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Two Explorations

alkjashDec 16, 2020, 9:27 PM

63 points

8 comments9 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

FHI paper published in Science: interventions against COVID-19

SoerenMindDec 16, 2020, 9:19 PM

119 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

[AN #129]: Explaining double descent by measuring bias and variance

Rohin ShahDec 16, 2020, 6:10 PM

14 points

1 comment7 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Beta test GPT-3 based research assistant

jungofthewonDec 16, 2020, 1:42 PM

34 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Machine learning could be fundamentally unexplainable

George3d6Dec 16, 2020, 1:32 PM

26 points

15 comments15 min readLW link

(cerebralab.com)

Incentivizing forecasting via social media

David Althaus and Daniel Kokotajlo

Dec 16, 2020, 12:15 PM

19 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Why I love stand up comedy

Adam ZernerDec 16, 2020, 9:34 AM

20 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

What is it good for? But actually?

KatjaGraceDec 16, 2020, 9:20 AM

44 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

How to Compliment

less_penguinyDec 16, 2020, 8:25 AM

13 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Bad reductionism

Adam ZernerDec 16, 2020, 8:21 AM

12 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

Debugging the student

Adam ZernerDec 16, 2020, 7:07 AM

46 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

Notes on Courtesy

David GrossDec 16, 2020, 4:08 AM

11 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

Less Basic Inframeasure Theory

DiffractorDec 16, 2020, 3:52 AM

22 points

1 comment61 min readLW link

[Question] Which sources do you trust the most on nutrition advice for exercise?

Bird ConceptDec 16, 2020, 3:22 AM

30 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

Homogeneity vs. heterogeneity in AI takeoff scenarios

evhubDec 16, 2020, 1:37 AM

98 points

48 comments4 min readLW link

Motive Ambiguity

ZviDec 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

180 points

58 comments4 min readLW link 2 reviews

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The wild

KatjaGraceDec 15, 2020, 10:50 AM

17 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Risk Map of AI Systems

VojtaKovarik and Jan_Kulveit

Dec 15, 2020, 9:16 AM

28 points

3 comments8 min readLW link

Updating the Roadmap to Whole Brain Emulation Part 6: NEURAL MODELING—Patient Specific Selection, Fitting and Validation

ogeDec 15, 2020, 1:26 AM

6 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(carboncopies.org)

[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