9 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Meetups: Climbing uphill, flowing downhill, and the Uncanny Summit

Raemon21 Sep 2019 22:48 UTC

23 points

5 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What are the differences between all the iterative/recursive approaches to AI alignment?

riceissa21 Sep 2019 2:09 UTC

33 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Finding Cruxes

Logan Riggs20 Sep 2019 23:54 UTC

18 points

25 comments5 min readLW link

Reframing Impact

TurnTrout20 Sep 2019 19:03 UTC

98 points

15 comments1 min readLW link 1 review

Synthesis of subagents: exercise

Julija Kobrinovich20 Sep 2019 17:24 UTC

10 points

2 comments14 min readLW link

Everyday belief in diminishing returns is resistant to diminishing returns

aaq20 Sep 2019 13:44 UTC

10 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

The Zettelkasten Method

abramdemski20 Sep 2019 13:15 UTC

218 points

90 comments42 min readLW link 3 reviews

Relabelings vs. External References

Chris_Leong20 Sep 2019 2:20 UTC

12 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

Novum Organum: Preface

Francis Bacon19 Sep 2019 22:51 UTC

54 points

5 comments7 min readLW link

Novum Organum: Introduction

Ruby19 Sep 2019 22:34 UTC

86 points

5 comments6 min readLW link

Interview with Aella, Part I

Jacob Falkovich19 Sep 2019 14:05 UTC

13 points

2 comments16 min readLW link

Gears vs Behavior

johnswentworth19 Sep 2019 6:50 UTC

114 points

14 comments7 min readLW link 1 review

SSC Meetups Everywhere: Darmstadt, Germany

mingyuan19 Sep 2019 0:53 UTC

5 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Don’t depend on others to ask for explanations

Wei Dai18 Sep 2019 19:12 UTC

77 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What technical prereqs would I need in order to understand Stuart Armstrong’s research agenda?

Vaughn Papenhausen18 Sep 2019 17:17 UTC

11 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are the studies and literature on the traditional medicine theory of humorism?

Rudi C18 Sep 2019 16:06 UTC

4 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

The unexpected difficulty of comparing AlphaStar to humans

Richard Korzekwa 18 Sep 2019 2:20 UTC

145 points

36 comments26 min readLW link

(aiimpacts.org)

Three Stories for How AGI Comes Before FAI

John_Maxwell17 Sep 2019 23:26 UTC

27 points

5 comments6 min readLW link

[Site Feature] Link Previews

Raemon17 Sep 2019 23:03 UTC

33 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

False Dilemmas w/ exercises

Logan Riggs17 Sep 2019 22:35 UTC

15 points

9 comments5 min readLW link

PRINCIPLES OF PERCEPTION

Jason Ken17 Sep 2019 20:20 UTC

4 points

3 comments4 min readLW link

The YouTube Revolution in Knowledge Transfer

Samo Burja17 Sep 2019 20:10 UTC

68 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

(medium.com)

Jane Street Inteview Guide (Notes on Probability, Markets, etc.)

lifelonglearner17 Sep 2019 5:28 UTC

23 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.janestreet.com)

Meetups as Institutions for Intellectual Progress

mingyuan17 Sep 2019 5:23 UTC

91 points

26 comments7 min readLW link

Modes of Petrov Day

Raemon17 Sep 2019 2:47 UTC

69 points

30 comments1 min readLW link

Bioinfohazards

Spiracular17 Sep 2019 2:41 UTC

87 points

14 comments18 min readLW link 2 reviews

The Quantity/Quality of Researchers Has Drastically Increased Over the Centuries

Grue_Slinky17 Sep 2019 0:28 UTC

5 points

1 comment7 min readLW link

[Question] Is there an existing label for the category of fallacies exemplified by “paradox of tolerance”?

slikts16 Sep 2019 20:33 UTC

8 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Effective Altruism and Everyday Decisions

jefftk16 Sep 2019 19:00 UTC

24 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

A framework for speed reading

limerott16 Sep 2019 18:52 UTC

27 points

6 comments11 min readLW link

(limerott.com)

[AN #64]: Using Deep RL and Reward Uncertainty to Incentivize Preference Learning

Rohin Shah16 Sep 2019 17:10 UTC

11 points

8 comments7 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

The strategy-stealing assumption

paulfchristiano16 Sep 2019 15:23 UTC

86 points

53 comments12 min readLW link 3 reviews

Exercises for Overcoming Akrasia and Procrastination

Matt Goldenberg16 Sep 2019 11:53 UTC

28 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Divergence on Evidence Due to Differing Priors—A Political Case Study

Davidmanheim16 Sep 2019 11:01 UTC

27 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

Decision-Making for Impact: A Guide

Ian David Moss16 Sep 2019 5:12 UTC

3 points

0 comments9 min readLW link

(medium.com)

Realism and Rationality

bmgarfinkel16 Sep 2019 3:09 UTC

45 points

49 comments23 min readLW link

The Power to Be Emotionally Mature

Liron16 Sep 2019 2:41 UTC

34 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Non-anthropically, what makes us think human-level intelligence is possible?

Grue_Slinky15 Sep 2019 23:30 UTC

9 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Are there technical/object-level fields that make sense to recruit to LessWrong?

Raemon15 Sep 2019 21:53 UTC

24 points

51 comments1 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Otu and Lai: a story

Sunny from QAD15 Sep 2019 20:21 UTC

9 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

SSC Meetups Everywhere: Sacramento, CA

jooyous15 Sep 2019 19:37 UTC

6 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Category Qualifications (w/ exercises)

Logan Riggs15 Sep 2019 16:28 UTC

23 points

22 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] How do I reach a conclusion on how many eggs per week are healthy?

Rudi C15 Sep 2019 15:44 UTC

5 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Focus

jefftk15 Sep 2019 15:10 UTC

33 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Proving Too Much (w/ exercises)

Logan Riggs15 Sep 2019 2:28 UTC

11 points

13 comments4 min readLW link

Arguing Well Sequence

Logan Riggs15 Sep 2019 2:01 UTC

14 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] If you had to pick one thing you’ve read that changed the course of your life, what would it be?

maximkazhenkov14 Sep 2019 17:50 UTC

21 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Reframing the evolutionary benefit of sex

paulfchristiano14 Sep 2019 17:00 UTC

91 points

21 comments2 min readLW link

(sideways-view.com)

SSC Meetups Everywhere: St. Louis, MO

habryka14 Sep 2019 6:41 UTC

0 points

0 comments1 min readLW link