Of ar­gu­ments and wagers

paulfchristianoJan 10, 2020, 10:20 PM
52 points
6 comments6 min readLW link
(ai-alignment.com)

Book re­view: Re­think­ing Consciousness

Steven ByrnesJan 10, 2020, 8:41 PM
90 points
56 comments8 min readLW link

Ex­am­ple: Markov Chain

johnswentworthJan 10, 2020, 8:19 PM
15 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Offer of co-authorship

Vanessa KosoyJan 10, 2020, 5:44 PM
25 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

What is Suc­cess in an Im­moral Maze?

ZviJan 10, 2020, 1:20 PM
48 points
12 comments2 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

On Be­ing Robust

TurnTroutJan 10, 2020, 3:51 AM
45 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Hal­i­fax SSC Meetup—Satur­day 11/​1/​20

intersticeJan 10, 2020, 3:35 AM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Farewell to the Entertainer

jefftkJan 10, 2020, 2:30 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Outer al­ign­ment and imi­ta­tive amplification

evhubJan 10, 2020, 12:26 AM
24 points
11 comments9 min readLW link

Crit­i­cism as Entertainment

ElizabethJan 9, 2020, 10:20 PM
53 points
12 comments2 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

South Bay Meetup, Satur­day 1/​25

DavidFriedmanJan 9, 2020, 8:03 PM
3 points
1 commentLW link

Post-mortem on the Cen­ter for Long-Term Cy­ber­se­cu­rity fore­casts

Ben GoldhaberJan 9, 2020, 7:38 PM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(medium.com)

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ist Scrip­tures?

John IgoJan 9, 2020, 4:59 PM
3 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Prefer­ence syn­the­sis illus­trated: Star Wars

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 9, 2020, 4:47 PM
20 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

[Per­sonal Ex­per­i­ment] Train­ing YouTube’s Algorithm

lsusrJan 9, 2020, 9:04 AM
13 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Old Airports

jefftkJan 9, 2020, 3:30 AM
13 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Are “su­perfore­cast­ers” a real phe­nomenon?

reallyeliJan 9, 2020, 1:23 AM
36 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

Sub­script­ing Ty­po­graphic Con­ven­tion For Ci­ta­tions/​Dates/​Sources/​Ev­i­den­tials: A Proposal

gwernJan 8, 2020, 10:20 PM
59 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #81]: Univer­sal­ity as a po­ten­tial solu­tion to con­cep­tual difficul­ties in in­tent alignment

Rohin ShahJan 8, 2020, 6:00 PM
32 points
4 comments11 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

Strip­ping Away the Protections

ZviJan 8, 2020, 1:10 PM
49 points
6 comments9 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Pre­dictably Pre­dictable Fu­tures Talk: Us­ing Ex­pected Loss & Pre­dic­tion In­no­va­tion for Long Term Benefits

ozziegooenJan 8, 2020, 12:51 PM
13 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.youtube.com)

(Dou­ble-)In­verse Embed­ded Agency Problem

ShmiJan 8, 2020, 4:30 AM
27 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

Vot­ing Phase of 2018 LW Re­view

Ben PaceJan 8, 2020, 3:35 AM
51 points
29 comments4 min readLW link

How to Throw Away In­for­ma­tion in Causal DAGs

johnswentworthJan 8, 2020, 2:40 AM
20 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Mo­ral­ity vs re­lated concepts

MichaelAJan 7, 2020, 10:47 AM
26 points
17 comments8 min readLW link

AIRCS Work­shop: How I failed to be re­cruited at MIRI.

Arthur MilchiorJan 7, 2020, 1:03 AM
93 points
15 comments23 min readLW link

Defi­ni­tions of Causal Ab­strac­tion: Re­view­ing Beck­ers & Halpern

johnswentworthJan 7, 2020, 12:03 AM
30 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Ex­plor­ing safe exploration

evhubJan 6, 2020, 9:07 PM
37 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

Open & Wel­come Thread—Jan­uary 2020

habrykaJan 6, 2020, 7:42 PM
10 points
42 comments1 min readLW link

Look­ing at Mixers

jefftkJan 6, 2020, 4:10 PM
5 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What were the biggest dis­cov­er­ies /​ in­no­va­tions in AI and ML?

Eli TyreJan 6, 2020, 7:42 AM
9 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

The Uni­verse Doesn’t Have to Play Nice

Chris_LeongJan 6, 2020, 2:08 AM
21 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

What we Know vs. How we Know it?

ElizabethJan 6, 2020, 12:30 AM
46 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Clump­ing Sols­tice Sin­ga­longs in Groups of 2-4

RaemonJan 5, 2020, 8:50 PM
13 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

UML V: Con­vex Learn­ing Problems

Rafael HarthJan 5, 2020, 7:47 PM
14 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Homeosta­sis and “Root Causes” in Aging

johnswentworthJan 5, 2020, 6:43 PM
86 points
25 comments3 min readLW link

What is Life in an Im­moral Maze?

ZviJan 5, 2020, 1:40 PM
72 points
56 comments5 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Q & A with Stu­art Rus­sell in AISafety.com Read­ing Group

Søren ElverlinJan 5, 2020, 11:23 AM
4 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Dis­solv­ing Con­fu­sion around Func­tional De­ci­sion Theory

scasperJan 5, 2020, 6:38 AM
32 points
24 comments9 min readLW link

Credit Cards for Giving

jefftkJan 4, 2020, 11:00 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Less Wrong Poetry Corner: Walter Raleigh’s “The Lie”

Zack_M_DavisJan 4, 2020, 10:22 PM
22 points
17 comments3 min readLW link

Dec 2019 gw­ern.net newsletter

gwernJan 4, 2020, 8:48 PM
17 points
2 commentsLW link
(www.gwern.net)

Un­der­ap­pre­ci­ated points about util­ity func­tions (of both sorts)

SniffnoyJan 4, 2020, 7:27 AM
47 points
61 comments15 min readLW link

Run­ning and Optimizing

jefftkJan 4, 2020, 2:40 AM
10 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Meta-dis­cus­sion from “Cir­cling as Cousin to Ra­tion­al­ity”

RaemonJan 3, 2020, 9:38 PM
11 points
165 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Ill­ness anx­iety di­s­or­der: how to be­come more ra­tio­nal?

completely_irrationalJan 3, 2020, 9:05 PM
10 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is car­dio enough for longevity benefits of ex­er­cise?

Rudi CJan 3, 2020, 7:57 PM
4 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are the best self-help book sum­maries you’ve read?

willbradshawJan 3, 2020, 5:45 PM
5 points
10 comments1 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

What cog­ni­tive bi­ases feel like from the inside

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