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Halifax SSC Meetup—FEB 8

intersticeFeb 8, 2020, 12:45 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

On the falsifiability of hypercomputation

jessicataFeb 7, 2020, 8:16 AM

24 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

More writeups!

jefftkFeb 7, 2020, 3:10 AM

40 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Book Review: Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath

Ian David MossFeb 6, 2020, 8:15 PM

4 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(medium.com)

Bayes-Up: An App for Sharing Bayesian-MCQ

Louis FauconFeb 6, 2020, 7:01 PM

53 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Mazes Sequence Roundup: Final Thoughts and Paths Forward

ZviFeb 6, 2020, 4:10 PM

88 points

28 comments14 min readLW link 1 review

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Plausibly, almost every powerful algorithm would be manipulative

Stuart_ArmstrongFeb 6, 2020, 11:50 AM

38 points

25 comments3 min readLW link

Some quick notes on hand hygiene

willbradshawFeb 6, 2020, 2:47 AM

68 points

52 comments3 min readLW link

Potential Research Topic: Vingean Reflection, Value Alignment and Aspiration

Vaughn PapenhausenFeb 6, 2020, 1:09 AM

15 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Synthesizing amplification and debate

evhubFeb 5, 2020, 10:53 PM

33 points

10 comments4 min readLW link

Writeup: Progress on AI Safety via Debate

Beth Barnes and paulfchristiano

Feb 5, 2020, 9:04 PM

103 points

18 comments33 min readLW link

[AN #85]: The normative questions we should be asking for AI alignment, and a surprisingly good chatbot

Rohin ShahFeb 5, 2020, 6:20 PM

14 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

The Adventure: a new Utopia story

Stuart_ArmstrongFeb 5, 2020, 4:50 PM

101 points

37 comments51 min readLW link

“But that’s your job”: why organisations can work

Stuart_ArmstrongFeb 5, 2020, 12:25 PM

77 points

12 comments4 min readLW link

Training a tiny SupAmp model on easy tasks. The influence of failure rate on learning curves

rmoehnFeb 5, 2020, 7:22 AM

5 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Physical alignment—do you have it? Take a minute & check.

leggiFeb 5, 2020, 4:02 AM

4 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Open & Welcome Thread—February 2020

ryan_bFeb 4, 2020, 8:49 PM

17 points

114 comments1 min readLW link

Meta-Preference Utilitarianism

B JacobsFeb 4, 2020, 8:24 PM

10 points

30 comments1 min readLW link

Philosophical self-ratification

jessicataFeb 3, 2020, 10:48 PM

23 points

13 comments5 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

Twenty-three AI alignment research project definitions

rmoehnFeb 3, 2020, 10:21 PM

23 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

Absent coordination, future technology will cause human extinction

Jeffrey LadishFeb 3, 2020, 9:52 PM

21 points

12 comments5 min readLW link

Long Now, and Culture vs Artifacts

RaemonFeb 3, 2020, 9:49 PM

26 points

3 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Looking for books about software engineering as a field

mingyuanFeb 3, 2020, 9:49 PM

14 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Category Theory Without The Baggage

johnswentworthFeb 3, 2020, 8:03 PM

139 points

51 comments13 min readLW link

Protecting Large Projects Against Mazedom

ZviFeb 3, 2020, 5:10 PM

78 points

11 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Pessimism About Unknown Unknowns Inspires Conservatism

michaelcohenFeb 3, 2020, 2:48 PM

41 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

Map Of Effective Altruism

Scott AlexanderFeb 3, 2020, 6:20 AM

17 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

UML IX: Kernels and Boosting

Rafael HarthFeb 2, 2020, 9:51 PM

13 points

1 comment10 min readLW link

A point of clarification on infohazard terminology

eukaryoteFeb 2, 2020, 5:43 PM

52 points

21 comments2 min readLW link

(eukaryotewritesblog.com)

[Question] Money isn’t real. When you donate money to a charity, how does it actually help?

DagonFeb 2, 2020, 5:03 PM

15 points

28 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] Beyond the hill: thoughts on ontologies for thinking, essay-completeness and forecasting

Bird ConceptFeb 2, 2020, 12:39 PM

33 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

The Case for Artificial Expert Intelligence (AXI): What lies between narrow and general AI?

Yuli_BanFeb 2, 2020, 5:55 AM

8 points

2 comments6 min readLW link

“Memento Mori”, Said The Confessor

namespaceFeb 2, 2020, 3:37 AM

34 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(www.thelastrationalist.com)

Bay Winter Solstice seating-scarcity

RaemonFeb 1, 2020, 11:09 PM

2 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

The case for lifelogging as life extension

Matthew BarnettFeb 1, 2020, 9:56 PM

51 points

17 comments3 min readLW link 1 review

What Money Cannot Buy

johnswentworthFeb 1, 2020, 8:11 PM

354 points

53 comments4 min readLW link 1 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 comments LW link

(www.gwern.net)

Create a Full Alternative Stack

ZviJan 31, 2020, 5:10 PM

84 points

14 comments6 min readLW link 1 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

56 points

31 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)