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[Question] (Pseudo) Mathematical Realism Bad?

Logan ZoellnerNov 22, 2020, 6:21 PM

0 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

My intellectual influences

Richard_NgoNov 22, 2020, 6:00 PM

95 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

[Question] Ways to run multiple form-incompatible mentalities?

Self_OptimizationNov 22, 2020, 5:57 PM

2 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

It’s not economically inefficient for a UBI to reduce recipient’s employment

paulfchristianoNov 22, 2020, 4:40 PM

93 points

60 comments4 min readLW link

(sideways-view.com)

[Question] Why are young, healthy people eager to take the Covid-19 vaccine?

CheerfulWarriorNov 22, 2020, 3:24 PM

14 points

59 comments2 min readLW link

Demystifying the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Eigil RischelNov 22, 2020, 1:52 PM

10 points

10 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] How to think about wearing masks / distancing within the household?

SameerishereNov 22, 2020, 6:56 AM

1 point

5 comments1 min readLW link

UDT might not pay a Counterfactual Mugger

winwonceNov 21, 2020, 11:27 PM

5 points

18 comments2 min readLW link

Non-Obstruction: A Simple Concept Motivating Corrigibility

TurnTroutNov 21, 2020, 7:35 PM

74 points

20 comments19 min readLW link

[Question] What do people think of the Futurism site?

jmhNov 21, 2020, 5:32 PM

2 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Rationalists from the UK—what are your thoughts on Dominic Cummings?

Davis_KingsleyNov 21, 2020, 10:00 AM

11 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

The central limit theorem in terms of convolutions

Maxwell PetersonNov 21, 2020, 4:09 AM

38 points

16 comments4 min readLW link

AGI Predictions

Amandango and Ben Pace

Nov 21, 2020, 3:46 AM

112 points

35 comments4 min readLW link

Predictions made by Mati Roy in early 2020

Mati_RoyNov 21, 2020, 3:24 AM

23 points

6 comments16 min readLW link

Zen and Rationality: Skillful Means

Gordon Seidoh WorleyNov 21, 2020, 2:38 AM

18 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

The Darwin Game—Rounds 21-500

lsusrNov 21, 2020, 12:58 AM

27 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

Working in Virtual Reality: A Review

ozziegooenNov 20, 2020, 11:14 PM

140 points

42 comments6 min readLW link

Epistemic Progress

ozziegooenNov 20, 2020, 7:58 PM

61 points

16 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Why is there a “clogged drainpipe” effect in idea generation?

Bird ConceptNov 20, 2020, 7:08 PM

33 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Embedded Interactive Predictions on LessWrong

AmandangoNov 20, 2020, 6:35 PM

243 points

88 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

Persuasion Tools: AI takeover without AGI or agency?

Daniel KokotajloNov 20, 2020, 4:54 PM

85 points

25 comments11 min readLW link 1 review

Hiding Complexity

Rafael HarthNov 20, 2020, 4:35 PM

29 points

14 comments7 min readLW link

Thanksgiving and Covid

jefftkNov 20, 2020, 4:30 AM

13 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Sunday 22nd: The Coordination Frontier

RaemonNov 19, 2020, 10:09 PM

19 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Simpson’s paradox and the tyranny of strata

dynomightNov 19, 2020, 5:46 PM

27 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

(dyno-might.github.io)

Notes on Phronesis

David GrossNov 19, 2020, 4:14 PM

15 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

Covid 11/19: Don’t Do Stupid Things

ZviNov 19, 2020, 4:00 PM

72 points

29 comments23 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] How do you evaluate whether a $500 donation to a project that you know well is a good idea?

ChristianKlNov 19, 2020, 12:42 PM

34 points

8 comments1 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 link 2 reviews

Sunzi’s《Methods of War》- War

lsusrNov 19, 2020, 3:06 AM

43 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Inner Alignment in Salt-Starved Rats

Steven ByrnesNov 19, 2020, 2:40 AM

137 points

41 comments11 min readLW link 2 reviews

[Question] Should I do it?

MrLightNov 19, 2020, 1:08 AM

−3 points

16 comments2 min readLW link

2020 Election: Prediction Markets versus Polling/Modeling Assessment and Postmortem

ZviNov 18, 2020, 11:00 PM

71 points

17 comments20 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The ethics of AI for the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Stuart_ArmstrongNov 18, 2020, 5:55 PM

45 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

The Pointers Problem: Human Values Are A Function Of Humans’ Latent Variables

johnswentworthNov 18, 2020, 5:47 PM

128 points

50 comments11 min readLW link 2 reviews

Normativity

abramdemskiNov 18, 2020, 4:52 PM

47 points

11 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] What would a world of widespread statistical numeracy look like?

PontorNov 18, 2020, 4:23 PM

5 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Should we postpone AGI until we reach safety?

otto.bartenNov 18, 2020, 3:43 PM

27 points

36 comments3 min readLW link

Sunzi’s《Methods of War》- Introduction

lsusrNov 18, 2020, 8:23 AM

48 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Comparative Advantage Intuition

arxhyNov 18, 2020, 1:23 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Thoughts on Voting Methods

abramdemskiNov 17, 2020, 8:23 PM

61 points

24 comments5 min readLW link

On the Shoulders of Giants

meanderingmooseNov 17, 2020, 6:10 PM

1 point

5 comments6 min readLW link

How the Moderna vaccine works, and a note about mRNA vaccines

masasinNov 17, 2020, 5:22 PM

27 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Comparing Covid and Tobacco

Tim LiptrotNov 17, 2020, 4:13 PM

4 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

Writing to think

Adam ZernerNov 17, 2020, 7:54 AM

69 points

27 comments5 min readLW link

Notes on Honor

David GrossNov 17, 2020, 5:25 AM

20 points

4 comments8 min readLW link

Debug Headers with GET

jefftkNov 17, 2020, 3:10 AM

9 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Solomonoff Induction and Sleeping Beauty

ikeNov 17, 2020, 2:28 AM

7 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

The Darwin Game—Rounds 10 to 20

lsusrNov 17, 2020, 1:14 AM

26 points

7 comments5 min readLW link

Propinquity Cities So Far

mako yassNov 16, 2020, 11:12 PM

24 points

48 comments20 min readLW link