Nor­mal­iza­tion of Deviance

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJan 2, 2020, 10:58 PM
65 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Has any­one used TAPs to com­bat BFRBs?

Fauna M.Jan 2, 2020, 9:28 PM
3 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #80]: Why AI risk might be solved with­out ad­di­tional in­ter­ven­tion from longtermists

Rohin ShahJan 2, 2020, 6:20 PM
36 points
95 comments10 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

A re­duc­tio ad ab­sur­dum for naive Func­tional/​Com­pu­ta­tional The­ory-of-Mind (FCToM).

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)Jan 2, 2020, 5:16 PM
3 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Does GPT-2 Un­der­stand Any­thing?

Douglas Summers-StayJan 2, 2020, 5:09 PM
37 points
23 comments5 min readLW link

PlanAlyzer: as­sess­ing threats to the val­idity of on­line experiments

Three-Monkey MindJan 2, 2020, 7:42 AM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(blog.acolyer.org)

Mak­ing de­ci­sions when both morally and em­piri­cally uncertain

MichaelAJan 2, 2020, 7:20 AM
13 points
14 comments20 min readLW link

The­o­ries That Can Ex­plain Everything

Chris_LeongJan 2, 2020, 2:12 AM
15 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Char­ac­ter­is­ing utopia

Richard_NgoJan 2, 2020, 12:00 AM
40 points
5 comments22 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

[Question] Since figur­ing out hu­man val­ues is hard, what about, say, mon­key val­ues?

ShmiJan 1, 2020, 9:56 PM
37 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

SSC NYC Meetup: Stay­ing Classy & Yoda Timers

ShrikantrJan 1, 2020, 8:44 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What will quan­tum com­put­ers be used for?

maximkazhenkovJan 1, 2020, 7:33 PM
11 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Toy Organ

jefftkJan 1, 2020, 7:30 PM
5 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Don’t Dou­ble-Crux With Suicide Rock

Zack_M_DavisJan 1, 2020, 7:02 PM
91 points
30 comments2 min readLW link

[AN #79]: Re­cur­sive re­ward mod­el­ing as an al­ign­ment tech­nique in­te­grated with deep RL

Rohin ShahJan 1, 2020, 6:00 PM
13 points
0 comments12 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

Cir­cling as Cousin to Rationality

VaniverJan 1, 2020, 1:16 AM
73 points
98 comments6 min readLW link1 review

ESC Pro­cess Notes: De­tail-Fo­cused Books

ElizabethDec 31, 2019, 10:00 PM
27 points
5 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Con­ver­sa­tional Cul­tures: Com­bat vs Nur­ture (V2)

RubyDec 31, 2019, 8:23 PM
143 points
92 comments9 min readLW link5 reviews

100 Ways To Live Better

Jacob FalkovichDec 31, 2019, 8:23 PM
70 points
8 comments13 min readLW link

BIDA Mu­si­cian Booking

jefftkDec 31, 2019, 8:10 PM
10 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What is a Ra­tion­al­ity Meetup?

SebastianG Dec 31, 2019, 4:15 PM
4 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Lis­bon SSC Meetup #4

tamkin&popkinDec 31, 2019, 2:33 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] AI Align­ment, Con­straints, Con­trol, In­cen­tives or Part­ner­ship?

jmhDec 31, 2019, 1:42 PM
6 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Does Big Busi­ness Hate Your Fam­ily?

ZviDec 31, 2019, 12:50 PM
60 points
7 comments5 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Vot­ing Phase UI: Ag­gre­gat­ing com­mon com­ments?

RaemonDec 31, 2019, 3:48 AM
9 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Fold­ing Couch Monitor

jefftkDec 31, 2019, 3:40 AM
16 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Slate Star Codex Meetup

Robi RahmanDec 31, 2019, 2:51 AM
2 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Slate Star Codex New Year’s Eve Party

Robi RahmanDec 31, 2019, 2:14 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

hu­man psy­chol­in­guists: a crit­i­cal appraisal

nostalgebraistDec 31, 2019, 12:20 AM
182 points
59 comments16 min readLW link2 reviews
(nostalgebraist.tumblr.com)

2020′s Pre­dic­tion Thread

Ben GoldhaberDec 30, 2019, 11:18 PM
48 points
77 comments1 min readLW link

2010s Pre­dic­tions Review

ToflyDec 30, 2019, 9:47 PM
47 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Look­ing for non-AI peo­ple to work on AGI risks

otto.bartenDec 30, 2019, 8:41 PM
10 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

A hu­mane solu­tion was never in­tended.

KolyaDec 30, 2019, 8:41 PM
−17 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Austin LW: Sur­vey for far-trav­el­ing at­ten­dees Jan-Feb 2020

jchanDec 30, 2019, 3:40 PM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Im­perfect Competition

ZviDec 30, 2019, 12:20 PM
73 points
8 comments10 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Speak­ing Truth to Power Is a Schel­ling Point

Zack_M_DavisDec 30, 2019, 6:12 AM
52 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

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Sunny from QADDec 30, 2019, 5:23 AM
3 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

Mak­ing de­ci­sions un­der moral uncertainty

MichaelADec 30, 2019, 1:49 AM
21 points
26 comments17 min readLW link

CFAR’s 2019 Fundraiser

Timothy Telleen-LawtonDec 30, 2019, 12:03 AM
32 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Real­ity van­ishes in a puff of logic

monktasticDec 29, 2019, 9:55 PM
−3 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Why is the mail so much bet­ter than the DMV?

Logan ZoellnerDec 29, 2019, 6:55 PM
30 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Judg­ment Day: In­sights from ‘Judg­ment in Man­age­rial De­ci­sion Mak­ing’

TurnTroutDec 29, 2019, 6:03 PM
24 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

Phage ther­apy in a post-an­tibiotics world

ChristianKlDec 29, 2019, 5:03 PM
22 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

Perfect Competition

ZviDec 29, 2019, 1:30 PM
54 points
29 comments7 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Self and No-Self

VaniverDec 29, 2019, 6:15 AM
48 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Good goals for lev­el­ing up?

wolverdudeDec 29, 2019, 5:25 AM
11 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Pro­gram­mers Should Plan For Lower Pay

jefftkDec 29, 2019, 3:20 AM
77 points
72 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are the most ex­cit­ing de­vel­op­ments from non-Europe and/​or non-North­ern-Hemi­sphere?

RaemonDec 29, 2019, 1:30 AM
13 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Safe ex­plo­ra­tion and corrigibility

evhubDec 28, 2019, 11:12 PM
17 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What is your recom­mended statis­tics text­book for a be­gin­ner?

Rudi CDec 28, 2019, 9:19 PM
5 points
1 comment1 min readLW link