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How to not be an alarmist
DirectedEvolution
30 Sep 2020 21:35 UTC
8
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Competence vs Alignment
Ariel Kwiatkowski
30 Sep 2020 21:03 UTC
7
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Zero Sum” is a misnomer.
abramdemski
30 Sep 2020 18:25 UTC
120
points
34
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Evaluating Life Extension Advocacy Foundation
emanuele ascani
30 Sep 2020 18:04 UTC
7
points
7
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[AN #119]: AI safety when agents are shaped by environments, not rewards
Rohin Shah
30 Sep 2020 17:10 UTC
11
points
0
comments
11
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
Learning how to learn
Neel Nanda
30 Sep 2020 16:50 UTC
38
points
0
comments
15
min read
LW
link
(www.neelnanda.io)
Industrial literacy
jasoncrawford
30 Sep 2020 16:39 UTC
306
points
130
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(rootsofprogress.org)
Jason Crawford on the non-linear model of innovation: SSC Online Meetup
JoshuaFox
30 Sep 2020 10:13 UTC
7
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Holy Grails of Chemistry
chemslug
30 Sep 2020 2:03 UTC
34
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Unsupervised” translation as an (intent) alignment problem
paulfchristiano
30 Sep 2020 0:50 UTC
61
points
15
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(ai-alignment.com)
[Question]
Examples of self-governance to reduce technology risk?
Jia
29 Sep 2020 19:31 UTC
10
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AGI safety from first principles: Goals and Agency
Richard_Ngo
29 Sep 2020 19:06 UTC
76
points
15
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Seek Upside Risk
Neel Nanda
29 Sep 2020 16:47 UTC
20
points
6
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(www.neelnanda.io)
Doing discourse better: Stuff I wish I knew
dynomight
29 Sep 2020 14:34 UTC
27
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(dyno-might.github.io)
David Friedman on Legal Systems Very Different from Ours: SlateStarCodex Online Meetup
JoshuaFox
29 Sep 2020 11:18 UTC
10
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Reading Discussion Group
NoSignalNoNoise
29 Sep 2020 3:59 UTC
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Cambridge
Virtual LW/SSC Meetup
NoSignalNoNoise
29 Sep 2020 3:42 UTC
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AGI safety from first principles: Superintelligence
Richard_Ngo
28 Sep 2020 19:53 UTC
87
points
8
comments
9
min read
LW
link
AGI safety from first principles: Introduction
Richard_Ngo
28 Sep 2020 19:53 UTC
128
points
18
comments
2
min read
LW
link
1
review
[Question]
is scope insensitivity really a brain error?
Kaarlo Tuomi
28 Sep 2020 18:37 UTC
4
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What Decision Theory is Implied By Predictive Processing?
johnswentworth
28 Sep 2020 17:20 UTC
56
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are examples of Rationalist fable-like stories?
Mati_Roy
28 Sep 2020 16:52 UTC
19
points
42
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Macro-Procrastination
Neel Nanda
28 Sep 2020 16:07 UTC
9
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(www.neelnanda.io)
[Question]
What are good ice breaker questions for meeting people in this community?
Mati_Roy
28 Sep 2020 15:07 UTC
9
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On Destroying the World
Chris_Leong
28 Sep 2020 7:38 UTC
82
points
86
comments
5
min read
LW
link
“Win First” vs “Chill First”
lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)
28 Sep 2020 6:48 UTC
101
points
20
comments
3
min read
LW
link
On “Not Screwing Up Ritual Candles”
Raemon
27 Sep 2020 21:55 UTC
48
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What to do with imitation humans, other than asking them what the right thing to do is?
Charlie Steiner
27 Sep 2020 21:51 UTC
10
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are good rationality exercises?
Ben Pace
27 Sep 2020 21:25 UTC
54
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
1
review
Puzzle Games
Scott Garrabrant
27 Sep 2020 21:14 UTC
57
points
70
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What hard science fiction stories also got the social sciences right?
Mati_Roy
27 Sep 2020 20:37 UTC
15
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Tips for the most immersive video calls
benkuhn
27 Sep 2020 20:36 UTC
65
points
9
comments
15
min read
LW
link
(www.benkuhn.net)
A long reply to Ben Garfinkel on Scrutinizing Classic AI Risk Arguments
Søren Elverlin
27 Sep 2020 17:51 UTC
17
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Not all communication is manipulation: Chaperones don’t manipulate proteins
ChristianKl
27 Sep 2020 16:45 UTC
35
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Numeracy neglect—A personal postmortem
vlad.proex
27 Sep 2020 15:12 UTC
81
points
29
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Sander Verhaegh on Quine’s Naturalism
Chris_Leong
27 Sep 2020 10:58 UTC
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.sanderverhaegh.nl)
The whirlpool of reality
Gordon Seidoh Worley
27 Sep 2020 2:36 UTC
9
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Blog posts as epistemic trust builders
Adam Zerner
27 Sep 2020 1:47 UTC
18
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Distributed public goods provision
paulfchristiano
26 Sep 2020 21:20 UTC
26
points
3
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(sideways-view.com)
Notebook for generating forecasting bets
Amandango
26 Sep 2020 20:36 UTC
25
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Surviving Petrov Day
Mati_Roy
26 Sep 2020 16:40 UTC
35
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Petrov Day is not about unilateral action
sen
26 Sep 2020 13:41 UTC
25
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What is complexity science? (Not computational complexity theory) How useful is it? What areas is it related to?
philip_b
26 Sep 2020 9:15 UTC
6
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Honoring Petrov Day on LessWrong, in 2020
Ben Pace
26 Sep 2020 8:01 UTC
117
points
100
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Link] Where did you get that idea in the first place? | Meaningness
Kenny
25 Sep 2020 15:38 UTC
7
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Up close and personal with the world
dominicq
25 Sep 2020 6:52 UTC
12
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Human Biases that Obscure AI Progress
Danielle Ensign
25 Sep 2020 0:24 UTC
42
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Losing the forest for the trees with grid drawings
Adam Zerner
24 Sep 2020 21:13 UTC
19
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
Petrov Event Roundup 2020
Raemon
24 Sep 2020 21:07 UTC
43
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Visualizing the textbook for fun and profit
DirectedEvolution
24 Sep 2020 19:37 UTC
25
points
4
comments
6
min read
LW
link
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