The case for lifel­og­ging as life extension

Matthew BarnettFeb 1, 2020, 9:56 PM
50 points
17 comments3 min readLW link1 review

What Money Can­not Buy

johnswentworthFeb 1, 2020, 8:11 PM
343 points
53 comments4 min readLW link1 review

Effec­tive Altru­ism QALY work­shop ma­te­ri­als & out­line (and Jan 13 ’19 meetup notes)

samstowersFeb 1, 2020, 4:42 AM
10 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

More Rhythm Options

jefftkFeb 1, 2020, 3:10 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] In­stru­men­tal Oc­cam?

abramdemskiJan 31, 2020, 7:27 PM
30 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

REVISED: A drown­ing child is hard to find

BenquoJan 31, 2020, 6:07 PM
22 points
35 comments1 min readLW link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Jan­uary 2020 gw­ern.net newsletter

gwernJan 31, 2020, 6:04 PM
19 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.gwern.net)

Create a Full Alter­na­tive Stack

ZviJan 31, 2020, 5:10 PM
84 points
14 comments6 min readLW link1 review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Link] Ig­no­rance, a skil­led practice

romeostevensitJan 31, 2020, 4:21 PM
16 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

[ELDR Tac­tics] Con­sider switch­ing to (mostly) de­caf.

aaqJan 31, 2020, 3:09 PM
29 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Ex­ist­ing work on cre­at­ing ter­minol­ogy & names?

ozziegooenJan 31, 2020, 12:16 PM
10 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Book Re­view: Hu­man Compatible

Scott AlexanderJan 31, 2020, 5:20 AM
78 points
6 comments16 min readLW link
(slatestarcodex.com)

HALIFAX SSC MEETUP—FEB. 1

intersticeJan 31, 2020, 3:59 AM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

High-pre­ci­sion claims may be re­futed with­out be­ing re­placed with other high-pre­ci­sion claims

jessicataJan 30, 2020, 11:08 PM
55 points
30 comments3 min readLW link
(unstableontology.com)

[Question] how has this fo­rum changed your life?

Jon RonsonJan 30, 2020, 9:54 PM
26 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Ar­tifi­cial In­tel­li­gence, Values and Alignment

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJan 30, 2020, 7:48 PM
13 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(deepmind.com)

If brains are com­put­ers, what kind of com­put­ers are they? (Den­nett tran­script)

Ben PaceJan 30, 2020, 5:07 AM
37 points
9 comments27 min readLW link

Value uncertainty

MichaelAJan 29, 2020, 8:16 PM
20 points
3 comments14 min readLW link

Towards de­con­fus­ing values

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJan 29, 2020, 7:28 PM
12 points
4 comments7 min readLW link

[AN #84] Re­view­ing AI al­ign­ment work in 2018-19

Rohin ShahJan 29, 2020, 6:30 PM
23 points
0 comments6 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

Slide deck: In­tro­duc­tion to AI Safety

Aryeh EnglanderJan 29, 2020, 3:57 PM
23 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(drive.google.com)

The Skewed and the Screwed: When Mat­ing Meets Politics

Jacob FalkovichJan 29, 2020, 3:50 PM
62 points
6 comments15 min readLW link1 review

Twin Cities Meetup 2/​1/​20: Es­ti­ma­tion, Col­lec­tive Wis­dom, and Sur­vey Data

Drake ThomasJan 29, 2020, 2:55 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

TAISU—Tech­ni­cal AI Safety Unconference

Linda LinseforsJan 29, 2020, 1:31 PM
10 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Mod No­tice about Elec­tion Discussion

VaniverJan 29, 2020, 1:35 AM
61 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Sur­vival and Flour­ish­ing grant ap­pli­ca­tions open un­til March 7th ($0.8MM-$1.5MM planned for dis­per­sal)

habrykaJan 28, 2020, 11:36 PM
18 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Po­ten­tial Ways to Fight Mazes

ZviJan 28, 2020, 10:50 PM
53 points
9 comments18 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Drain­ing the swamp

jasoncrawfordJan 28, 2020, 9:37 PM
99 points
1 comment11 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

[Question] Hello, is it you I’m look­ing for?

Knuckels McGintyJan 28, 2020, 8:56 PM
9 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Us­ing vec­tor fields to vi­su­al­ise prefer­ences and make them consistent

Jan 28, 2020, 7:44 PM
42 points
32 comments11 min readLW link

If Van der Waals was a neu­ral network

George3d6Jan 28, 2020, 6:38 PM
18 points
3 comments11 min readLW link
(blog.cerebralab.com)

As­sor­ta­tive Mat­ing And Autism

Scott AlexanderJan 28, 2020, 6:20 PM
50 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
(slatestarcodex.com)

[Question] Al­gorithms vs Compute

johnswentworthJan 28, 2020, 5:34 PM
26 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Ap­pendix: how a sub­agent could get powerful

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 28, 2020, 3:28 PM
53 points
14 comments4 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist prep­per thread

avturchinJan 28, 2020, 1:42 PM
29 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Cam­bridge LW/​SSC Meetup: Pre­dic­tion Training

NoSignalNoNoiseJan 28, 2020, 5:25 AM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

An Emp­istem­i­cally Ra­tional Superbowl

NoSignalNoNoiseJan 28, 2020, 4:05 AM
8 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

AI Align­ment 2018-19 Review

Rohin ShahJan 28, 2020, 2:19 AM
126 points
6 comments35 min readLW link

Re­view: How to Read a Book (Mor­timer Adler, Charles Van Doren)

ElizabethJan 27, 2020, 9:10 PM
48 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

[Question] What re­search has been done on the al­tru­is­tic im­pact of the usual good ac­tions?

AlexeiJan 27, 2020, 7:33 PM
11 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Heal­ing vs. ex­er­cise analo­gies for emo­tional work

Kaj_SotalaJan 27, 2020, 7:10 PM
48 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

The Ben­tham Prize at Metaculus

AABoylesJan 27, 2020, 2:27 PM
28 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.metaculus.com)

Port­ing My Rhythm Setup

jefftkJan 26, 2020, 9:20 PM
9 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

UML VIII: Lin­ear Pre­dic­tors (2)

Rafael HarthJan 26, 2020, 8:09 PM
9 points
2 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] What hap­pens if we re­verse New­comb’s Para­dox and re­place it with two nega­tive sums? Doesn’t it kinda maybe af­firm Roko’s Basilisk?

HabbyJan 26, 2020, 6:08 PM
1 point
3 comments2 min readLW link

On hid­ing the source of knowledge

jessicataJan 26, 2020, 2:48 AM
115 points
40 comments3 min readLW link
(unstableontology.com)

He­donic asymmetries

paulfchristianoJan 26, 2020, 2:10 AM
98 points
22 comments2 min readLW link
(sideways-view.com)

Mo­ral pub­lic goods

paulfchristianoJan 26, 2020, 12:10 AM
147 points
74 comments4 min readLW link
(sideways-view.com)

Co­or­di­na­tion as a Scarce Resource

johnswentworthJan 25, 2020, 11:32 PM
251 points
22 comments4 min readLW link2 reviews

[Question] Are the bad epistemic con­di­tions global?

jmhJan 25, 2020, 11:31 PM
18 points
1 comment1 min readLW link