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Draft report on existential risk from power-seeking AI

Joe Carlsmith28 Apr 2021 21:41 UTC

85 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Robert McIntyre’s Brain Preservation Talk at the Long Now Foundation

JohnGreer28 Apr 2021 20:47 UTC

14 points

2 comments13 min readLW link

AMA: Paul Christiano, alignment researcher

paulfchristiano28 Apr 2021 18:55 UTC

117 points

197 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is sitting in the sun much better than sitting in the shade?

just_browsing28 Apr 2021 18:48 UTC

16 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #148]: Analyzing generalization across more axes than just accuracy or loss

Rohin Shah28 Apr 2021 18:30 UTC

24 points

5 comments11 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Facebook is Simulacra Level 3, Andreessen is Level 4

Ben Pace28 Apr 2021 17:38 UTC

52 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

When Should the Fire Alarm Go Off: A model for optimal thresholds

peterbarnett28 Apr 2021 12:27 UTC

40 points

4 comments5 min readLW link

(peterbarnett.org)

Better air is the easiest way not to die

digital_carver28 Apr 2021 10:24 UTC

23 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

(dynomight.net)

Naming and pointer thickness

Adam Zerner28 Apr 2021 6:35 UTC

22 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Talkers and doers

Amir Bolous28 Apr 2021 4:26 UTC

−1 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

A casual intro to Geometric Algebra

Orfeas28 Apr 2021 0:00 UTC

24 points

2 comments6 min readLW link

Faerie Ring meet #2: At Gather.Town

hamnox27 Apr 2021 23:17 UTC

15 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Rationality Cardinality

jimrandomh27 Apr 2021 22:27 UTC

57 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Pitfalls of the agent model

Alex Flint27 Apr 2021 22:19 UTC

25 points

5 comments20 min readLW link

[Question] Covid-19 in India: Why didn’t it happen earlier?

Sherrinford27 Apr 2021 19:13 UTC

14 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Jaan Tallinn’s 2020 Philanthropy Overview

jaan27 Apr 2021 16:22 UTC

113 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(jaan.online)

Scott Alexander 2021 Predictions: Market Prices

SimonM27 Apr 2021 14:03 UTC

51 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Modern Monetary Theory for Dummies

theflowerpot27 Apr 2021 13:11 UTC

7 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Can you improve IQ by practicing IQ tests?

ForensicOceanography27 Apr 2021 11:28 UTC

8 points

43 comments1 min readLW link

Agents Over Cartesian World Models

Mark Xu and evhub

27 Apr 2021 2:06 UTC

66 points

4 comments27 min readLW link

[Question] What topics are on Dath Ilan’s civics exam?

jimrandomh27 Apr 2021 0:59 UTC

48 points

38 comments1 min readLW link

Scott Alexander 2021 Predictions: Buy/Sell/Hold

Zvi27 Apr 2021 0:40 UTC

42 points

39 comments12 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Announcing the Alignment Research Center

paulfchristiano26 Apr 2021 23:30 UTC

178 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(ai-alignment.com)

[Linkpost] Treacherous turns in the wild

Mark Xu26 Apr 2021 22:51 UTC

31 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(lukemuehlhauser.com)

FAQ: Advice for AI Alignment Researchers

Rohin Shah26 Apr 2021 18:59 UTC

67 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(rohinshah.com)

Spoiler-Free Reviews: Monster Slayers, Dream Quest and Loop Hero

Zvi26 Apr 2021 15:00 UTC

15 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Bayesian and Frequentists Approaches to Statistical Analysis

Christopher Clark26 Apr 2021 0:18 UTC

4 points

2 comments8 min readLW link

Beware over-use of the agent model

Alex Flint25 Apr 2021 22:19 UTC

28 points

10 comments5 min readLW link 1 review

“Who I am” is an axiom.

dadadarren25 Apr 2021 21:59 UTC

7 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Would robots care about Meaning and Relating?

Raemon25 Apr 2021 21:17 UTC

32 points

24 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] For mRNA vaccines, is (short-term) efficacy really higher after the second dose?

Sam Marks25 Apr 2021 20:21 UTC

27 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is there a good software solution for mathematical questions?

ChristianKl25 Apr 2021 18:03 UTC

9 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

[May – weekly] Focusmate: identity preservation

Mati_Roy25 Apr 2021 17:58 UTC

6 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

The Fall of Rome, III: Progress Did Not Exist

LukeOnline25 Apr 2021 5:54 UTC

29 points

18 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Best empirical evidence on better than SP500 investment returns?

bluefalcon25 Apr 2021 5:13 UTC

12 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

Malicious non-state actors and AI safety

keti25 Apr 2021 3:21 UTC

2 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Estimating COVID cases & deaths in India over the coming months

GeneSmith24 Apr 2021 21:35 UTC

33 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Identity in What You Are Not

Gordon Seidoh Worley24 Apr 2021 20:11 UTC

11 points

1 comment6 min readLW link

Naturalism and AI alignment

Michele Campolo24 Apr 2021 16:16 UTC

5 points

12 comments8 min readLW link

Paper review: A Cryptographic Solution to a Game Theoretic Problem

victorsintnicolaas24 Apr 2021 11:54 UTC

23 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

Election results in Central Europe match some pre-WW1 borders

ForensicOceanography24 Apr 2021 6:24 UTC

19 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How to test tiny skills?

Nicholas / Heather Kross24 Apr 2021 5:02 UTC

5 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Apps / tools for combatting sleep procrastination?

emily.fan24 Apr 2021 1:40 UTC

3 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Vaccination and House Rules

jefftk24 Apr 2021 1:00 UTC

33 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Let’s Rename Ourselves The “Metacognitive Movement”

DirectedEvolution23 Apr 2021 21:06 UTC

52 points

47 comments7 min readLW link

How to Play a Support Role in Research Conversations

johnswentworth23 Apr 2021 20:57 UTC

105 points

4 comments5 min readLW link

The Fall of Rome, II: Energy Problems?

LukeOnline23 Apr 2021 17:58 UTC

29 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

The Fall of Rome: Why It’s Relevant, And Why We’re Mistaken

LukeOnline23 Apr 2021 12:15 UTC

39 points

33 comments3 min readLW link

Probability theory and logical induction as lenses

Alex Flint23 Apr 2021 2:41 UTC

43 points

7 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Is there anything that can stop AGI development in the near term?

Wulky Wilkinsen22 Apr 2021 20:37 UTC

5 points

5 comments1 min readLW link