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AGI safety from first principles: Alignment

Richard_NgoOct 1, 2020, 3:13 AM

60 points

3 comments13 min readLW link

How to not be an alarmist

DirectedEvolutionSep 30, 2020, 9:35 PM

8 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Competence vs Alignment

kwiat.devSep 30, 2020, 9:03 PM

7 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

“Zero Sum” is a misnomer.

abramdemskiSep 30, 2020, 6:25 PM

120 points

34 comments6 min readLW link

Evaluating Life Extension Advocacy Foundation

emanuele ascaniSep 30, 2020, 6:04 PM

7 points

7 comments5 min readLW link

[AN #119]: AI safety when agents are shaped by environments, not rewards

Rohin ShahSep 30, 2020, 5:10 PM

11 points

0 comments11 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Learning how to learn

Neel NandaSep 30, 2020, 4:50 PM

44 points

0 comments15 min readLW link

(www.neelnanda.io)

Industrial literacy

jasoncrawfordSep 30, 2020, 4:39 PM

308 points

130 comments3 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Jason Crawford on the non-linear model of innovation: SSC Online Meetup

JoshuaFoxSep 30, 2020, 10:13 AM

7 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Holy Grails of Chemistry

chemslugSep 30, 2020, 2:03 AM

34 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

“Unsupervised” translation as an (intent) alignment problem

paulfchristianoSep 30, 2020, 12:50 AM

62 points

15 comments4 min readLW link

(ai-alignment.com)

[Question] Examples of self-governance to reduce technology risk?

JiaSep 29, 2020, 7:31 PM

10 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

AGI safety from first principles: Goals and Agency

Richard_NgoSep 29, 2020, 7:06 PM

77 points

15 comments15 min readLW link

Seek Upside Risk

Neel NandaSep 29, 2020, 4:47 PM

20 points

6 comments9 min readLW link

(www.neelnanda.io)

Doing discourse better: Stuff I wish I knew

dynomightSep 29, 2020, 2:34 PM

27 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(dyno-might.github.io)

David Friedman on Legal Systems Very Different from Ours: SlateStarCodex Online Meetup

JoshuaFoxSep 29, 2020, 11:18 AM

10 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Reading Discussion Group

NoSignalNoNoiseSep 29, 2020, 3:59 AM

6 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Cambridge Virtual LW/SSC Meetup

NoSignalNoNoiseSep 29, 2020, 3:42 AM

6 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

AGI safety from first principles: Superintelligence

Richard_NgoSep 28, 2020, 7:53 PM

87 points

7 comments9 min readLW link

AGI safety from first principles: Introduction

Richard_NgoSep 28, 2020, 7:53 PM

128 points

18 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] is scope insensitivity really a brain error?

Kaarlo TuomiSep 28, 2020, 6:37 PM

4 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What Decision Theory is Implied By Predictive Processing?

johnswentworthSep 28, 2020, 5:20 PM

56 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are examples of Rationalist fable-like stories?

Mati_RoySep 28, 2020, 4:52 PM

19 points

42 comments1 min readLW link

Macro-Procrastination

Neel NandaSep 28, 2020, 4:07 PM

9 points

0 comments9 min readLW link

(www.neelnanda.io)

[Question] What are good ice breaker questions for meeting people in this community?

Mati_RoySep 28, 2020, 3:07 PM

9 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

On Destroying the World

Chris_LeongSep 28, 2020, 7:38 AM

82 points

86 comments5 min readLW link

“Win First” vs “Chill First”

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Sep 28, 2020, 6:48 AM

101 points

20 comments3 min readLW link

On “Not Screwing Up Ritual Candles”

RaemonSep 27, 2020, 9:55 PM

48 points

7 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What to do with imitation humans, other than asking them what the right thing to do is?

Charlie SteinerSep 27, 2020, 9:51 PM

10 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are good rationality exercises?

Ben PaceSep 27, 2020, 9:25 PM

54 points

25 comments1 min readLW link 1 review

Puzzle Games

Scott GarrabrantSep 27, 2020, 9:14 PM

57 points

70 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] What hard science fiction stories also got the social sciences right?

Mati_RoySep 27, 2020, 8:37 PM

15 points

30 comments1 min readLW link

Tips for the most immersive video calls

benkuhnSep 27, 2020, 8:36 PM

65 points

9 comments15 min readLW link

(www.benkuhn.net)

A long reply to Ben Garfinkel on Scrutinizing Classic AI Risk Arguments

Søren ElverlinSep 27, 2020, 5:51 PM

17 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Not all communication is manipulation: Chaperones don’t manipulate proteins

ChristianKlSep 27, 2020, 4:45 PM

35 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Numeracy neglect—A personal postmortem

vlad.proexSep 27, 2020, 3:12 PM

81 points

29 comments9 min readLW link

Sander Verhaegh on Quine’s Naturalism

Chris_LeongSep 27, 2020, 10:58 AM

8 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.sanderverhaegh.nl)

The whirlpool of reality

Gordon Seidoh WorleySep 27, 2020, 2:36 AM

9 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

Blog posts as epistemic trust builders

Adam ZernerSep 27, 2020, 1:47 AM

18 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

Distributed public goods provision

paulfchristianoSep 26, 2020, 9:20 PM

27 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

(sideways-view.com)

Notebook for generating forecasting bets

AmandangoSep 26, 2020, 8:36 PM

25 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Surviving Petrov Day

Mati_RoySep 26, 2020, 4:40 PM

35 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

Petrov Day is not about unilateral action

senSep 26, 2020, 1:41 PM

25 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is complexity science? (Not computational complexity theory) How useful is it? What areas is it related to?

philip_bSep 26, 2020, 9:15 AM

7 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

Honoring Petrov Day on LessWrong, in 2020

Ben PaceSep 26, 2020, 8:01 AM

117 points

100 comments3 min readLW link

[Link] Where did you get that idea in the first place? | Meaningness

KennySep 25, 2020, 3:38 PM

7 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Up close and personal with the world

dominicqSep 25, 2020, 6:52 AM

12 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Human Biases that Obscure AI Progress

Danielle Ensign25 Sep 2020 0:24 UTC

42 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

Losing the forest for the trees with grid drawings

Adam Zerner24 Sep 2020 21:13 UTC

19 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

Petrov Event Roundup 2020

Raemon24 Sep 2020 21:07 UTC

43 points

0 comments1 min readLW link