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Status as a Service (Done Quick)
SarahNibs
16 Jan 2021 23:25 UTC
44
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
Why Productivity Systems Don’t Stick
Matt Goldenberg
16 Jan 2021 17:45 UTC
61
points
22
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is it the case that when humans approximate backward induction they violate the markov property?
Quinn
16 Jan 2021 16:22 UTC
7
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meditative thinking
KatjaGrace
16 Jan 2021 2:30 UTC
25
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Citizenship in a Republic
Theodore Roosevelt
16 Jan 2021 1:33 UTC
12
points
3
comments
29
min read
LW
link
(theodoreroosevelt.org)
AR Glasses: Much more than you wanted to know
frcassarino
16 Jan 2021 0:31 UTC
12
points
6
comments
17
min read
LW
link
(federicorcassarino.substack.com)
Why I’m excited about Debate
Richard_Ngo
15 Jan 2021 23:37 UTC
75
points
12
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Meditations on faith
Richard_Ngo
15 Jan 2021 22:20 UTC
30
points
9
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)
The Future of Biological Warfare
lsusr
15 Jan 2021 21:47 UTC
26
points
7
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are there examples of rationalists getting censored for COVID-19 related communication?
ChristianKl
15 Jan 2021 18:46 UTC
15
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
San Francisco outing
KatjaGrace
15 Jan 2021 11:40 UTC
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Deconditioning Aversion to Dislike
lsusr
15 Jan 2021 7:57 UTC
14
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Alienation and meta-ethics (or: is it possible you should maximize helium?)
Joe Carlsmith
15 Jan 2021 7:07 UTC
13
points
1
comment
10
min read
LW
link
Pseudorandomness contest: prizes, results, and analysis
Eric Neyman
15 Jan 2021 6:24 UTC
158
points
22
comments
20
min read
LW
link
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)
How to solve the argument about what the algorithm should do
Yoav Ravid
15 Jan 2021 6:08 UTC
22
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Great Karma Reckoning
habryka
15 Jan 2021 5:19 UTC
50
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Grey Goo Requires AI
harsimony
15 Jan 2021 4:45 UTC
8
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(harsimony.wordpress.com)
[Question]
What charities can I donate to for preventing another pandemic?
calsem
15 Jan 2021 4:45 UTC
1
point
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
RationalWiki on face masks
Viliam
15 Jan 2021 1:55 UTC
92
points
27
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Any rationalist judges?
kjz
14 Jan 2021 23:31 UTC
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Thunderdome and Review Co-Voting (Meetup Sunday 12pm PT)
Raemon
14 Jan 2021 23:04 UTC
21
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Covid 1/14: To Launch a Thousand Shipments
Zvi
14 Jan 2021 17:30 UTC
108
points
35
comments
22
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Thoughts on Iason Gabriel’s Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment
Alex Flint
14 Jan 2021 12:58 UTC
35
points
14
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Genetic Engineering: How would you change your DNA?
Felix Karg
14 Jan 2021 11:43 UTC
2
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Discussion on the choice of concepts
KatjaGrace
14 Jan 2021 4:00 UTC
41
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Some recent survey papers on (mostly near-term) AI safety, security, and assurance
Aryeh Englander
13 Jan 2021 21:50 UTC
13
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
What is the currency of the future? 5 suggestions.
MrThink
13 Jan 2021 21:10 UTC
18
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How to identify “pivotal chapters” in HtRaB?
habitmelon
13 Jan 2021 20:46 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Notes on Gratitude
David Gross
13 Jan 2021 20:37 UTC
11
points
0
comments
19
min read
LW
link
An Exploratory Toy AI Takeoff Model
niplav
13 Jan 2021 18:13 UTC
10
points
6
comments
12
min read
LW
link
[AN #133]: Building machines that can cooperate (with humans, institutions, or other machines)
Rohin Shah
13 Jan 2021 18:10 UTC
14
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
[Question]
Any examples of people analyzing/critiquing scientific studies or papers?
warrenjordan
13 Jan 2021 18:00 UTC
3
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What’s good about haikus?
KatjaGrace
13 Jan 2021 8:10 UTC
14
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
The impact merge
Joe Carlsmith
13 Jan 2021 7:26 UTC
48
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
“If” is in the map
Chris_Leong
13 Jan 2021 3:09 UTC
8
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Voting Phase for 2019 Review
Raemon
13 Jan 2021 1:33 UTC
53
points
18
comments
3
min read
LW
link
#2: Neurocryopreservation vs whole-body preservation
mingyuan
and
Eli Tyre
13 Jan 2021 1:18 UTC
59
points
26
comments
12
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How much harder is it to revive a neuro-only cryonics patient?
Mati_Roy
12 Jan 2021 23:24 UTC
20
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Zen and Rationality: Karma
Gordon Seidoh Worley
12 Jan 2021 20:56 UTC
11
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
AI Alignment Using Reverse Simulation
Sven Nilsen
12 Jan 2021 20:48 UTC
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The True Face of the Enemy
Space L Clottey
12 Jan 2021 10:03 UTC
35
points
77
comments
10
min read
LW
link
A vastly faster vaccine rollout
KatjaGrace
12 Jan 2021 7:40 UTC
86
points
37
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Physicist’s dissociation
Mateusz Mazurkiewicz
12 Jan 2021 4:40 UTC
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Review of ‘Debate on Instrumental Convergence between LeCun, Russell, Bengio, Zador, and More’
TurnTrout
12 Jan 2021 3:57 UTC
40
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Base rate of RCT from developing countries finding unexpected effects
MichaelLowe
12 Jan 2021 1:57 UTC
18
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What skills or habits have lasting value through time?
Duff
12 Jan 2021 1:54 UTC
7
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
D&D.Sci II: The Sorceror’s Personal Shopper
abstractapplic
12 Jan 2021 1:38 UTC
60
points
29
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Group house norms really do seem toxic to many people.
sapphire
11 Jan 2021 23:42 UTC
66
points
31
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Transparency and AGI safety
jylin04
11 Jan 2021 18:51 UTC
54
points
12
comments
30
min read
LW
link
In Defense of Twitter’s Decision to Ban Trump
ragintumbleweed
11 Jan 2021 18:08 UTC
4
points
21
comments
5
min read
LW
link
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