
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Math: Textbooks and the DTP pipeline
Andrew Quinn
Jul 9, 2018, 3:09 PM
12
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Probability is fake, frequency is real
Linda Linsefors
Jul 10, 2018, 10:32 PM
12
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Putting Logarithmic-Quality Scales On Time
lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)
Jul 8, 2018, 3:00 PM
12
points
2
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Repeated (and improved) Sleeping Beauty problem
Linda Linsefors
Jul 10, 2018, 10:32 PM
12
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Applying Bayes to an incompletely specified sample space
abstractapplic
Jul 29, 2018, 5:33 PM
12
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
The Craft And The Codex
Paperclip Minimizer
Jul 9, 2018, 10:50 AM
12
points
7
comments
LW
link
(slatestarcodex.com)
On the Role of Counterfactuals in Learning
Max Kanwal
Jul 11, 2018, 2:45 AM
11
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Letting Go II: Understanding is Key
johnswentworth
Jul 3, 2018, 4:08 AM
11
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
obvious epiphanies
nBrown
Jul 7, 2018, 3:05 AM
11
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Two agents can have the same source code and optimise different utility functions
Joar Skalse
Jul 10, 2018, 9:51 PM
11
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Anthropics: A Short Note on the Fission Riddle
Chris_Leong
Jul 28, 2018, 4:14 AM
11
points
16
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Sonoma County SSC Meetup
mingyuan
Jul 30, 2018, 9:59 PM
11
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Costa Rica SSC Meetup
mingyuan
Jul 30, 2018, 9:17 PM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread July 2018
null
Jul 10, 2018, 2:51 PM
10
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
LessWrong Meetup for Hamming Circle’s
ChristianKl
Jul 24, 2018, 4:48 PM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Psychology Of Resolute Agents
Chris_Leong
Jul 20, 2018, 5:42 AM
10
points
20
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Choosing to Choose?
Daniel Herrmann
Jul 10, 2018, 8:15 PM
10
points
7
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Moscow LW meetup in “Nauchka” library
Alexander230
Jul 3, 2018, 11:25 AM
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Washington, D.C.: What If
RobinZ
Jul 12, 2018, 4:30 AM
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Geoffrey Miller on Polyamory and Mating
Jacob Falkovich
Jul 5, 2018, 8:01 PM
9
points
0
comments
LW
link
(putanumonit.com)
An optimization process for democratic organizations
selylindi
Jul 5, 2018, 3:34 PM
9
points
14
comments
LW
link
(adelaybeingreborn.wordpress.com)
The Experimental Apparatus
Elo
Jul 26, 2018, 10:16 PM
9
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
No, I won’t go there, it feels like you’re trying to Pascal-mug me
Rupert
Jul 11, 2018, 1:37 AM
9
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[1607.08289] “Mammalian Value Systems” (as a starting point for human value system model created by IRL agent)
avturchin
Jul 14, 2018, 9:46 AM
9
points
9
comments
LW
link
(arxiv.org)
Fundamentals of Formalisation Level 6: Turing Machines and the Halting Problem
philip_b
Jul 23, 2018, 9:46 AM
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The 10% Improvement Problem
norswap
Jul 2, 2018, 4:27 PM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(twitter.com)
Probabilistic decision-making as an anxiety-reduction technique
RationallyDense
Jul 16, 2018, 3:51 AM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Washington, D.C.: Air & Space Museum
RobinZ
Jul 5, 2018, 3:02 AM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
An Exercise in Applied Rationality: A New Apartment
Sable
Jul 8, 2018, 9:18 PM
8
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Robustness to fundamental uncertainty in AGI alignment
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Jul 27, 2018, 12:41 AM
7
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(arxiv.org)
What is the threshold for “Hide Low Karma”?
Chris_Leong
Jul 1, 2018, 12:24 AM
7
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[deleted]
Paperclip Minimizer
Jul 24, 2018, 4:06 PM
7
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Melbourne Social Meetup July
ShardPhoenix
Jul 1, 2018, 6:29 AM
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.facebook.com)
Bayesian Reasoning with Unsong Theodicy means we shouldn’t destroy the universe
pku
Jul 22, 2018, 1:25 AM
7
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Newcomb’s Problem In One Paragraph
Chris_Leong
Jul 10, 2018, 7:10 AM
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Simple Metaphor About Compressed Sensing
ryan_b
Jul 17, 2018, 3:47 PM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What does the stock market tell us about AI timelines?
Tobias_Baumann
Jul 12, 2018, 6:05 AM
6
points
5
comments
LW
link
(s-risks.org)
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