Choose sim­plic­ity and struc­ture.

DirectedEvolutionSep 10, 2020, 9:45 PM
7 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

“In the Dust of This Planet,” by Eu­gene Thacker

CallmesalticidaeSep 10, 2020, 7:50 PM
2 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Sun­day Septem­ber 13, 12:00PM (PT) — talks by John Went­worth, Liron and more

habrykaSep 10, 2020, 7:49 PM
19 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Covid 9/​10: Vi­tamin D

ZviSep 10, 2020, 7:00 PM
113 points
50 comments15 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] So­cial Cap­i­tal Paradoxes

abramdemskiSep 10, 2020, 6:44 PM
69 points
24 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Do mesa-op­ti­mizer risk ar­gu­ments rely on the train-test paradigm?

Ben CottierSep 10, 2020, 3:36 PM
12 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

On Ch­ester­ton’s Fence

trentbrickSep 10, 2020, 3:10 PM
21 points
3 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] In 1 year and 5 years what do you see as “the nor­mal” world.

jmhSep 10, 2020, 12:47 PM
8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Tak­ing Ham­mer­time Fi­nal Exam by efim

efimSep 10, 2020, 10:18 AM
5 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Safety via se­lec­tion for obedience

Richard_NgoSep 10, 2020, 10:04 AM
31 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

[Question] Is there a way to view “read” LessWrong posts?

BeanSpruggetSep 10, 2020, 3:58 AM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Re­sist epistemic (and emo­tional) learned hel­pless­ness!

DirectedEvolutionSep 10, 2020, 2:58 AM
7 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

How eas­ily can we sep­a­rate a friendly AI in de­sign space from one which would bring about a hy­per­ex­is­ten­tial catas­tro­phe?

AnirandisSep 10, 2020, 12:40 AM
20 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

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

Sep 9, 2020, 5:13 AM
86 points
9 comments11 min readLW link2 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 link1 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