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KC Dojo 2-18-20
Bae's Theorem
Feb 26, 2020, 10:49 PM
6
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Training Regime Day 12: Focusing
Mark Xu
Feb 26, 2020, 7:07 PM
12
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Value of the Long Tail
johnswentworth
Feb 26, 2020, 5:24 PM
48
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Where’s the Turing Machine? A step towards Ontology Identification
adamShimi
Feb 26, 2020, 5:10 PM
25
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What will be the big-picture implications of the coronavirus, assuming it eventually infects >10% of the world?
Daniel Kokotajlo
Feb 26, 2020, 2:19 PM
36
points
93
comments
1
min read
LW
link
If I were a well-intentioned AI… I: Image classifier
Stuart_Armstrong
Feb 26, 2020, 12:39 PM
35
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Reviewing the Review
Raemon
Feb 26, 2020, 2:51 AM
45
points
16
comments
9
min read
LW
link
My slack budget: 3 surprise problems per week
Raemon
Feb 25, 2020, 9:52 PM
69
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
1
review
Memetic downside risks: How ideas can evolve and cause harm
MichaelA
,
JustinShovelain
and
algekalipso
Feb 25, 2020, 7:47 PM
27
points
3
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Hoarding and Shortages
jefftk
Feb 25, 2020, 6:40 PM
20
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Training Regime Day 11: Socratic Ducking
Mark Xu
Feb 25, 2020, 5:19 PM
13
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
New article from Oren Etzioni
Aryeh Englander
Feb 25, 2020, 3:25 PM
19
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Other versions of “No free lunch in value learning”
Stuart_Armstrong
Feb 25, 2020, 2:25 PM
28
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
At what point should CFAR stop holding workshops due to COVID-19?
Adam Scholl
Feb 25, 2020, 9:59 AM
29
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Quarantine Preparations
jefftk
Feb 25, 2020, 2:40 AM
58
points
38
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
[Question]
[HPMOR] Harry—example or anti-example?
ndee
Feb 25, 2020, 2:30 AM
7
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How Low Should Fruit Hang Before We Pick It?
TurnTrout
Feb 25, 2020, 2:08 AM
28
points
9
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Thoughts about Dr Stone and Mythology
mako yass
Feb 25, 2020, 1:51 AM
19
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Training Regime Day 10: Systemization
Mark Xu
Feb 24, 2020, 5:20 PM
14
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How does electricity work literally?
Long try
Feb 24, 2020, 1:27 PM
1
point
35
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Literature regarding epidemics and political stability?
jmh
Feb 24, 2020, 1:21 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Subagents and impact measures, full and fully illustrated
Stuart_Armstrong
Feb 24, 2020, 1:12 PM
31
points
14
comments
17
min read
LW
link
Time Binders
Slimepriestess
Feb 24, 2020, 9:55 AM
24
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)
The recent NeurIPS call for papers requires authors to include a statement about the potential broader impact of their work
Ofer
Feb 24, 2020, 7:44 AM
12
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Information hazards: Why you should care and what you can do
MichaelA
,
JustinShovelain
,
David_Kristoffersson
and
algekalipso
Feb 23, 2020, 8:47 PM
18
points
4
comments
15
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Do you know any human-human communication models?
ld97
Feb 23, 2020, 8:20 PM
3
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
UML XII: Dimensionality Reduction
Rafael Harth
Feb 23, 2020, 7:44 PM
9
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Training Regime Day 9: Double-Crux
Mark Xu
Feb 23, 2020, 6:08 PM
12
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Northwest Passage Update
jefftk
Feb 23, 2020, 3:30 AM
11
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Predictive coding and motor control
Steven Byrnes
Feb 23, 2020, 2:04 AM
22
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Continuous Improvement: Insights from ‘Topology’
TurnTrout
Feb 22, 2020, 9:58 PM
30
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How much delay do you generally have between having a good new idea and sharing that idea publicly online?
Mati_Roy
Feb 22, 2020, 8:03 PM
10
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Cambridge LW/SSC Meetup
NoSignalNoNoise
Feb 22, 2020, 7:56 PM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Training Regime Day 8: Noticing
Mark Xu
Feb 22, 2020, 7:47 PM
31
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Why SENS makes sense
emanuele ascani
Feb 22, 2020, 4:28 PM
28
points
2
comments
31
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What do you make of AGI:unaligned::spaceships:not enough food?
Ronny Fernandez
Feb 22, 2020, 2:14 PM
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Jaan Tallinn’s Philanthropic Pledge
jaan
Feb 22, 2020, 10:03 AM
78
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Gary Marcus: Four Steps Towards Robust Artificial Intelligence
Matthew Barnett
Feb 22, 2020, 3:28 AM
13
points
3
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(arxiv.org)
Playing with Arpeggiators
jefftk
Feb 22, 2020, 3:10 AM
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Attainable Utility Preservation: Empirical Results
TurnTrout
and
nealeratzlaff
Feb 22, 2020, 12:38 AM
66
points
8
comments
10
min read
LW
link
1
review
Will AI undergo discontinuous progress?
Sammy Martin
Feb 21, 2020, 10:16 PM
27
points
21
comments
20
min read
LW
link
Theory and Data as Constraints
johnswentworth
Feb 21, 2020, 10:00 PM
65
points
7
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Training Regime Day 7: Goal Factoring
Mark Xu
Feb 21, 2020, 5:55 PM
13
points
6
comments
5
min read
LW
link
You are an optimizer. Act like it!
agentydragon
Feb 20, 2020, 11:46 PM
3
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Goal-directed = Model-based RL?
adamShimi
Feb 20, 2020, 7:13 PM
21
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Training Regime Day 6: Seeking Sense
Mark Xu
Feb 20, 2020, 5:33 PM
10
points
6
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Curiosity Killed the Cat and the Asymptotically Optimal Agent
michaelcohen
Feb 20, 2020, 5:28 PM
28
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How do you survive in the humanities?
polymathwannabe
Feb 20, 2020, 3:19 PM
29
points
20
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Making Sense of Coronavirus Stats
jmh
Feb 20, 2020, 3:12 PM
23
points
28
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Mapping downside risks and information hazards
MichaelA
,
JustinShovelain
and
David_Kristoffersson
Feb 20, 2020, 2:46 PM
23
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
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