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Capturing Ideas

abramdemskiSep 9, 2020, 9:20 PM

74 points

12 comments9 min readLW link

Safer sandboxing via collective separation

Richard_NgoSep 9, 2020, 7:49 PM

26 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

[AN #116]: How to make explanations of neurons compositional

Rohin ShahSep 9, 2020, 5:20 PM

21 points

2 comments9 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Loneliness and the paradox of choice

DirectedEvolutionSep 9, 2020, 4:30 PM

17 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

Budapest Meetup at Moved Online due to Corona, Sept 20 at 2pm

Timothy UnderwoodSep 9, 2020, 4:07 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Leslie’s Firing Squad Can’t Save The Fine-Tuning Argument

dadadarrenSep 9, 2020, 3:21 PM

11 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

(www.sleepingbeautyproblem.com)

[Question] What’s the CFAR position on how the workbook can be used?

ChristianKlSep 9, 2020, 1:56 PM

14 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

How To Fermi Model

habryka and Eli Tyre

Sep 9, 2020, 5:13 AM

86 points

9 comments11 min readLW link 2 reviews

Updates Thread

Adam ZernerSep 9, 2020, 4:34 AM

56 points

41 comments1 min readLW link

CTWTB: Paths of Computation State

johnswentworthSep 8, 2020, 8:44 PM

41 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

Indignation in response to the 1890 census

jasoncrawfordSep 8, 2020, 8:14 PM

26 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Escalation Outside the System

jefftkSep 8, 2020, 6:20 PM

25 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Austin Petrov Day: 6:30pm 9/26

jchanSep 8, 2020, 2:23 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Efficacy of Vitamin D in helping with COVID

df fdSep 8, 2020, 10:49 AM

16 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Loneliness

DirectedEvolutionSep 8, 2020, 8:14 AM

18 points

0 comments12 min readLW link

Luna First, But Not To Live There

NathanielMRouthSep 8, 2020, 3:14 AM

21 points

21 comments5 min readLW link

(nathanielmrouth.wordpress.com)

[Question] Decision theory analysis of whether vaccines should be distributed prior to the completion of stage three trials please

Tim LiptrotSep 7, 2020, 11:50 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

“Learning to Summarize with Human Feedback”—OpenAI

[deleted]Sep 7, 2020, 5:59 PM

57 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

A Toy Model of Hingeyness

B JacobsSep 7, 2020, 5:38 PM

16 points

10 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] How long does it takes to read the sequences?

nick lacombeSep 7, 2020, 5:19 PM

12 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Changes in Reality

eapacheSep 7, 2020, 4:18 PM

5 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

The Four Children of the Seder as the Simulacra Levels

ZviSep 7, 2020, 3:00 PM

84 points

17 comments16 min readLW link 1 review

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Reference Classes

Chris_LeongSep 7, 2020, 12:52 PM

10 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Shed Wall Plans

jefftkSep 6, 2020, 10:20 PM

6 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

The ethics of breeding to kill

George3d6Sep 6, 2020, 8:12 PM

−4 points

24 comments6 min readLW link

Reading Discussion Group

NoSignalNoNoiseSep 6, 2020, 6:49 PM

8 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Ice

SlimepriestessSep 6, 2020, 6:30 PM

42 points

1 comment6 min readLW link

(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Design thoughts for building a better kind of social space with many webs of trust

mako yassSep 6, 2020, 2:08 AM

54 points

41 comments11 min readLW link

(makopool.com)

Petrov Day celebration

Bae's TheoremSep 6, 2020, 1:09 AM

4 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Stop pressing the Try Harder button

Neel NandaSep 5, 2020, 9:10 AM

45 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

(www.neelnanda.io)

Li and Vitanyi’s bad scholarship

alanfSep 5, 2020, 8:07 AM

−1 points

11 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] MOOCS That teach this stuff?

PeriergoSep 5, 2020, 5:36 AM

3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Conflict, the Rules of Engagement, and Professionalism

habrykaSep 5, 2020, 5:04 AM

47 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

Multivariate estimation & the Squiggly language

ozziegooenSep 5, 2020, 4:35 AM

44 points

5 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] When should I be concerned about my Oura measurements indicating COVID-19?

ChristianKlSep 4, 2020, 10:15 PM

11 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Hello ordinary folks, I’m the Chosen One

dadadarrenSep 4, 2020, 7:59 PM

31 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Why would code/English or low-abstraction/high-abstraction simplicity or brevity correspond?

curiSep 4, 2020, 7:46 PM

2 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Open & Welcome Thread—September 2020

habrykaSep 4, 2020, 6:14 PM

12 points

73 comments1 min readLW link

Estimating the ROI of Insulation

jefftkSep 3, 2020, 8:30 PM

13 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Using GPT-N to Solve Interpretability of Neural Networks: A Research Agenda

Logan Riggs and Gurkenglas

Sep 3, 2020, 6:27 PM

68 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

Emotional valence vs RL reward: a video game analogy

Steven ByrnesSep 3, 2020, 3:28 PM

12 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

Covid 9/3: Meet the New CDC

ZviSep 3, 2020, 1:40 PM

49 points

9 comments11 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

“How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read”, by Pierre Bayard

CallmesalticidaeSep 3, 2020, 1:05 PM

11 points

2 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] What’s the best overview of common Micromorts?

RaemonSep 3, 2020, 2:39 AM

37 points

8 comments1 min readLW link 1 review

Sunday September 6, 12pm (PT) — Casual hanging out with the LessWrong community

habrykaSep 3, 2020, 2:08 AM

34 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Study Group for Progress – 50% off for LessWrongers

jasoncrawfordSep 3, 2020, 12:17 AM

14 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #115]: AI safety research problems in the AI-GA framework

Rohin ShahSep 2, 2020, 5:10 PM

19 points

16 comments6 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

[Question] If there were an interactive software teaching Yudkowskian rationality, what concepts would you want to see it teach?

MikkWSep 2, 2020, 5:37 AM

25 points

20 comments1 min readLW link

The Box Spread Trick: Get rich slightly faster

Thomas KwaSep 1, 2020, 9:41 PM

43 points

44 comments6 min readLW link

August 2020 gwern.net newsletter

gwernSep 1, 2020, 9:04 PM

25 points

4 comments LW link

(www.gwern.net)

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