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Reading Discussion Group
NoSignalNoNoise
Sep 6, 2020, 6:49 PM
8
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Ice
Slimepriestess
Sep 6, 2020, 6:30 PM
42
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)
Design thoughts for building a better kind of social space with many webs of trust
mako yass
Sep 6, 2020, 2:08 AM
54
points
41
comments
11
min read
LW
link
(makopool.com)
Petrov Day celebration
Bae's Theorem
Sep 6, 2020, 1:09 AM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Stop pressing the Try Harder button
Neel Nanda
Sep 5, 2020, 9:10 AM
45
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.neelnanda.io)
Li and Vitanyi’s bad scholarship
alanf
Sep 5, 2020, 8:07 AM
−1
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
MOOCS That teach this stuff?
Periergo
Sep 5, 2020, 5:36 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Conflict, the Rules of Engagement, and Professionalism
habryka
Sep 5, 2020, 5:04 AM
47
points
3
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Multivariate estimation & the Squiggly language
ozziegooen
Sep 5, 2020, 4:35 AM
44
points
5
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
When should I be concerned about my Oura measurements indicating COVID-19?
ChristianKl
Sep 4, 2020, 10:15 PM
11
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Hello ordinary folks, I’m the Chosen One
dadadarren
Sep 4, 2020, 7:59 PM
31
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Why would code/English or low-abstraction/high-abstraction simplicity or brevity correspond?
curi
Sep 4, 2020, 7:46 PM
2
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open & Welcome Thread—September 2020
habryka
Sep 4, 2020, 6:14 PM
12
points
73
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Estimating the ROI of Insulation
jefftk
Sep 3, 2020, 8:30 PM
13
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
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
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Emotional valence vs RL reward: a video game analogy
Steven Byrnes
Sep 3, 2020, 3:28 PM
12
points
6
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Covid 9/3: Meet the New CDC
Zvi
Sep 3, 2020, 1:40 PM
49
points
9
comments
11
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
“How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read”, by Pierre Bayard
Callmesalticidae
Sep 3, 2020, 1:05 PM
11
points
2
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What’s the best overview of common Micromorts?
Raemon
Sep 3, 2020, 2:39 AM
37
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
1
review
Sunday September 6, 12pm (PT) — Casual hanging out with the LessWrong community
habryka
Sep 3, 2020, 2:08 AM
34
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Study Group for Progress – 50% off for LessWrongers
jasoncrawford
Sep 3, 2020, 12:17 AM
14
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[AN #115]: AI safety research problems in the AI-GA framework
Rohin Shah
Sep 2, 2020, 5:10 PM
19
points
16
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
[Question]
If there were an interactive software teaching Yudkowskian rationality, what concepts would you want to see it teach?
MikkW
Sep 2, 2020, 5:37 AM
25
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Box Spread Trick: Get rich slightly faster
Thomas Kwa
Sep 1, 2020, 9:41 PM
43
points
44
comments
6
min read
LW
link
August 2020 gwern.net newsletter
gwern
Sep 1, 2020, 9:04 PM
25
points
4
comments
LW
link
(www.gwern.net)
Russian x-risks newsletter Summer 2020
avturchin
Sep 1, 2020, 2:06 PM
22
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Anthropic Reasoning and Perspective-Based Arguments
dadadarren
Sep 1, 2020, 12:36 PM
28
points
59
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Forecasting Newsletter: August 2020.
NunoSempere
Sep 1, 2020, 11:38 AM
16
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
SlateStarCodex Online Meetup: Connor Leahy on GPT-N
JoshuaFox
Sep 1, 2020, 6:49 AM
12
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Why is Bayesianism important for rationality?
Chris_Leong
Sep 1, 2020, 4:24 AM
37
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Reflections on AI Timelines Forecasting Thread
Amandango
Sep 1, 2020, 1:42 AM
53
points
7
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Online LessWrong Community Weekend
Linda Linsefors
Aug 31, 2020, 11:35 PM
19
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A Policy for Biting Bullets
eapache
Aug 31, 2020, 9:00 PM
6
points
2
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Helping people to solve their problems
Neel Nanda
Aug 31, 2020, 8:41 PM
18
points
3
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(www.neelnanda.io)
(Humor) AI Alignment Critical Failure Table
Kaj_Sotala
Aug 31, 2020, 7:51 PM
24
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(sl4.org)
[Question]
Plans / prepping for possible political violence from upcoming US election?
anon03
Aug 31, 2020, 6:18 PM
18
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Virtual Rationality Congress 2020
Sophie Strobl
Aug 31, 2020, 6:18 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
From GPT to AGI
ChristianKl
Aug 31, 2020, 1:28 PM
6
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Alarmism
Basil Marte
Aug 31, 2020, 12:53 PM
−5
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
interpreting GPT: the logit lens
nostalgebraist
Aug 31, 2020, 2:47 AM
230
points
38
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Announcing: Progress Studies Reading Group.
Sami_beanz
Aug 30, 2020, 10:39 AM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
microCOVID.org: A tool to estimate COVID risk from common activities
catherio
Aug 29, 2020, 11:01 PM
176
points
36
comments
1
min read
LW
link
1
review
(microcovid.org)
[Question]
Thoughts on Neuralink update?
NoUsernameSelected
Aug 29, 2020, 10:59 PM
14
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Pong from pixels without reading “Pong from Pixels”
Ian McKenzie
Aug 29, 2020, 5:26 PM
17
points
1
comment
7
min read
LW
link
Meaningful Rest
Neel Nanda
29 Aug 2020 15:50 UTC
75
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(www.neelnanda.io)
Safe Scrambling?
Hoagy
29 Aug 2020 14:31 UTC
3
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
Spoiler-Free Review: Death and Taxes
Zvi
29 Aug 2020 13:10 UTC
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Please take a survey on the quality/impact of things I’ve written
MichaelA
29 Aug 2020 10:39 UTC
8
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Updates and additions to “Embedded Agency”
Rob Bensinger
and
abramdemski
29 Aug 2020 4:22 UTC
82
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Objective Dog Ratings: The Irish Wolfhound
Callmesalticidae
29 Aug 2020 4:01 UTC
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
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