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Paul’s research agenda FAQ

zhukeepaJul 1, 2018, 6:25 AM

128 points

74 comments19 min readLW link 1 review

Counterfactual Mugging Poker Game

Scott GarrabrantJun 13, 2018, 11:34 PM

126 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Good Samaritans in experiments

BuckyOct 30, 2018, 11:34 PM

125 points

14 comments9 min readLW link

Challenges to Christiano’s capability amplification proposal

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 19, 2018, 6:18 PM

124 points

54 comments23 min readLW link 1 review

Prisoners’ Dilemma with Costs to Modeling

Scott GarrabrantJun 5, 2018, 4:51 AM

123 points

20 comments7 min readLW link

Reflections on Berkeley REACH

stardustJun 8, 2018, 12:02 AM

123 points

9 comments14 min readLW link

[Question] What makes people intellectually active?

abramdemskiDec 29, 2018, 10:29 PM

122 points

72 comments1 min readLW link

Decision Theory

abramdemski and Scott Garrabrant

Oct 31, 2018, 6:41 PM

121 points

45 comments1 min readLW link

Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

Scott AlexanderJul 11, 2018, 5:40 PM

121 points

16 comments15 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

Unknown Knowns

ZviAug 28, 2018, 1:20 PM

120 points

17 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Critch on career advice for junior AI-x-risk-concerned researchers

Rob BensingerMay 12, 2018, 2:13 AM

120 points

25 comments4 min readLW link

“She Wanted It”

sarahconstantinNov 11, 2018, 10:00 PM

120 points

21 comments7 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Hammertime Day 1: Bug Hunt

alkjashJan 30, 2018, 6:40 AM

117 points

28 comments5 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Robust Delegation

abramdemski and Scott Garrabrant

Nov 4, 2018, 4:38 PM

116 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Write a Thousand Roads to Rome

ScrewtapeFeb 8, 2018, 6:09 PM

115 points

17 comments4 min readLW link

Optimization Amplifies

Scott GarrabrantJun 27, 2018, 1:51 AM

114 points

12 comments4 min readLW link

Why everything might have taken so long

KatjaGraceJan 1, 2018, 1:00 AM

113 points

16 comments3 min readLW link 1 review

(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

Y Couchinator

AlicornAug 18, 2018, 3:41 AM

113 points

33 comments4 min readLW link

Last Chance to Fund the Berkeley REACH

decodyngJun 27, 2018, 9:38 PM

110 points

52 comments4 min readLW link

“Taking AI Risk Seriously” (thoughts by Critch)

RaemonJan 29, 2018, 9:27 AM

110 points

68 comments13 min readLW link

Player vs. Character: A Two-Level Model of Ethics

sarahconstantinDec 14, 2018, 7:40 PM

109 points

32 comments7 min readLW link 3 reviews

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Are ethical asymmetries from property rights?

KatjaGraceJul 2, 2018, 3:00 AM

108 points

37 comments3 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

Meditations on Momentum

Richard MeadowsDec 14, 2018, 10:53 AM

107 points

32 comments10 min readLW link

A Dialogue on Rationalist Activism

moridinamaelSep 10, 2018, 6:30 PM

107 points

24 comments9 min readLW link

Coordination Problems in Evolution: Eigen’s Paradox

Martin SustrikOct 12, 2018, 12:40 PM

105 points

6 comments8 min readLW link

(250bpm.com)

History of the Development of Logical Induction

Scott GarrabrantAug 29, 2018, 3:15 AM

103 points

4 comments5 min readLW link

Towards a New Impact Measure

TurnTroutSep 18, 2018, 5:21 PM

103 points

159 comments33 min readLW link 2 reviews

Subsystem Alignment

abramdemski and Scott Garrabrant

Nov 6, 2018, 4:16 PM

102 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Two Neglected Problems in Human-AI Safety

Wei DaiDec 16, 2018, 10:13 PM

102 points

25 comments2 min readLW link

Varieties Of Argumentative Experience

Scott AlexanderMay 8, 2018, 8:20 AM

101 points

11 comments18 min readLW link 2 reviews

(slatestarcodex.com)

Rationality: Abridged

QuaerendoJan 6, 2018, 12:20 AM

101 points

25 comments1 min readLW link

Bottle Caps Aren’t Optimisers

DanielFilanAug 31, 2018, 6:30 PM

100 points

23 comments3 min readLW link 1 review

(danielfilan.com)

Hammers and Nails

alkjashJan 23, 2018, 1:19 AM

100 points

35 comments4 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Machine Learning Analogy for Meditation (illustrated)

abramdemskiJun 28, 2018, 10:51 PM

100 points

48 comments1 min readLW link

Trust Me I’m Lying: A Summary and Review

quanticleAug 13, 2018, 2:55 AM

100 points

11 comments7 min readLW link

(quanticle.net)

[Question] How did academia ensure papers were correct in the early 20th Century?

Ben PaceDec 29, 2018, 11:37 PM

99 points

17 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

The Kelly Criterion

ZviOct 15, 2018, 9:20 PM

99 points

24 comments3 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Dire Bullshit

AlicornApr 15, 2018, 4:59 AM

98 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Subsidizing Prediction Markets

ZviAug 17, 2018, 3:40 PM

97 points

8 comments11 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Should ethicists be inside or outside a profession?

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 12, 2018, 1:40 AM

97 points

7 comments9 min readLW link

Research: Rescuers during the Holocaust

Martin SustrikApr 30, 2018, 6:15 AM

97 points

14 comments9 min readLW link 1 review

Arguments about fast takeoff

paulfchristianoFeb 25, 2018, 4:53 AM

97 points

68 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

(sideways-view.com)

Playing Politics

sarahconstantinDec 5, 2018, 12:30 AM

97 points

45 comments12 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Embedded World-Models

abramdemski and Scott Garrabrant

Nov 2, 2018, 4:07 PM

96 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

Transhumanists Don’t Need Special Dispositions

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 7, 2018, 10:24 PM

96 points

18 comments5 min readLW link

GraphQL tutorial for LessWrong and Effective Altruism Forum

riceissaDec 8, 2018, 7:51 PM

95 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

Zetetic explanation

BenquoAug 27, 2018, 12:12 AM

95 points

138 comments6 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Strong Votes [Update: Deployed]

RaemonJun 1, 2018, 9:03 PM

94 points

93 comments2 min readLW link

In Logical Time, All Games are Iterated Games

abramdemskiSep 20, 2018, 2:01 AM

94 points

10 comments5 min readLW link

Of Two Minds

ValentineMay 17, 2018, 4:34 AM

94 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

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