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Livestreaming monetisation models aka What do camgirls have in common with Twitch streamers?
characteristics
Sep 19, 2020, 6:57 PM
11
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(lillianli.substack.com)
Get Social Sector Leaders to Use Evidence With This 1 Weird Trick
Ian David Moss
Sep 19, 2020, 6:07 PM
2
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(medium.com)
Taking Social Initiative
Neel Nanda
Sep 19, 2020, 3:31 PM
19
points
2
comments
13
min read
LW
link
(www.neelnanda.io)
Why GPT wants to mesa-optimize & how we might change this
John_Maxwell
Sep 19, 2020, 1:48 PM
55
points
33
comments
9
min read
LW
link
EA Relationship Status
jefftk
Sep 19, 2020, 1:50 AM
28
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Draft report on AI timelines
Ajeya Cotra
Sep 18, 2020, 11:47 PM
215
points
56
comments
1
min read
LW
link
1
review
Link: Vitamin D Can Likely End the COVID-19 Pandemic—Rootclaim Blog
Kenny
Sep 18, 2020, 5:07 PM
20
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Expansive translations: considerations and possibilities
ozziegooen
Sep 18, 2020, 3:39 PM
43
points
15
comments
6
min read
LW
link
The “Backchaining to Local Search” Technique in AI Alignment
adamShimi
Sep 18, 2020, 3:05 PM
29
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
Some thoughts on criticism
Buck
Sep 18, 2020, 4:58 AM
88
points
11
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
For what X would you be indifferent between living X days, but forgetting your day at the end of everyday, or living 10 days? (terminally)
Mati_Roy
Sep 18, 2020, 4:05 AM
6
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Against Victimhood
Jacob Falkovich
Sep 18, 2020, 1:58 AM
85
points
15
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Objective Dog Ratings: The Shiba Inu
Callmesalticidae
Sep 18, 2020, 12:12 AM
15
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Gems from the Wiki: Do The Math, Then Burn The Math and Go With Your Gut
habryka
and
riceissa
Sep 17, 2020, 10:41 PM
60
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.lesswrong.com)
Let the AI teach you how to flirt
DirectedEvolution
Sep 17, 2020, 7:04 PM
47
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Covid 9/17: It’s Worse
Zvi
Sep 17, 2020, 3:10 PM
54
points
41
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Making the Monte Hall problem weirder but obvious
dynomight
Sep 17, 2020, 12:10 PM
17
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(dyno-might.github.io)
[Question]
How do you celebrate your birthday?
Mati_Roy
Sep 17, 2020, 10:00 AM
10
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Noticing Wasted Motion
lynettebye
Sep 17, 2020, 2:30 AM
21
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (4th edition) on the Alignment Problem
Zack_M_Davis
Sep 17, 2020, 2:23 AM
72
points
12
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(aima.cs.berkeley.edu)
[Question]
What are examples of simpler universes that have been described in order to explain a concept from our more complex universe?
Mati_Roy
Sep 17, 2020, 1:31 AM
4
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Sunday September 20, 12:00PM (PT) — talks by Eric Rogstad, Daniel Kokotajlo and more
habryka
Sep 17, 2020, 12:27 AM
26
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Rationality for Kids?
goose000
Sep 16, 2020, 10:58 PM
51
points
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What Does “Signalling” Mean?
abramdemski
Sep 16, 2020, 9:19 PM
38
points
18
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[AN #117]: How neural nets would fare under the TEVV framework
Rohin Shah
Sep 16, 2020, 5:20 PM
27
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
Spoiler-Free Review: Orwell
Zvi
Sep 16, 2020, 1:30 PM
11
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Applying the Counterfactual Prisoner’s Dilemma to Logical Uncertainty
Chris_Leong
Sep 16, 2020, 10:34 AM
9
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Effective Altruism and Rationalist Philosophy Discussion Group
Chris_Leong
Sep 16, 2020, 2:45 AM
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Memorizing a Deck of Cards
Tofly
Sep 16, 2020, 1:31 AM
27
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
The Axiological Treadmill
eapache
Sep 15, 2020, 6:36 PM
6
points
13
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Low hanging fruits (LWCW 2020)
Arthur Milchior
Sep 15, 2020, 6:15 PM
17
points
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
God in the Loop: How a Causal Loop Could Shape Existence
ChrisM
Sep 15, 2020, 2:40 PM
1
point
4
comments
17
min read
LW
link
AI Safety Discussion Day
Linda Linsefors
Sep 15, 2020, 2:40 PM
20
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Gems from the Wiki: Paranoid Debating
habryka
,
freyley
and
JenniferRM
Sep 15, 2020, 3:51 AM
30
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
(www.lesswrong.com)
Book Review: Working With Contracts
johnswentworth
Sep 14, 2020, 11:22 PM
167
points
27
comments
11
min read
LW
link
A case study in simulacra levels and the Four Children of the Seder
DirectedEvolution
Sep 14, 2020, 10:31 PM
32
points
1
comment
4
min read
LW
link
Most Prisoner’s Dilemmas are Stag Hunts; Most Stag Hunts are Schelling Problems
abramdemski
Sep 14, 2020, 10:13 PM
176
points
36
comments
10
min read
LW
link
3
reviews
Comparing Utilities
abramdemski
Sep 14, 2020, 8:56 PM
72
points
31
comments
17
min read
LW
link
[Question]
If Starship works, how much would it cost to create a system of rotable space mirrors that reduces temperatures on earth by 1° C?
ChristianKl
Sep 14, 2020, 6:46 PM
13
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Outcome Terminology?
Dach
Sep 14, 2020, 6:04 PM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On Niceness: Looking for Positive Externalities
Neel Nanda
Sep 14, 2020, 6:03 PM
32
points
0
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(www.neelnanda.io)
[Link] Five Years and One Week of Less Wrong
abramdemski
Sep 14, 2020, 4:49 PM
22
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(slatestarcodex.com)
Free Money at PredictIt: 2020 General Election
Zvi
Sep 14, 2020, 2:40 PM
18
points
3
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
What happens if you drink acetone?
dynomight
Sep 14, 2020, 2:22 PM
82
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
(dyno-might.github.io)
My computational framework for the brain
Steven Byrnes
Sep 14, 2020, 2:19 PM
157
points
26
comments
13
min read
LW
link
1
review
Against boots theory
philh
Sep 14, 2020, 1:20 PM
55
points
15
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(reasonableapproximation.net)
SlateStarCodex online meetup: Integrating evolutionary psychology and behaviorism
Joshua_Fox
Sep 14, 2020, 10:33 AM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are there non-AI projects focused on defeating Moloch globally?
eapache
Sep 14, 2020, 2:13 AM
13
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Decision Theory is multifaceted
Michele Campolo
Sep 13, 2020, 10:30 PM
9
points
12
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Have you tried hiIQpro.com’s cognitive training or coaching?
Randomized, Controlled
Sep 13, 2020, 10:05 PM
3
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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