Net­works of Trust vs Markets

Henrik KarlssonMay 31, 2021, 7:59 PM
108 points
23 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] What is the Risk of Long Covid af­ter Vac­ci­na­tion?

dawangyMay 31, 2021, 7:32 PM
64 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Zen and Ra­tion­al­ity: Con­tin­u­ous Practice

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMay 31, 2021, 6:42 PM
14 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you con­duct a per­sonal study re­treat?

Aay17ushMay 31, 2021, 2:25 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Anatomy, dis­eases and ag­ing damage

ChristianKlMay 31, 2021, 2:01 PM
29 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

TEAM: a dra­mat­i­cally im­proved form of therapy

Jakob_JMay 31, 2021, 1:33 PM
29 points
20 comments4 min readLW link

Up­date 2021-05-31

jefftkMay 31, 2021, 1:30 PM
2 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Po­modoros worked dur­ing a day: an anal­y­sis of Alex’s data

Derek M. JonesMay 31, 2021, 1:27 PM
5 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com)

On mak­ing fic­tional mir­a­cles seem plausible

Yair HalberstadtMay 31, 2021, 11:32 AM
5 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

For Bet­ter Com­ment­ing, Take an Oath of Re­ply.

DirectedEvolutionMay 31, 2021, 6:01 AM
42 points
17 comments2 min readLW link

Mega Links Post for Mar-Apr-May 2021

ikeMay 31, 2021, 3:47 AM
13 points
0 comments12 min readLW link
(misinfounderload.substack.com)

The Cost of Con­ve­nience.…

njvMay 31, 2021, 12:49 AM
−14 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

In­tro­duc­ing Ra­tional Animations

WriterMay 31, 2021, 12:49 AM
17 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Why don’t long run­ning con­ver­sa­tions hap­pen on LessWrong?

Adam ZernerMay 30, 2021, 10:36 PM
64 points
75 comments2 min readLW link

Paper Re­view: Math­e­mat­i­cal Truth

Alex HollowMay 30, 2021, 8:25 PM
5 points
14 comments3 min readLW link
(alexhollow.wordpress.com)

How count­ing neu­trons ex­plains nu­clear waste

jasoncrawfordMay 30, 2021, 6:10 PM
100 points
11 comments14 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Elec­tric heat pumps (Mini-Splits) vs Nat­u­ral gas boilers

Steven ByrnesMay 30, 2021, 3:51 PM
16 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

What is the most effec­tive way to donate to AGI XRisk miti­ga­tion?

JoshuaFoxMay 30, 2021, 11:08 AM
44 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Use of GPT-3 for iden­ti­fy­ing Phish­ing and other email based at­tacks?

jmhMay 29, 2021, 5:11 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Event] Weekly Align­ment Re­search Coffee Time

adamShimiMay 29, 2021, 1:26 PM
12 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

How to Write Science Fic­tion and Fan­tasy—A Short Summary

JsevillamolMay 29, 2021, 11:47 AM
26 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Two Defi­ni­tions of Generalization

ozziegooenMay 29, 2021, 4:20 AM
34 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

The San­ity Water­line Bul­ges at the Middle

matejsuchyMay 29, 2021, 3:15 AM
−7 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(matejsuchy.substack.com)

Against Be­ing Against Growth

Alex HollowMay 29, 2021, 2:18 AM
−1 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(alexhollow.wordpress.com)

Wrist Update

jefftkMay 29, 2021, 1:30 AM
12 points
11 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How one uses set the­ory for al­ign­ment prob­lem?

Valentin2026May 29, 2021, 12:28 AM
8 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is any­one else frus­trated with ‘un-in­for­ma­tive’ post ti­tles?

KennyMay 28, 2021, 8:11 PM
18 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Teach­ing ML to an­swer ques­tions hon­estly in­stead of pre­dict­ing hu­man answers

paulfchristianoMay 28, 2021, 5:30 PM
53 points
18 comments16 min readLW link
(ai-alignment.com)

The blue-min­imis­ing robot and model splintering

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 28, 2021, 3:09 PM
13 points
5 comments3 min readLW link1 review

Cu­rated con­ver­sa­tions with brilli­ant rationalists

spencergMay 28, 2021, 2:23 PM
154 points
18 comments6 min readLW link

(Try­ing To) Study Text­books Effec­tively: A Year of Experimentation

DirectedEvolutionMay 28, 2021, 5:51 AM
68 points
13 comments5 min readLW link

Why Prefetch Is Broken

jefftkMay 28, 2021, 2:20 AM
13 points
7 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Aphantasia

CrackatookMay 28, 2021, 1:55 AM
7 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Pre­dict re­sponses to the “ex­is­ten­tial risk from AI” survey

Rob BensingerMay 28, 2021, 1:32 AM
44 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

AXRP Epi­sode 7.5 - Fore­cast­ing Trans­for­ma­tive AI from Biolog­i­cal An­chors with Ajeya Cotra

DanielFilanMay 28, 2021, 12:20 AM
24 points
1 comment67 min readLW link

The Ho­muncu­lus Problem

abramdemskiMay 27, 2021, 8:25 PM
50 points
38 comments5 min readLW link

99% shorter

philhMay 27, 2021, 7:50 PM
16 points
0 comments6 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

Data on fore­cast­ing ac­cu­racy across differ­ent time hori­zons and lev­els of fore­caster experience

CharlesDMay 27, 2021, 6:53 PM
25 points
0 comments23 min readLW link

[Question] What’s your vi­sual ex­pe­rience when read­ing tech­ni­cal ma­te­rial?

DirectedEvolutionMay 27, 2021, 6:34 PM
23 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

A Re­view and Sum­mary of the Land­mark Forum

reviewerMay 27, 2021, 6:22 PM
55 points
11 comments14 min readLW link

[Question] How likely is our view of the cos­mos?

YitzMay 27, 2021, 4:35 PM
8 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Freak­ing blockchains: How do they work?

norswapMay 27, 2021, 4:22 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(norswap.com)

Covid 5/​27: The Fi­nal Countdown

ZviMay 27, 2021, 12:30 PM
72 points
19 comments12 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Donat­ing Bit­coin to Cri­sis Zones—Is there a plat­form col­lat­ing and ver­ify­ing pub­lic key ad­dress for in­di­vi­d­u­als in con­flict zones which al­lows donors to send Bit­coin di­rectly to them?

Siddhartha GautamaMay 27, 2021, 8:20 AM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

What’s your peace plan?

CraigMichaelMay 26, 2021, 11:26 PM
8 points
10 comments7 min readLW link

The Anti-Carter Basilisk

Jon GilbertMay 26, 2021, 10:56 PM
0 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Is (“Chem­i­cal Im­bal­ance” ⇒ De­pres­sion) an ex­am­ple of fake causal­ity?

const LIZARDMANMay 26, 2021, 10:55 PM
3 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] List of good AI safety pro­ject ideas?

Aryeh EnglanderMay 26, 2021, 10:36 PM
24 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Dal­las SSC Meetup #11

DacynMay 26, 2021, 10:19 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

An­tifrag­ility in Games of Chance, Re­search, and Debate

DirectedEvolutionMay 26, 2021, 5:51 PM
13 points
1 comment4 min readLW link