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Extrapolating GPT-N performance

Lukas FinnvedenDec 18, 2020, 9:41 PM

112 points

31 comments22 min readLW link 1 review

Notes on Duty

David GrossDec 18, 2020, 6:54 PM

17 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

Probability theory implies Occam’s razor

Maxwell PetersonDec 18, 2020, 7:48 AM

8 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

Genetic magic

KatjaGraceDec 18, 2020, 5:20 AM

18 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Thread for making 2019 Review accountability commitments

Bird ConceptDec 18, 2020, 5:07 AM

46 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

[LIVE!!] LW/EA New Year’s Ultra Party

RubyDec 18, 2020, 4:49 AM

67 points

18 comments1 min readLW link

Adapting to Means Testing

jefftkDec 18, 2020, 3:30 AM

12 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Do I have to trust past experience because past experience tells me that?

znajdDec 18, 2020, 2:43 AM

1 point

3 comments1 min readLW link

No, Newspeak Won’t Make You Stupid

MikkWDec 18, 2020, 12:56 AM

21 points

38 comments7 min readLW link

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 8

lsusrDec 17, 2020, 10:29 PM

74 points

16 comments2 min readLW link

Ideal Chess—drop chess perfected

MikkWDec 17, 2020, 8:03 PM

23 points

23 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] How long till Inverse AlphaFold?

Daniel KokotajloDec 17, 2020, 7:56 PM

41 points

18 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Dignity

David GrossDec 17, 2020, 3:46 PM

11 points

1 comment7 min readLW link

Covid 12/17: The First Dose

ZviDec 17, 2020, 2:20 PM

76 points

29 comments19 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Some things I’m looking forward to in 2021: probable post-pandemic edition

KatjaGraceDec 17, 2020, 8:20 AM

23 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

It turns out that group meetings are mostly a terrible way to make decisions

Ian David MossDec 17, 2020, 3:30 AM

61 points

14 comments5 min readLW link

(medium.com)

Hard work is irritating

OldmanrahulDec 17, 2020, 1:04 AM

12 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

(oldmanrahul.com)

[Question] Are there any systematic ways to choose evaluation criteria?

Aman PatelDec 17, 2020, 1:03 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

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)

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