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[Question]
Does taking extreme measures to avoid the coronavirus make sense when you factor in the possibility of a really long life?
Adam Zerner
Jun 5, 2020, 12:58 AM
4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Thinking About Super-Human AI: An Examination of Likely Paths and Ultimate Constitution
meanderingmoose
Jun 4, 2020, 11:22 PM
−3
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How to validate research ideas?
kwiat.dev
Jun 4, 2020, 9:37 PM
12
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
FHI paper on COVID-19 government countermeasures
Bird Concept
Jun 4, 2020, 9:06 PM
47
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(doi.org)
Covid-19 6/4: The Eye of the Storm
Zvi
Jun 4, 2020, 8:50 PM
33
points
7
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Visual Babble and Prune
DirectedEvolution
Jun 4, 2020, 6:49 PM
46
points
2
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Pantry Staples for DIY
jefftk
Jun 4, 2020, 6:10 PM
16
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
[Question]
Why isn’t assassination/sabotage more common?
Rudi C
Jun 4, 2020, 6:04 PM
8
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Skill of Noticing Emotions
Neel Nanda
Jun 4, 2020, 5:48 PM
84
points
6
comments
17
min read
LW
link
Russian x-risks newsletter spring 2020
avturchin
Jun 4, 2020, 2:27 PM
16
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Stopped Clock Problem
eapache
Jun 4, 2020, 12:07 PM
30
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Practical Guide to Conflict Resolution: Introduction
eapache
Jun 4, 2020, 1:03 AM
15
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
A History Of Universalist Greed
namespace
Jun 4, 2020, 12:22 AM
56
points
0
comments
29
min read
LW
link
(www.thelastrationalist.com)
[Question]
Is a near-term, self-sustaining Mars colony impossible?
ESRogs
Jun 3, 2020, 10:43 PM
13
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Status-Regulating Emotions
lsusr
Jun 3, 2020, 10:32 PM
42
points
10
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Focus: you are allowed to be bad at accomplishing your goals
adamShimi
Jun 3, 2020, 9:04 PM
19
points
17
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Effective children education
kotrfa
Jun 3, 2020, 8:35 PM
49
points
31
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Spoiler-Free Review: CrossCells
Zvi
Jun 3, 2020, 6:30 PM
8
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[AN #102]: Meta learning by GPT-3, and a list of full proposals for AI alignment
Rohin Shah
Jun 3, 2020, 5:20 PM
38
points
6
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
Dietary Debates among the Fruit Gnomes
Sherrinford
Jun 3, 2020, 2:09 PM
26
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How can you find the best information out of all information?
Raj Thimmiah
Jun 3, 2020, 6:40 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Inaccessible information
paulfchristiano
Jun 3, 2020, 5:10 AM
83
points
17
comments
14
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
(ai-alignment.com)
The Law of Cultural Proximity
eapache
Jun 3, 2020, 2:18 AM
8
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
A revolution in philosophy: the rise of conceptual engineering
Suspended Reason
Jun 2, 2020, 6:30 PM
141
points
50
comments
21
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What proportion of US companies would agree to this gross pay deduction / direct donation if asked by an employee?
Bobby Shen
Jun 2, 2020, 6:27 PM
3
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Open & Welcome Thread—June 2020
habryka
Jun 2, 2020, 6:19 PM
19
points
101
comments
1
min read
LW
link
GPT-3: A Summary
leogao
Jun 2, 2020, 6:14 PM
20
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(leogao.dev)
Air Conditioning
jefftk
Jun 2, 2020, 5:20 PM
14
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
0oo.li: Financial Think Tank
Mindey
Jun 2, 2020, 4:03 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
May Gwern.net newsletter (w/GPT-3 commentary)
gwern
Jun 2, 2020, 3:40 PM
32
points
7
comments
LW
link
(www.gwern.net)
Building brain-inspired AGI is infinitely easier than understanding the brain
Steven Byrnes
Jun 2, 2020, 2:13 PM
53
points
14
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Spoiler-Free Review: Monster Train
Zvi
Jun 2, 2020, 1:40 PM
13
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Introduction to Existential Risks from Artificial Intelligence, for an EA audience
JoshuaFox
Jun 2, 2020, 8:30 AM
10
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Cambridge
Virtual LW/SSC Meetup
NoSignalNoNoise
Jun 2, 2020, 3:17 AM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Restricted Diet and Longevity, does eating pattern matter?
jmh
Jun 1, 2020, 9:28 PM
7
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
You See The Territory or Nothing at All
calebo
Jun 1, 2020, 3:24 PM
7
points
4
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Blog Post Day III
Daniel Kokotajlo
Jun 1, 2020, 1:56 PM
33
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Sparsity and interpretability?
Ada Böhm
,
RobertKirk
and
Tomáš Gavenčiak
Jun 1, 2020, 1:25 PM
41
points
3
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Feedback is central to agency
Alex Flint
Jun 1, 2020, 12:56 PM
29
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Overcorrecting As Deliberate Practice
lifelonglearner
Jun 1, 2020, 6:26 AM
29
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
How rational is the path of least resistance?
TruetoThis
Jun 1, 2020, 1:34 AM
3
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
My prediction for Covid-19
TheMajor
May 31, 2020, 11:25 PM
17
points
11
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Possible takeaways from the coronavirus pandemic for slow AI takeoff
Vika
May 31, 2020, 5:51 PM
135
points
36
comments
3
min read
LW
link
1
review
Covid-19: My Current Model
Zvi
May 31, 2020, 5:40 PM
188
points
73
comments
19
min read
LW
link
1
review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
The Presumptuous Philosopher, self-locating information, and Solomonoff induction
Charlie Steiner
May 31, 2020, 4:35 PM
58
points
28
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Simplifying Board Games
jefftk
May 31, 2020, 2:10 PM
28
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Forecasting Newsletter: May 2020.
NunoSempere
May 31, 2020, 12:35 PM
9
points
1
comment
20
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Will the many protests throughout the USA prove to be good test cases for reopening?
jmh
May 31, 2020, 12:15 PM
9
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Anyone recommend a video course on the theory of computation?
Eli Tyre
May 30, 2020, 7:52 PM
8
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How to (not) do a literature review
Katarina Slama
May 30, 2020, 12:11 AM
79
points
7
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(katarinaslama.github.io)
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