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[Question] What are the best precedents for industries failing to invest in valuable AI research?

Daniel KokotajloDec 14, 2020, 11:57 PM

18 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

Decision-Making and Accountability

Ian David MossDec 14, 2020, 9:30 PM

11 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

(medium.com)

[Question] What confusions do people have about simulacrum levels?

johnswentworthDec 14, 2020, 8:20 PM

28 points

31 comments1 min readLW link

[link] The AI Girlfriend Seducing China’s Lonely Men

Kaj_SotalaDec 14, 2020, 8:18 PM

34 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

(www.sixthtone.com)

On Reflection

Neel NandaDec 14, 2020, 4:14 PM

27 points

2 comments13 min readLW link

(www.neelnanda.io)

Blog plant

KatjaGraceDec 14, 2020, 11:30 AM

7 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

The Power of Annealing

meanderingmooseDec 14, 2020, 11:02 AM

25 points

6 comments5 min readLW link

Hermione Granger and Newcomb’s Paradox

lsusrDec 14, 2020, 5:27 AM

48 points

18 comments2 min readLW link

All GPT skills are translation

p.b.Dec 13, 2020, 8:06 PM

4 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Clarifying Factored Cognition

Rafael HarthDec 13, 2020, 8:02 PM

23 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Writing tools for tabooing?

abramdemskiDec 13, 2020, 7:50 PM

15 points

25 comments1 min readLW link

Pseudorandomness contest, Round 1

Eric NeymanDec 13, 2020, 3:42 AM

33 points

20 comments3 min readLW link

(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

To listen well, get curious

benkuhnDec 13, 2020, 12:20 AM

367 points

37 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

(www.benkuhn.net)

The Fermi Paradox has not been dissolved—James Fodor

mako yassDec 12, 2020, 11:18 PM

30 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Why quantitative methods are heartwarming

KatjaGraceDec 12, 2020, 9:50 PM

110 points

15 comments3 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] An argument for personal identity transfer.

GadersdDec 12, 2020, 9:03 PM

6 points

32 comments6 min readLW link

D&D.Sci Evaluation and Ruleset

abstractapplicDec 12, 2020, 3:00 PM

51 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

The institution of email

KatjaGraceDec 12, 2020, 10:50 AM

10 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

The Flynn Effect Clarified

PeterMcCluskeyDec 12, 2020, 5:18 AM

34 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

(www.bayesianinvestor.com)

On the stagnation of energy technology and the Cabal of Scientists

df fdDec 12, 2020, 4:24 AM

5 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

Avoiding Side Effects in Complex Environments

TurnTrout and nealeratzlaff

Dec 12, 2020, 12:34 AM

62 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

(avoiding-side-effects.github.io)

Notes on Chastity

David GrossDec 11, 2020, 10:01 PM

26 points

1 comment8 min readLW link

[Expired] 20,000 Free $50 Charity Gift Cards

WilliamKielyDec 11, 2020, 8:02 PM

62 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

Death Positive Movement

lejuletreDec 11, 2020, 6:29 PM

23 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

The Good Life Quantified

Jacob FalkovichDec 11, 2020, 5:52 PM

38 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

Flights of wonder

KatjaGraceDec 11, 2020, 10:50 AM

17 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 7

lsusrDec 11, 2020, 5:54 AM

67 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Epistemic Warfare

GentzelDec 11, 2020, 3:50 AM

56 points

22 comments2 min readLW link

(theconsequentialist.wordpress.com)

Heel-and-toe drumming

jefftkDec 11, 2020, 2:20 AM

8 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

The impact of you is determined by them.

Munkh-Ochir Soyol-ErdeneDec 10, 2020, 10:01 PM

−1 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Mental Blinders from Working Within Systems

abramdemskiDec 10, 2020, 7:09 PM

53 points

20 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What technologies could cause world GDP doubling times to be <8 years?

Daniel KokotajloDec 10, 2020, 3:34 PM

43 points

42 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Countering Self-Deception: When Decoupling, When Decontextualizing?

a gently pricked veinDec 10, 2020, 3:28 PM

2 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Covid 12/10: Vaccine Approval Day in America

ZviDec 10, 2020, 2:20 PM

58 points

31 comments20 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Containment Thread on the Motivation and Political Context for My Philosophy of Language Agenda

Zack_M_DavisDec 10, 2020, 8:30 AM

29 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

Unexplored modes of language

KatjaGraceDec 10, 2020, 7:00 AM

28 points

20 comments2 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Parable of the Dammed

johnswentworthDec 10, 2020, 12:08 AM

118 points

29 comments2 min readLW link

Final Day to Order LW Books by Christmas for US

Ben PaceDec 9, 2020, 11:30 PM

13 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Summary of AI Research Considerations for Human Existential Safety (ARCHES)

peterbarnettDec 9, 2020, 11:28 PM

11 points

0 comments13 min readLW link

Sunday December 13th, 12:00PM (PT) – Puzzle Hunt

RubyDec 9, 2020, 11:28 PM

9 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Where does this community lean politically ?

Madeven1335Dec 9, 2020, 9:08 PM

−10 points

2 comments LW link

[Question] How do we know that the things we want have credibility ?

Madeven1335Dec 9, 2020, 9:08 PM

−10 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Switching to Google Calendar

jefftkDec 9, 2020, 8:10 PM

8 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[AN #128]: Prioritizing research on AI existential safety based on its application to governance demands

Rohin ShahDec 9, 2020, 6:20 PM

16 points

2 comments10 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Notes on Know-how

David GrossDec 9, 2020, 5:21 PM

10 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

Walk to a San Francisco FedEx

KatjaGraceDec 9, 2020, 8:50 AM

27 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 6

lsusrDec 9, 2020, 8:14 AM

97 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Quick Thoughts on Immoral Mazes

abramdemskiDec 9, 2020, 1:21 AM

86 points

47 comments5 min readLW link

Chance that “AI safety basically [doesn’t need] to be solved, we’ll just solve it by default unless we’re completely completely careless”

Quinn, Aidan_Kierans, Morpheus and Nicholas Turner

Dec 8, 2020, 9:08 PM

27 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

Velocity-sensitive electronic drum pedals

jefftkDec 8, 2020, 8:20 PM

4 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

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