Pain is not the unit of Effort

alkjashNov 24, 2020, 8:00 PM
562 points
91 comments5 min readLW link2 reviews
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

100 Tips for a Bet­ter Life

IdeopunkDec 22, 2020, 2:30 PM
454 points
130 comments9 min readLW link1 review

To listen well, get curious

benkuhnDec 13, 2020, 12:20 AM
365 points
37 comments4 min readLW link1 review
(www.benkuhn.net)

What Money Can­not Buy

johnswentworthFeb 1, 2020, 8:11 PM
348 points
53 comments4 min readLW link1 review

When Money Is Abun­dant, Knowl­edge Is The Real Wealth

johnswentworthNov 3, 2020, 5:34 PM
343 points
61 comments5 min readLW link3 reviews

Great minds might not think alike

Eric NeymanDec 26, 2020, 7:51 PM
310 points
45 comments11 min readLW link
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

In­dus­trial literacy

jasoncrawfordSep 30, 2020, 4:39 PM
308 points
130 comments3 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Is Suc­cess the Enemy of Free­dom? (Full)

alkjashOct 26, 2020, 8:25 PM
299 points
69 comments9 min readLW link1 review
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

A tale from Com­mu­nist China

Wei DaiOct 18, 2020, 5:37 PM
281 points
65 comments2 min readLW link1 review

Covid 12/​24: We’re F***ed, It’s Over

ZviDec 24, 2020, 3:10 PM
276 points
135 comments31 min readLW link2 reviews
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Are we in an AI over­hang?

Andy JonesJul 27, 2020, 12:48 PM
266 points
106 comments4 min readLW link

Real­ity-Re­veal­ing and Real­ity-Mask­ing Puzzles

AnnaSalamonJan 16, 2020, 4:15 PM
264 points
57 comments13 min readLW link1 review

Co­or­di­na­tion as a Scarce Resource

johnswentworthJan 25, 2020, 11:32 PM
261 points
22 comments4 min readLW link2 reviews

What cog­ni­tive bi­ases feel like from the inside

chaosmageJan 3, 2020, 2:24 PM
256 points
32 comments4 min readLW link

CFAR Par­ti­ci­pant Hand­book now available to all

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Jan 3, 2020, 3:43 PM
253 points
40 comments1 min readLW link2 reviews

The ground of optimization

Alex FlintJun 20, 2020, 12:38 AM
248 points
80 comments27 min readLW link1 review

Embed­ded In­ter­ac­tive Pre­dic­tions on LessWrong

AmandangoNov 20, 2020, 6:35 PM
243 points
88 comments2 min readLW link1 review

in­ter­pret­ing GPT: the logit lens

nostalgebraistAug 31, 2020, 2:47 AM
227 points
38 comments10 min readLW link

Cred­i­bil­ity of the CDC on SARS-CoV-2

Mar 7, 2020, 2:00 AM
226 points
119 comments6 min readLW link1 review

DARPA Digi­tal Tu­tor: Four Months to To­tal Tech­ni­cal Ex­per­tise?

SebastianG Jul 6, 2020, 11:34 PM
220 points
22 comments7 min readLW link

An overview of 11 pro­pos­als for build­ing safe ad­vanced AI

evhubMay 29, 2020, 8:38 PM
220 points
37 comments38 min readLW link2 reviews

[Question] Coron­avirus: Jus­tified Prac­ti­cal Ad­vice Thread

Feb 28, 2020, 6:43 AM
218 points
337 comments1 min readLW link1 review

Draft re­port on AI timelines

Ajeya CotraSep 18, 2020, 11:47 PM
215 points
56 comments1 min readLW link1 review

Why in­door light­ing is hard to get right and how to fix it

Richard Korzekwa Oct 28, 2020, 4:46 AM
212 points
54 comments15 min readLW link1 review

Limits of Cur­rent US Pre­dic­tion Mar­kets (Pre­dic­tIt Case Study)

aphyerJul 14, 2020, 7:24 AM
210 points
50 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Have epistemic con­di­tions always been this bad?

