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

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)

Con­ser­vatism in neo­cor­tex-like AGIs

Steven ByrnesDec 8, 2020, 4:37 PM
22 points
5 comments8 min readLW link

Sig­nal­ing importance

Mati_RoyDec 8, 2020, 9:14 AM
6 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

How long does it take to be­come Gaus­sian?

Maxwell PetersonDec 8, 2020, 7:23 AM
141 points
40 comments4 min readLW link

Why are deli­cious bis­cuits ob­scure?

KatjaGraceDec 8, 2020, 6:10 AM
17 points
18 comments2 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

White Sphere Hypothesis

James S. ErieeDec 8, 2020, 5:56 AM
6 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

An el­e­gant proof of Laplace’s rule of succession

Eric NeymanDec 7, 2020, 10:43 PM
39 points
7 comments8 min readLW link
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

Please Take the 2020 Effec­tive Altru­ism Survey

Peter WildefordDec 7, 2020, 10:18 PM
20 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Fairness

David GrossDec 7, 2020, 6:52 PM
20 points
4 comments8 min readLW link

An­nounc­ing the Tech­ni­cal AI Safety Podcast

QuinnDec 7, 2020, 6:51 PM
42 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(technical-ai-safety.libsyn.com)

Travers­ing a Cog­ni­tion Space

Rafael HarthDec 7, 2020, 6:32 PM
17 points
5 comments12 min readLW link

[Question] Num­ber-guess­ing pro­to­col?

abramdemskiDec 7, 2020, 3:07 PM
19 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Launch­ing the Fore­cast­ing AI Progress Tournament

TamayDec 7, 2020, 2:08 PM
20 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.metaculus.com)

[Question] Recom­men­da­tion for a good in­ter­na­tional event bet­ting site like pre­dic­tit.org

df fdDec 7, 2020, 9:09 AM
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Toward A Cul­ture of Persuasion

DirectedEvolutionDec 7, 2020, 2:42 AM
17 points
14 comments6 min readLW link

The In­com­pre­hen­si­bil­ity Bluff

SocratesDissatisfiedDec 6, 2020, 6:26 PM
45 points
22 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Pre-Hind­sight Prompt: Why did 2021 NOT bring a re­turn to nor­malcy?

mike_hawkeDec 6, 2020, 5:35 PM
22 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Cul­tural accumulation

KatjaGraceDec 6, 2020, 6:20 AM
93 points
53 comments3 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

Values Form a Shift­ing Land­scape (and why you might care)

VojtaKovarikDec 5, 2020, 11:56 PM
29 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

D&D.Sci

abstractapplicDec 5, 2020, 11:26 PM
82 points
50 comments1 min readLW link

AI Prob­lems Shared by Non-AI Systems

VojtaKovarikDec 5, 2020, 10:15 PM
7 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Hu­man Ge­netic Eng­ineer­ing: In­creas­ing Intelligence

GeneSmithDec 5, 2020, 10:06 PM
37 points
5 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] Fi­nance—ac­cessibil­ity (ask­ing for text­book recom­men­da­tions)

max heDec 5, 2020, 9:14 PM
3 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] AI Win­ter Is Com­ing—How to profit from it?

maximkazhenkovDec 5, 2020, 8:23 PM
15 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How can I re­store my pre­vi­ous ac­count?

Stirling_Westrup2Dec 5, 2020, 7:31 PM
1 point
2 comments1 min readLW link

Anti-EMH Ev­i­dence (and a plea for help)

Wei DaiDec 5, 2020, 6:29 PM
93 points
44 comments5 min readLW link

Su­per­vised learn­ing in the brain, part 4: com­pres­sion /​ filtering

Steven ByrnesDec 5, 2020, 5:06 PM
19 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Notes on Care

David GrossDec 5, 2020, 4:33 PM
8 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

[RXN#7] Rus­sian x-risks newslet­ter fall 2020

avturchinDec 5, 2020, 4:28 PM
12 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

The AI Safety Game (UPDATED)

Daniel KokotajloDec 5, 2020, 10:27 AM
45 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

Map and Ter­ri­tory: Sum­mary and Thoughts

Adam ZernerDec 5, 2020, 8:21 AM
16 points
4 comments26 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 5

lsusrDec 5, 2020, 1:23 AM
112 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

Fore­cast­ing is a responsibility

DirectedEvolutionDec 5, 2020, 12:40 AM
23 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

Beyond 175 billion pa­ram­e­ters: Can we an­ti­ci­pate fu­ture GPT-X Ca­pa­bil­ities?

bakztfutureDec 4, 2020, 11:42 PM
−1 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

On­line Meetup for the Meetup Or­ga­niz­ers (Sun, 20th De­cem­ber)

RubyDec 4, 2020, 11:30 PM
21 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup Or­ga­niz­ers, Our Vir­tual Gar­den is at Your Disposal

RubyDec 4, 2020, 11:29 PM
59 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

The Hard Prob­lem of Magic

enaumovDec 4, 2020, 6:51 PM
7 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Com­mit­ment and cred­i­bil­ity in mul­ti­po­lar AI scenarios

anni_leskelaDec 4, 2020, 6:48 PM
31 points
3 comments18 min readLW link

Post­mortem on my Com­ment Challenge

adamShimiDec 4, 2020, 2:15 PM
46 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

The Dar­win Game—Conclusion

lsusrDec 4, 2020, 8:06 AM
94 points
30 comments2 min readLW link

How a billion­aire could spend their money to help the dis­ad­van­taged: 7 ideas from the top of my head

YitzDec 4, 2020, 6:09 AM
12 points
12 comments6 min readLW link

Teacher’s Pass­word: The LessWrong Mys­tery Hunt Team

Dec 4, 2020, 12:04 AM
25 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Notes on Integrity

David GrossDec 3, 2020, 11:42 PM
18 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 4

lsusrDec 3, 2020, 11:42 PM
89 points
21 comments4 min readLW link

LW Sun­days: All Things “Eval­u­a­tion” – De­cem­ber 6th, 12:00PM (PT)

RubyDec 3, 2020, 11:11 PM
35 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Novem­ber 2020 gw­ern.net newsletter

gwernDec 3, 2020, 10:47 PM
14 points
5 commentsLW link
(www.gwern.net)

Real-Life Ex­am­ples of Pre­dic­tion Sys­tems In­terfer­ing with the Real World (Pre­dict-O-Matic Prob­lems)

NunoSempereDec 3, 2020, 10:00 PM
126 points
28 comments9 min readLW link

In Ad­di­tion to Rage­bait and Doomscrolling

mike_hawkeDec 3, 2020, 6:26 PM
73 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] From be­hind the vale of ig­no­rance, would you pre­fer fo­cused pro­tec­tion or the cur­rent Covid policy in the US

Tim LiptrotDec 3, 2020, 2:54 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link