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Public selves
KatjaGrace
Jan 18, 2021, 9:10 PM
40
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Short summary of mAIry’s room
Stuart_Armstrong
Jan 18, 2021, 6:11 PM
26
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Birds, Brains, Planes, and AI: Against Appeals to the Complexity/Mysteriousness/Efficiency of the Brain
Daniel Kokotajlo
Jan 18, 2021, 12:08 PM
194
points
86
comments
13
min read
LW
link
1
review
Literature Review on Goal-Directedness
adamShimi
,
Michele Campolo
and
Joe Collman
Jan 18, 2021, 11:15 AM
80
points
21
comments
31
min read
LW
link
(USA) N95 masks are available on Amazon
Wei Dai
Jan 18, 2021, 10:37 AM
53
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Actually possible: thoughts on Utopia
Joe Carlsmith
Jan 18, 2021, 8:27 AM
86
points
7
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Are the consequences of groups usually highly contingent on their details?
KatjaGrace
Jan 18, 2021, 1:30 AM
11
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
The Ecological Perspective
Chris_Leong
Jan 18, 2021, 1:19 AM
32
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
DALL-E does symbol grounding
p.b.
Jan 17, 2021, 9:20 PM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
D&D.Sci II Evaluation and Ruleset
abstractapplic
Jan 17, 2021, 4:58 PM
41
points
6
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Why do stocks go up?
tryactions
Jan 17, 2021, 4:36 PM
28
points
46
comments
2
min read
LW
link
CollAction history and lessons learned
Ron
Jan 17, 2021, 3:01 PM
35
points
6
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How can I find trustworthy dietary advice?
Daniel Kokotajlo
Jan 17, 2021, 1:11 PM
30
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What is going on in the world?
KatjaGrace
Jan 17, 2021, 11:30 AM
90
points
48
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Wuwei
lsusr
Jan 17, 2021, 8:28 AM
22
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Use conditional probabilities to clear up error rate confusion
Maxwell Peterson
Jan 17, 2021, 8:27 AM
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Excerpt from Arbital Solomonoff induction dialogue
Richard_Ngo
Jan 17, 2021, 3:49 AM
36
points
6
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(arbital.com)
[Question]
How do I improve at being strategic?
Conor
Jan 17, 2021, 1:36 AM
11
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Status as a Service (Done Quick)
SarahNibs
Jan 16, 2021, 11:25 PM
44
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
Why Productivity Systems Don’t Stick
Matt Goldenberg
Jan 16, 2021, 5:45 PM
62
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
Jan 16, 2021, 4:22 PM
7
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meditative thinking
KatjaGrace
Jan 16, 2021, 2:30 AM
25
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Citizenship in a Republic
Theodore Roosevelt
Jan 16, 2021, 1:33 AM
12
points
3
comments
29
min read
LW
link
(theodoreroosevelt.org)
AR Glasses: Much more than you wanted to know
frcassarino
Jan 16, 2021, 12:31 AM
12
points
6
comments
17
min read
LW
link
(federicorcassarino.substack.com)
Why I’m excited about Debate
Richard_Ngo
Jan 15, 2021, 11:37 PM
75
points
12
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Meditations on faith
Richard_Ngo
Jan 15, 2021, 10:20 PM
31
points
9
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)
The Future of Biological Warfare
lsusr
Jan 15, 2021, 9:47 PM
26
points
7
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are there examples of rationalists getting censored for COVID-19 related communication?
ChristianKl
Jan 15, 2021, 6:46 PM
15
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
San Francisco outing
KatjaGrace
Jan 15, 2021, 11:40 AM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Deconditioning Aversion to Dislike
lsusr
Jan 15, 2021, 7:57 AM
14
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Alienation and meta-ethics (or: is it possible you should maximize helium?)
Joe Carlsmith
Jan 15, 2021, 7:07 AM
13
points
1
comment
10
min read
LW
link
Pseudorandomness contest: prizes, results, and analysis
Eric Neyman
Jan 15, 2021, 6:24 AM
160
points
22
comments
20
min read
LW
link
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)
How to solve the argument about what the algorithm should do
Yoav Ravid
Jan 15, 2021, 6:08 AM
22
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Great Karma Reckoning
habryka
Jan 15, 2021, 5:19 AM
50
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Grey Goo Requires AI
harsimony
Jan 15, 2021, 4:45 AM
8
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(harsimony.wordpress.com)
[Question]
What charities can I donate to for preventing another pandemic?
calsem
Jan 15, 2021, 4:45 AM
1
point
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
RationalWiki on face masks
Viliam
Jan 15, 2021, 1:55 AM
92
points
27
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Any rationalist judges?
kjz
Jan 14, 2021, 11:31 PM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Thunderdome and Review Co-Voting (Meetup Sunday 12pm PT)
Raemon
Jan 14, 2021, 11:04 PM
21
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Covid 1/14: To Launch a Thousand Shipments
Zvi
Jan 14, 2021, 5:30 PM
108
points
35
comments
22
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Thoughts on Iason Gabriel’s Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment
Alex Flint
Jan 14, 2021, 12:58 PM
35
points
14
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Genetic Engineering: How would you change your DNA?
Felix Karg
Jan 14, 2021, 11:43 AM
2
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Discussion on the choice of concepts
KatjaGrace
Jan 14, 2021, 4:00 AM
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
Jan 13, 2021, 9:50 PM
13
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
What is the currency of the future? 5 suggestions.
MrThink
Jan 13, 2021, 9:10 PM
18
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How to identify “pivotal chapters” in HtRaB?
habitmelon
Jan 13, 2021, 8:46 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Notes on Gratitude
David Gross
Jan 13, 2021, 8:37 PM
11
points
0
comments
19
min read
LW
link
An Exploratory Toy AI Takeoff Model
niplav
Jan 13, 2021, 6:13 PM
10
points
6
comments
12
min read
LW
link
[AN #133]: Building machines that can cooperate (with humans, institutions, or other machines)
Rohin Shah
Jan 13, 2021, 6:10 PM
14
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
[Question]
Any examples of people analyzing/critiquing scientific studies or papers?
warrenjordan
Jan 13, 2021, 6:00 PM
3
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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