Large Gains from Small Choices

Srdjan Miletic28 Dec 2020 19:34 UTC
8 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Where are the post-COVID com­plain­ers?

knite28 Dec 2020 18:36 UTC
15 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

I don’t want to listen, be­cause I will be­lieve you

George3d628 Dec 2020 14:58 UTC
10 points
6 comments16 min readLW link
(cerebralab.com)

Choos­ing the right ask for a context

ChristianKl28 Dec 2020 14:58 UTC
14 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Would the Real Econ­omy Please Stand Up

eapache28 Dec 2020 14:05 UTC
22 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

In­finite possibilities

KatjaGrace28 Dec 2020 10:10 UTC
14 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Un­in­formed Ele­va­tion of Trust

Shmi28 Dec 2020 8:18 UTC
21 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Re­view: LessWrong Best of 2018 – Epistemology

Jacob Falkovich28 Dec 2020 4:32 UTC
47 points
15 comments7 min readLW link

Re­views as “How should this be im­proved to meet the bar?”

Raemon28 Dec 2020 2:55 UTC
26 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

The Twins

Prometheus28 Dec 2020 1:26 UTC
3 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

Agency Vol­ume of “A Map That Reflects the Ter­ri­tory” Set—My Per­sonal Commentary

hamnox27 Dec 2020 23:35 UTC
7 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Dis­solv­ing the Prob­lem of Induction

Liron27 Dec 2020 17:58 UTC
40 points
32 comments7 min readLW link

The Perver­sity of High Standards

SocratesDissatisfied27 Dec 2020 14:37 UTC
20 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

An open Christ­mas card to my stepfather

KatjaGrace27 Dec 2020 12:30 UTC
5 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Ask­ing For Help

Neel Nanda27 Dec 2020 11:32 UTC
23 points
5 comments12 min readLW link
(neelnanda.io)

[Question] How to re­li­ably sig­nal in­ter­nal ex­pe­rience?

df fd27 Dec 2020 11:18 UTC
9 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 11

lsusr27 Dec 2020 9:03 UTC
55 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] In soft­ware en­g­ineer­ing, what are the up­per limits of Lan­guage-Based Se­cu­rity?

mako yass27 Dec 2020 5:50 UTC
13 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Martin Selig­man’s “Authen­tic Hap­piness”

David Gross27 Dec 2020 5:06 UTC
10 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

My Model of the New COVID Strain and US Response

Jacob Falkovich27 Dec 2020 4:34 UTC
51 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

Si­mul­ta­neous Ran­dom­ized Chess

jefftk27 Dec 2020 3:30 UTC
12 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Good Try Rule

DirectedEvolution27 Dec 2020 2:38 UTC
56 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

AGI Align­ment Should Solve Cor­po­rate Alignment

magfrump27 Dec 2020 2:23 UTC
20 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

Some recom­men­da­tions for al­ign­ing the de­ci­sion to go to war with the pub­lic in­ter­est, from The Spoils of War

Eli Tyre27 Dec 2020 1:04 UTC
21 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

Cog­ni­tive mis­takes I’ve made about COVID-19

DanielFilan27 Dec 2020 0:50 UTC
45 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(danielfilan.com)

Great minds might not think alike

Eric Neyman26 Dec 2020 19:51 UTC
304 points
45 comments11 min readLW link
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

Mo­ral in­tu­itions are sur­pris­ingly variable

Bob Baker26 Dec 2020 19:50 UTC
22 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

An open Christ­mas card to my brothers

KatjaGrace26 Dec 2020 12:00 UTC
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Can we model tech­nolog­i­cal sin­gu­lar­ity as the phase tran­si­tion?

Valentin202626 Dec 2020 3:20 UTC
4 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What ev­i­dence will tell us about the new strain? How are you up­dat­ing?

Zvi25 Dec 2020 21:37 UTC
83 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are the un­writ­ten rules of academia?

Yitz25 Dec 2020 15:33 UTC
16 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What trade should we make if we’re all get­ting the new COVID strain?

Jacob Falkovich25 Dec 2020 7:09 UTC
79 points
73 comments1 min readLW link

Open Christ­mas card to my father

KatjaGrace25 Dec 2020 6:40 UTC
7 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Net­flix’s “Start-Up” and sincere work dramatization

Maxwell Peterson25 Dec 2020 5:32 UTC
17 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

Notes on Moder­a­tion, Balance, & Harmony

David Gross25 Dec 2020 2:44 UTC
9 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

A few predictions

Tim Liptrot25 Dec 2020 1:27 UTC
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are in­tu­itive ways for pre­sent­ing cer­tainty/​con­fi­dence in con­tin­u­ous vari­able in­fer­ences (i.e. nu­mer­i­cal pre­dic­tions)?

George3d625 Dec 2020 0:55 UTC
4 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

A break­down of pri­ors and pos­te­ri­ors—an ex­am­ple from medicine

masasin24 Dec 2020 23:35 UTC
8 points
4 comments5 min readLW link
(old.reddit.com)

De­fus­ing AGI Danger

Mark Xu24 Dec 2020 22:58 UTC
48 points
9 comments9 min readLW link

Oper­a­tional­iz­ing com­pat­i­bil­ity with strat­egy-stealing

evhub24 Dec 2020 22:36 UTC
41 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

The med­i­cal test para­dox: Can re­design­ing Bayes rule help?

habryka24 Dec 2020 22:08 UTC
34 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.youtube.com)

Episte­mol­ogy Vol­ume of “A Map That Reflects the Ter­ri­tory” Set—My Per­sonal Commentary

hamnox24 Dec 2020 21:34 UTC
20 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

TAPs for Tutoring

Mark Xu24 Dec 2020 20:46 UTC
27 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

The First Sam­ple Gives the Most Information

Mark Xu24 Dec 2020 20:39 UTC
134 points
16 comments1 min readLW link1 review
(markxu.com)

[AN #130]: A new AI x-risk pod­cast, and re­views of the field

Rohin Shah24 Dec 2020 18:20 UTC
8 points
0 comments7 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

Covid 12/​24: We’re F***ed, It’s Over

Zvi24 Dec 2020 15:10 UTC
276 points
135 comments31 min readLW link2 reviews
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 10

lsusr24 Dec 2020 8:33 UTC
64 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

Open Christ­mas card to my mother

KatjaGrace24 Dec 2020 7:00 UTC
36 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] How to prac­tice ra­tio­nal­ity?

warrenjordan23 Dec 2020 23:15 UTC
5 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

My fa­vorite es­says of life advice

benkuhn23 Dec 2020 23:00 UTC
81 points
17 comments7 min readLW link
(www.benkuhn.net)