Check OK, bab­ble-read, op­ti­mize (how I read text­books)

DirectedEvolutionMar 6, 2021, 3:17 AM
25 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

MIRI com­ments on Co­tra’s “Case for Align­ing Nar­rowly Su­per­hu­man Models”

Rob BensingerMar 5, 2021, 11:43 PM
142 points
13 comments26 min readLW link

The case for al­ign­ing nar­rowly su­per­hu­man models

Ajeya CotraMar 5, 2021, 10:29 PM
186 points
75 comments38 min readLW link1 review

D&D.Sci III: Mancer Matchups

abstractapplicMar 5, 2021, 7:07 PM
21 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

GPT-3 and the fu­ture of knowl­edge work

fowlertmMar 5, 2021, 5:40 PM
16 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Take­aways from the In­tel­li­gence Ris­ing RPG

Mar 5, 2021, 10:27 AM
51 points
7 comments12 min readLW link

Mul­ti­modal Neu­rons in Ar­tifi­cial Neu­ral Networks

Kaj_SotalaMar 5, 2021, 9:01 AM
57 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(distill.pub)

Does mak­ing un­steady in­cre­men­tal progress work?

peterbarnettMar 5, 2021, 7:23 AM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(peterbarnett.org)

Why Selec­tive Breed­ing is a Bad Way to do Ge­netic Engineering

GeneSmithMar 5, 2021, 2:30 AM
12 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

Par­ti­ci­pat­ing in a Covid-19 Vac­cine Trial #3: I Hope I feel Worse Tomorrow

ejacobMar 5, 2021, 12:02 AM
8 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

[AN #140]: The­o­ret­i­cal mod­els that pre­dict scal­ing laws

Rohin ShahMar 4, 2021, 6:10 PM
46 points
8 comments10 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

A Semitech­ni­cal In­tro­duc­tory Dialogue on Solomonoff Induction

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 4, 2021, 5:27 PM
142 points
33 comments54 min readLW link

A non-log­a­r­ith­mic ar­gu­ment for Kelly

BunthutMar 4, 2021, 4:21 PM
24 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

Con­nect­ing the good reg­u­la­tor the­o­rem with se­man­tics and sym­bol grounding

Stuart_ArmstrongMar 4, 2021, 2:35 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Covid 3/​4: De­clare Vic­tory and Leave Home

ZviMar 4, 2021, 1:20 PM
90 points
28 comments13 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Grabby aliens and Zoo hy­poth­e­sis

avturchinMar 4, 2021, 1:03 PM
12 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Book re­view: “A Thou­sand Brains” by Jeff Hawkins

Steven ByrnesMar 4, 2021, 5:10 AM
122 points
18 comments19 min readLW link

Seven Years of Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion Soft­ware in the Classroom

tanagrabeastMar 4, 2021, 2:42 AM
270 points
38 comments34 min readLW link1 review

I’m still mys­tified by the Born rule

So8resMar 4, 2021, 2:35 AM
100 points
44 comments10 min readLW link

Limits of Giving

jefftkMar 4, 2021, 2:20 AM
17 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How does bee learn­ing com­pare with ma­chine learn­ing?

eleniMar 4, 2021, 1:59 AM
64 points
15 comments24 min readLW link

AI Safety Begin­ners Meetup (Pa­cific Time)

Linda LinseforsMar 4, 2021, 1:44 AM
15 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Some re­cent in­ter­views with AI/​math lu­mi­nar­ies.

fowlertmMar 4, 2021, 1:26 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Gar­den Party 2.0

RaemonMar 3, 2021, 11:14 PM
24 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

How To Think About Over­pa­ram­e­ter­ized Models

johnswentworthMar 3, 2021, 10:29 PM
64 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Thoughts On Computronium

DarklightMar 3, 2021, 9:52 PM
7 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Texas Freeze Ret­ro­spec­tive: meetup notes

jchanMar 3, 2021, 2:48 PM
68 points
6 comments11 min readLW link

Open & Wel­come Thread – March 2021

Yoav RavidMar 3, 2021, 12:27 PM
18 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What other pep­tide vac­cines might it be use­ful to make?

Bird ConceptMar 3, 2021, 6:25 AM
31 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Cu­ri­os­ity about Align­ing Values

esweetMar 3, 2021, 12:22 AM
3 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

En­abling Children

lincolnquirkMar 3, 2021, 12:02 AM
53 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

A For­mula for the Value of Ex­is­ten­tial Risk Reduction

harsimonyMar 2, 2021, 6:54 PM
1 point
0 comments4 min readLW link
(harsimony.wordpress.com)

[Question] At­tempt at a gears model of get­ting in­fected with COVID-19

ChristianKlMar 2, 2021, 3:39 PM
23 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Good, Evil and (?)In­differ­ent God Challanges

Szymon KucharskiMar 2, 2021, 1:57 PM
1 point
3 comments3 min readLW link

A whirlwind tour of Ethereum finance

cataMar 2, 2021, 9:36 AM
233 points
52 comments11 min readLW link

[Question] Good brain­teasers for chil­dren?

ejacobMar 2, 2021, 6:44 AM
12 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

The Flex­i­bil­ity of Ab­stract Concepts

lsusrMar 2, 2021, 6:43 AM
48 points
8 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Tap Water and Filtration

manaterraMar 2, 2021, 3:45 AM
15 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Are the Born prob­a­bil­ities re­ally that mys­te­ri­ous?

Adele LopezMar 2, 2021, 3:08 AM
45 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Eco­nomic Class

lsusrMar 2, 2021, 1:58 AM
27 points
16 comments3 min readLW link

Notes on “Bioter­ror and Biowar­fare” (2006)

MichaelAMar 2, 2021, 12:43 AM
10 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Germs and Poli­tics

Savio CoelhoMar 1, 2021, 9:57 PM
1 point
1 comment10 min readLW link

A thought on gym mem­ber­ship mod­els and from there the whole world…

Curious Couch PotatoMar 1, 2021, 9:56 PM
2 points
2 comments9 min readLW link

Fore­cast­ing Newslet­ter: Fe­bru­ary 2021

NunoSempereMar 1, 2021, 9:51 PM
13 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Weighted Vot­ing De­lenda Est

CzynskiMar 1, 2021, 8:52 PM
3 points
19 comments3 min readLW link

Kelly *is* (just) about log­a­r­ith­mic utility

abramdemskiMar 1, 2021, 8:02 PM
99 points
26 comments12 min readLW link1 review

Grad­ing my­self on SSC’s 2020 predictions

kniteMar 1, 2021, 7:55 PM
15 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

How to end stag­na­tion?

jasoncrawfordMar 1, 2021, 7:42 PM
36 points
35 comments4 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Rus­sian x-risks newslet­ter win­ter 2020-2021: free vac­cines for for­eign­ers, bird flu out­break, one more nu­clear near-miss in the past and one now, new AGI in­sti­tute.

avturchinMar 1, 2021, 4:35 PM
14 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Fo­cus­mate: Cry­on­ics sign up

Mati_RoyMar 1, 2021, 3:41 PM
13 points
4 comments1 min readLW link