Wei DaiJan 25, 2020, 4:42 AM
210 points
106 comments4 min readLW link1 review

We’ve built Con­nected Papers—a vi­sual tool for re­searchers to find and ex­plore aca­demic papers

discordyJun 8, 2020, 6:44 PM
209 points
39 comments2 min readLW link

The Treach­er­ous Path to Rationality

Jacob FalkovichOct 9, 2020, 3:34 PM
207 points
116 comments11 min readLW link1 review

Hiring en­g­ineers and re­searchers to help al­ign GPT-3

paulfchristianoOct 1, 2020, 6:54 PM
206 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

Some AI re­search ar­eas and their rele­vance to ex­is­ten­tial safety

Andrew_CritchNov 19, 2020, 3:18 AM
205 points
37 comments50 min readLW link2 reviews

Si­mu­lacra Levels and their Interactions

ZviJun 15, 2020, 1:10 PM
200 points
51 comments17 min readLW link1 review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Why haven’t we cel­e­brated any ma­jor achieve­ments lately?

jasoncrawfordAug 17, 2020, 8:34 PM
198 points
69 comments12 min readLW link2 reviews
(rootsofprogress.org)

See­ing the Smoke

Jacob FalkovichFeb 28, 2020, 6:26 PM
197 points
29 comments5 min readLW link1 review

The EMH Aten’t Dead

Richard MeadowsMay 15, 2020, 8:44 PM
197 points
88 comments19 min readLW link

Six eco­nomics mis­con­cep­tions of mine which I’ve re­solved over the last few years

BuckJul 13, 2020, 3:01 AM
196 points
59 comments9 min readLW link

Liter­a­ture Re­view For Aca­demic Out­siders: What, How, and Why

namespaceMay 9, 2020, 10:58 PM
195 points
6 comments15 min readLW link
(www.thelastrationalist.com)

Dis­con­tin­u­ous progress in his­tory: an update

KatjaGraceApr 14, 2020, 12:00 AM
190 points
25 comments31 min readLW link1 review
(aiimpacts.org)

Covid-19: My Cur­rent Model

ZviMay 31, 2020, 5:40 PM
188 points
73 comments19 min readLW link1 review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

In­ter­faces as a Scarce Resource

johnswentworthMar 5, 2020, 6:20 PM
188 points
15 comments12 min readLW link1 review

The LessWrong 2018 Book is Available for Pre-order

Dec 1, 2020, 8:00 AM
187 points
110 comments10 min readLW link

Grow­ing Independence

jefftkJun 7, 2020, 8:20 PM
186 points
27 comments10 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Gen­er­al­ized Heat Engine

johnswentworthNov 5, 2020, 7:01 PM
186 points
11 comments7 min readLW link

Notes on “The An­thro­pol­ogy of Child­hood”

juliawiseAug 27, 2020, 5:11 PM
185 points
10 comments45 min readLW link

In­ner Align­ment: Ex­plain like I’m 12 Edition

Rafael HarthAug 1, 2020, 3:24 PM
184 points
47 comments13 min readLW link2 reviews

Trans­porta­tion as a Constraint

johnswentworthApr 6, 2020, 4:58 AM
183 points
34 comments6 min readLW link1 review

Rad­i­cal Probabilism

abramdemskiAug 18, 2020, 9:14 PM
182 points
49 comments35 min readLW link1 review

Mo­tive Ambiguity

ZviDec 15, 2020, 6:10 PM
180 points
58 comments4 min readLW link2 reviews
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Cortés, Pizarro, and Afonso as Prece­dents for Takeover

Daniel KokotajloMar 1, 2020, 3:49 AM
180 points
79 comments11 min readLW link1 review

The Solomonoff Prior is Malign

Mark XuOct 14, 2020, 1:33 AM
179 points
52 comments16 min readLW link3 reviews

microCOVID.org: A tool to es­ti­mate COVID risk from com­mon activities

catherioAug 29, 2020, 11:01 PM
176 points
36 comments1 min readLW link1 review
(microcovid.org)