Less Real­is­tic Tales of Doom

Mark XuMay 6, 2021, 11:01 PM
113 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

Pars­ing Chris Min­gard on Neu­ral Networks

Alex FlintMay 6, 2021, 10:16 PM
69 points
26 comments6 min readLW link

Covid 5/​6: Vac­cine Pa­tent Suspension

ZviMay 6, 2021, 8:20 PM
87 points
58 comments18 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What ques­tions should we ask our­selves when try­ing to im­prove some­thing?

weathersystemsMay 6, 2021, 7:03 PM
3 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Why are the web­sites of ma­jor com­pa­nies so bad at core func­tion­al­ity?

ChristianKlMay 6, 2021, 4:02 PM
13 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Could MMRPGs be used to test eco­nomic the­o­ries?

Yair HalberstadtMay 6, 2021, 2:26 PM
7 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

An­throp­ics: differ­ent prob­a­bil­ities, differ­ent questions

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 6, 2021, 1:14 PM
25 points
10 comments15 min readLW link

[Question] What do we know about how much pro­tec­tion COVID vac­cines provide against trans­mit­ting the virus to oth­ers?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)May 6, 2021, 7:39 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What do we know about how much pro­tec­tion COVID vac­cines provide against long COVID?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)May 6, 2021, 7:39 AM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Let’s Go Back To Normal

Connor_FlexmanMay 6, 2021, 3:10 AM
60 points
18 comments11 min readLW link

Thoughts on Ad Blocking

jefftkMay 6, 2021, 2:50 AM
19 points
24 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

My Jour­ney to the Dark Side

SlimepriestessMay 6, 2021, 12:27 AM
22 points
58 comments1 min readLW link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)

De­con­tex­tu­al­iz­ing Morality

ACrackedPotMay 5, 2021, 8:25 PM
0 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] What are your fa­vorite ex­am­ples of adults in and around this com­mu­nity pub­li­cly chang­ing their minds?

nimMay 5, 2021, 7:26 PM
13 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #149]: The newslet­ter’s ed­i­to­rial policy

Rohin ShahMay 5, 2021, 5:10 PM
19 points
3 comments8 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

Frac­tal Con­ver­sa­tions vs Holis­tic Response

abramdemskiMay 5, 2021, 3:04 PM
43 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

[link] If some­thing seems un­usu­ally hard for you, see if you’re miss­ing a minor insight

Kaj_SotalaMay 5, 2021, 10:23 AM
48 points
19 comments1 min readLW link
(drmaciver.substack.com)

Bayeswatch 2: Puppy Muffins

lsusrMay 5, 2021, 5:42 AM
79 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What are the great­est near-fu­ture risks or dan­gers to you as an in­di­vi­d­ual?

nimMay 5, 2021, 4:02 AM
17 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Si­mu­la­tion the­ol­ogy: prac­ti­cal as­pect.

Valentin2026May 5, 2021, 2:20 AM
11 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What do the re­ported lev­els of pro­tec­tion offered by var­i­ous vac­cines mean?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)May 4, 2021, 10:06 PM
10 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Did they use serolog­i­cal test­ing for COVID vac­cine tri­als?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)May 4, 2021, 9:48 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

April 15, 2040

NisanMay 4, 2021, 9:18 PM
97 points
25 comments2 min readLW link

Loud Voices as Ac­cessible Anecdotes

ACrackedPotMay 4, 2021, 9:13 PM
3 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] [time­boxed ex­er­cise] write me your model of AI hu­man-ex­is­ten­tial safety and the al­ign­ment prob­lems in 15 minutes

QuinnMay 4, 2021, 7:10 PM
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Mun­dane solu­tions to ex­otic problems

paulfchristianoMay 4, 2021, 6:20 PM
56 points
8 comments5 min readLW link
(ai-alignment.com)

Pars­ing Abram on Gra­da­tions of In­ner Align­ment Obstacles

Alex FlintMay 4, 2021, 5:44 PM
22 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

[Linkpost] If You Can Be Bad, You Can Also Be Good

MaxGMay 4, 2021, 6:26 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(astralcodexten.substack.com)

Why I Work on Ads

jefftkMay 3, 2021, 9:00 PM
83 points
93 comments5 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Bayeswatch 1: Jewish Space Laser

lsusrMay 3, 2021, 8:15 PM
90 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

Con­sis­ten­cies as (meta-)preferences

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 3, 2021, 3:10 PM
17 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Alzheimer’s, Hunt­ing­ton’s and Mi­to­chon­dria Part 3: Pre­dic­tions and Retrospective

J BostockMay 3, 2021, 2:47 PM
10 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Alzheimer’s, Hunt­ing­ton’s and Mi­to­chon­dria Part 2: Glu­cose Metabolism

J BostockMay 3, 2021, 2:47 PM
9 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Alzheimer’s, Hunt­ing­ton’s and Mi­to­chon­dria Part 1: Turnover Rates

J BostockMay 3, 2021, 2:46 PM
10 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

The Schel­ling Game (a.k.a. the Co­or­di­na­tion Game)

jchanMay 3, 2021, 2:31 PM
31 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

Maps of Maps, and Empty Expectations

Nora_AmmannMay 3, 2021, 9:59 AM
29 points
5 comments14 min readLW link

Open and Wel­come Thread—May 2021

habrykaMay 3, 2021, 7:58 AM
25 points
82 comments1 min readLW link

Small and Vulnerable

sapphireMay 3, 2021, 4:55 AM
162 points
17 comments4 min readLW link

Sex­ual Di­mor­phism in Yud­kowsky’s Se­quences, in Re­la­tion to My Gen­der Problems

Zack_M_DavisMay 3, 2021, 4:31 AM
54 points
29 comments1 min readLW link
(unremediatedgender.space)

There’s no such thing as a tree (phy­lo­ge­net­i­cally)

eukaryoteMay 3, 2021, 3:47 AM
338 points
59 comments8 min readLW link2 reviews
(eukaryotewritesblog.com)

Thoughts on Re-read­ing Brave New World

chemslugMay 3, 2021, 3:28 AM
10 points
9 comments5 min readLW link

The Neu­ral­ink Mon­key Demo

XelaPMay 3, 2021, 2:29 AM
19 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Weekly Event] Align­ment Re­searcher Coffee Time (in Walled Gar­den)

adamShimiMay 2, 2021, 12:59 PM
37 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Teach­ing Para­dox, Europa Univer­alis IV, Part I: State of Play

adamShimiMay 2, 2021, 9:02 AM
17 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(acoup.blog)

Car Seats Three Across

jefftkMay 2, 2021, 2:00 AM
16 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ar­gu­ing from a Gap of Perspective

ideenrunMay 1, 2021, 10:42 PM
6 points
1 comment19 min readLW link

Fol­low-up to Ju­lia Wise on “Don’t Shoot The Dog”

Alex FlintMay 1, 2021, 7:07 PM
19 points
4 comments8 min readLW link

Death by Red Tape

abramdemskiMay 1, 2021, 6:03 PM
38 points
15 comments3 min readLW link

Fore­cast­ing Newslet­ter: April 2021

NunoSempereMay 1, 2021, 4:07 PM
9 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

April 2021 Deep Dive: Trans­form­ers and GPT-3

adamShimiMay 1, 2021, 11:18 AM
31 points
6 comments7 min readLW link