Prob­lem re­lax­ation as a tactic

TurnTroutApr 22, 2020, 11:44 PM
119 points
8 comments7 min readLW link

Val­idity>Sound­ness in Creative Writing

OpportunisticBotApr 22, 2020, 10:57 PM
1 point
3 comments1 min readLW link

Holi­day Pitch: Reflect­ing on Covid and Connection

RaemonApr 22, 2020, 7:50 PM
58 points
14 comments12 min readLW link
(secularsolstice.com)

[AN #96]: Buck and I dis­cuss/​ar­gue about AI Alignment

Rohin ShahApr 22, 2020, 5:20 PM
17 points
4 comments10 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

De­scrip­tion vs simu­lated prediction

Richard Korzekwa Apr 22, 2020, 4:40 PM
26 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(aiimpacts.org)

[Question] Poll: ask any­thing to an all-know­ing de­mon edition

aiiixiiiApr 22, 2020, 4:28 PM
6 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 18: Nega­tive Vi­su­al­iza­tion

Mark XuApr 22, 2020, 4:06 PM
13 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Could city de­sign im­pact spread of in­fec­tions?

jmhApr 22, 2020, 2:57 PM
3 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

In­ner al­ign­ment in the brain

Steven ByrnesApr 22, 2020, 1:14 PM
79 points
16 comments16 min readLW link

Last chance for as­sess­ing Kurzweil

Stuart_ArmstrongApr 22, 2020, 11:51 AM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

How likely is the COVID-19 apoc­a­lyp­tic sce­nario?

Roko JelavićApr 22, 2020, 10:28 AM
14 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

On Platitudes

OuroborusApr 22, 2020, 5:55 AM
28 points
7 comments2 min readLW link
(ouroborusdotblog.wordpress.com)

[Site Meta] Fea­ture Up­date: More Tags! (Ex­per­i­men­tal)

RubyApr 22, 2020, 2:12 AM
68 points
59 comments3 min readLW link

Wired Head­sets for Video Calls

jefftkApr 21, 2020, 10:10 PM
22 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are good defense mechanisms against dan­ger­ous bul­let bit­ing?

Mati_RoyApr 21, 2020, 8:51 PM
16 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Databases of hu­man be­havi­our and prefer­ences?

Stuart_ArmstrongApr 21, 2020, 6:06 PM
10 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 17: Deflinch­ing and Lines of Retreat

Mark XuApr 21, 2020, 5:45 PM
25 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

So­lar sys­tem colon­i­sa­tion might not be driven by economics

Stuart_ArmstrongApr 21, 2020, 5:10 PM
26 points
44 comments2 min readLW link

Don’t Use Face­book Blocking

Davis_KingsleyApr 21, 2020, 3:50 PM
2 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Equil­ibrium point of the so­cial evolu­tion un­der the se­lec­tive pres­sure of COVID-19?

Yandong ZhangApr 21, 2020, 3:06 PM
−2 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are some fun ways to spend $100,000?

Sausage Vector MachineApr 20, 2020, 10:45 PM
7 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

In­tu­itions on Univer­sal Be­hav­ior of In­for­ma­tion at a Distance

johnswentworthApr 20, 2020, 9:44 PM
21 points
3 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] What are the ex­ter­nal­ities of pre­dic­tions on wars?

Mati_RoyApr 20, 2020, 5:37 PM
6 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Train­ing Regime Day 16: Ham­ming Questions

Mark XuApr 20, 2020, 2:51 PM
17 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

AI Ser­vices as a Re­search Paradigm

VojtaKovarikApr 20, 2020, 1:00 PM
30 points
12 comments4 min readLW link
(docs.google.com)

[Question] What con­fi­dence in­ter­val should one re­port?

JsevillamolApr 20, 2020, 10:31 AM
4 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

covid-19 notes, 4/​19/​20

nostalgebraistApr 20, 2020, 5:30 AM
29 points
1 comment9 min readLW link
(nostalgebraist.tumblr.com)

[Question] What are habits that a lot of peo­ple have and don’t tend to have ever ques­tioned?

Mati_RoyApr 20, 2020, 5:26 AM
13 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

What Hap­pens Dur­ing a Recession

ElizabethApr 20, 2020, 3:03 AM
50 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

Bass Whis­tle in the Browser

jefftkApr 20, 2020, 2:10 AM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Database of ex­is­ten­tial risk estimates

MichaelAApr 20, 2020, 1:08 AM
24 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

Every sys­tem seems ran­dom from the inside

eapacheApr 19, 2020, 11:02 PM
11 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­plain­ing the Ra­tion­al­ist Move­ment to the Uninitiated

MellivoraApr 19, 2020, 8:53 PM
5 points
5 comments6 min readLW link

The Ham­mer and the Mask—A call to action

Simon FischerApr 19, 2020, 1:36 PM
18 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

Web Au­dio Echo?

jefftkApr 19, 2020, 2:30 AM
8 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Link Sum­mary: Top 10 Repli­cated Find­ings from Be­hav­ioral Genetics

ErickBallApr 19, 2020, 1:32 AM
16 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] My dad got stung by a bee, and is mildly aller­gic. What are the trade­offs in­volved in de­cid­ing whether to have him go the the emer­gency room?

Eli TyreApr 18, 2020, 10:12 PM
10 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Na­tional Se­cu­rity Com­mis­sion on Ar­tifi­cial In­tel­li­gence. (2019). In­terim Re­port. Wash­ing­ton, DC: Author.

JohnCDraperApr 18, 2020, 8:54 AM
1 point
2 comments1 min readLW link

My stum­ble on COVID-19

DirectedEvolutionApr 18, 2020, 4:32 AM
39 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Helping the kids post

jefftkApr 17, 2020, 9:40 PM
87 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Bet­ter name for “Heavy-tailed­ness of the world?”

Daniel KokotajloApr 17, 2020, 8:50 PM
28 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

My Covid-19 Think­ing: 4/​17

ZviApr 17, 2020, 7:50 PM
65 points
6 comments16 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

COVID-19: An op­por­tu­nity to help by mod­el­ling test­ing and trac­ing to in­form the UK government

JustinShovelainApr 17, 2020, 5:21 PM
14 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How much mo­ti­va­tion do you de­rive from cu­ri­os­ity alone in your work/​re­search?

NaiveTortoiseApr 17, 2020, 2:04 PM
25 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

How su­perfore­cast­ing could be manipulated

DirectedEvolutionApr 17, 2020, 6:47 AM
24 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

Two-player Catan

jefftkApr 17, 2020, 12:50 AM
10 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

In­te­grat­ing Hid­den Vari­ables Im­proves Approximation

johnswentworthApr 16, 2020, 9:43 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Treat­ments cor­re­lated with harm

Connor_FlexmanApr 16, 2020, 9:02 PM
40 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Doors and Corners

SlimepriestessApr 16, 2020, 6:32 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Eval­u­at­ing Pre­dic­tions in Hindsight

ZviApr 16, 2020, 5:20 PM
55 points
8 comments27 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)