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[Question]
Is a PhD necessary to contribute meaningfully to a field?
TrudosKudos
Sep 27, 2022, 9:27 PM
4
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why we’re not founding a human-data-for-alignment org
L Rudolf L
and
Matt Putz
Sep 27, 2022, 8:14 PM
88
points
6
comments
29
min read
LW
link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)
A Poorly Planned Loft Bed
jefftk
Sep 27, 2022, 5:50 PM
9
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Wise Crowd & Democratic Spirit
Hristo Zaykov
Sep 27, 2022, 5:45 PM
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.hristo.blog)
Soft skills for meetups
mingyuan
Sep 27, 2022, 5:26 PM
49
points
3
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Enriching Youtube content recommendations
Martín Soto
Sep 27, 2022, 4:54 PM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Onion Test for Personal and Institutional Honesty
chanamessinger
and
Andrew_Critch
Sep 27, 2022, 3:26 PM
163
points
31
comments
3
min read
LW
link
3
reviews
Book review: “The Heart of the Brain: The Hypothalamus and Its Hormones”
Steven Byrnes
Sep 27, 2022, 1:20 PM
65
points
3
comments
18
min read
LW
link
My Thoughts on the ML Safety Course
zeshen
Sep 27, 2022, 1:15 PM
50
points
3
comments
17
min read
LW
link
Summary of ML Safety Course
zeshen
Sep 27, 2022, 1:05 PM
7
points
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Probabilistic reasoning for description and experience
Q Home
Sep 27, 2022, 10:57 AM
0
points
0
comments
26
min read
LW
link
A Prince, a Pauper, Power, Panama
Alok Singh
Sep 27, 2022, 7:10 AM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(alok.github.io)
Double Asteroid Redirection Test succeeds
sanxiyn
Sep 27, 2022, 6:37 AM
19
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(twitter.com)
[Question]
How would I know if a PhD is the right career path?
Bob Guran
Sep 27, 2022, 5:49 AM
4
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Review of Examine.com’s vitamin write-ups
Elizabeth
and
Martin Bernstorff
Sep 26, 2022, 11:40 PM
60
points
1
comment
5
min read
LW
link
(acesounderglass.com)
D&D.Sci September 2022 Evaluation and Ruleset
abstractapplic
Sep 26, 2022, 10:19 PM
30
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[MLSN #5]: Prize Compilation
Dan H
Sep 26, 2022, 9:55 PM
15
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
Loss of Alignment is not the High-Order Bit for AI Risk
yieldthought
Sep 26, 2022, 9:16 PM
14
points
18
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Inverse Scaling Prize: Round 1 Winners
Ethan Perez
and
Ian McKenzie
Sep 26, 2022, 7:57 PM
93
points
16
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(irmckenzie.co.uk)
[Question]
Does the existence of shared human values imply alignment is “easy”?
Morpheus
Sep 26, 2022, 6:01 PM
7
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup: Madison, WI (Oct 8)
svfritz
Sep 26, 2022, 5:55 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Ambiguity in Prediction Market Resolution is Harmful
aphyer
Sep 26, 2022, 4:22 PM
69
points
17
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Framery Phone Booth CO2 Accumulation
jefftk
Sep 26, 2022, 4:10 PM
25
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
[Question]
How can I remove the launch button from my LW home page?
sudo
Sep 26, 2022, 3:15 PM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Brief Notes on Transformers
Adam Jermyn
Sep 26, 2022, 2:46 PM
48
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
You are Underestimating The Likelihood That Convergent Instrumental Subgoals Lead to Aligned AGI
Mark Neyer
Sep 26, 2022, 2:22 PM
3
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Climate-contingent Finance, and A Generalized Mechanism for X-Risk Reduction Financing
John Nay
Sep 26, 2022, 1:23 PM
0
points
2
comments
LW
link
Self-Control Secrets of the Puritan Masters
David Hugh-Jones
Sep 26, 2022, 9:04 AM
67
points
3
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(wyclif.substack.com)
How I buy things when Lightcone wants them fast
Bird Concept
Sep 26, 2022, 5:02 AM
224
points
21
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Oren’s Field Guide of Bad AGI Outcomes
Eris Discordia
Sep 26, 2022, 4:06 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On Generality
Eris Discordia
Sep 26, 2022, 4:06 AM
2
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Planning a Loft Bed
jefftk
Sep 26, 2022, 12:10 AM
15
points
15
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Becoming Black Boxish
vitaliya
Sep 25, 2022, 11:35 PM
16
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Announcing Balsa Research
Zvi
Sep 25, 2022, 10:50 PM
235
points
64
comments
2
min read
LW
link
1
review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[Question]
How to learn: Struggle VS Lookup-Table?
Nicholas / Heather Kross
Sep 25, 2022, 9:58 PM
16
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
An Unexpected GPT-3 Decision in a Simple Gamble
casualphysicsenjoyer
Sep 25, 2022, 4:46 PM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Agency” needs nuance
Evie Cottrell
Sep 25, 2022, 7:40 AM
23
points
1
comment
14
min read
LW
link
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) 101
Evie Cottrell
Sep 25, 2022, 7:25 AM
7
points
2
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Bathroom Construction Cost Comparison
jefftk
Sep 25, 2022, 2:30 AM
11
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Prioritizing the Arts in response to AI automation
Casey
Sep 25, 2022, 2:25 AM
18
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
UI/UX From the Dark Ages
Shmi
Sep 25, 2022, 1:53 AM
25
points
15
comments
2
min read
LW
link
P(misalignment x-risk|AGI) is small #[Future Fund worldview prize]
Dibbu Dibbu
Sep 24, 2022, 11:54 PM
−18
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Papers to start getting into NLP-focused alignment research
Feraidoon
Sep 24, 2022, 11:53 PM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Whose Fault?
Markovia
Sep 24, 2022, 11:53 PM
1
point
0
comments
LW
link
Brain-over-body biases, and the embodied value problem in AI alignment
geoffreymiller
Sep 24, 2022, 10:24 PM
10
points
6
comments
25
min read
LW
link
Opt out from the Funni
Coafos
Sep 24, 2022, 10:07 PM
8
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
AI coöperation is more possible than you think
423175
Sep 24, 2022, 9:26 PM
7
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
“Cotton Gin” AI Risk
423175
Sep 24, 2022, 9:26 PM
7
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Two reasons we might be closer to solving alignment than it seems
KatWoods
and
AmberDawn
Sep 24, 2022, 8:00 PM
57
points
9
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Orexin and the quest for more waking hours
ChristianKl
Sep 24, 2022, 7:54 PM
131
points
39
comments
5
min read
LW
link
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