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Positive values seem more robust and lasting than prohibitions

TurnTroutDec 17, 2022, 9:43 PM

52 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

What we owe the microbiome

weverkaDec 17, 2022, 7:40 PM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Why write more: improve your epistemics, self-care, & 28 other reasons

KatWoodsDec 17, 2022, 7:25 PM

24 points

1 comment6 min readLW link

Looking for an alignment tutor

JanBDec 17, 2022, 7:08 PM

15 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How to Convince my Son that Drugs are Bad

concerned_dadDec 17, 2022, 6:47 PM

140 points

84 comments2 min readLW link

Ordinary human life

David Hugh-JonesDec 17, 2022, 4:46 PM

24 points

3 comments14 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

Predictive Processing, Heterosexuality and Delusions of Grandeur

lsusrDec 17, 2022, 7:37 AM

37 points

13 comments5 min readLW link

[Link] Escape the Echo Chamber (2018)

CronoDASDec 17, 2022, 6:14 AM

13 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(aeon.co)

“Starry Night” Solstice Cookies

maiaDec 17, 2022, 5:31 AM

26 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

There have been 3 planes (billionaire donors) and 2 have crashed

trevorDec 17, 2022, 3:58 AM

16 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What about non-degree seeking?

Lao MeinDec 17, 2022, 2:22 AM

5 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Using Information Theory to tackle AI Alignment: A Practical Approach

Daniel SalamiDec 17, 2022, 1:37 AM

10 points

4 comments7 min readLW link

Paper: Constitutional AI: Harmlessness from AI Feedback (Anthropic)

LawrenceCDec 16, 2022, 10:12 PM

68 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(www.anthropic.com)

Vaguely interested in Effective Altruism? Please Take the Official 2022 EA Survey

Peter WildefordDec 16, 2022, 9:07 PM

22 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(rethinkpriorities.qualtrics.com)

Abstract concepts and metalingual definition: Does ChatGPT understand justice and charity?

Bill BenzonDec 16, 2022, 9:01 PM

2 points

0 comments13 min readLW link

Beyond the moment of invention

jasoncrawfordDec 16, 2022, 8:18 PM

35 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

[Question] What’s the best time-efficient alternative to the Sequences?

trevorDec 16, 2022, 8:17 PM

7 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Can we efficiently explain model behaviors?

paulfchristianoDec 16, 2022, 7:40 PM

64 points

3 comments9 min readLW link

(ai-alignment.com)

Proper scoring rules don’t guarantee predicting fixed points

Johannes Treutlein, Rubi J. Hudson and Caspar Oesterheld

Dec 16, 2022, 6:22 PM

79 points

8 comments21 min readLW link

A learned agent is not the same as a learning agent

Ben AmitayDec 16, 2022, 5:27 PM

4 points

5 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] College Selection Advice for Technical Alignment

TempCollegeAskDec 16, 2022, 5:11 PM

11 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

How important are accurate AI timelines for the optimal spending schedule on AI risk interventions?

Tristan CookDec 16, 2022, 4:05 PM

27 points

2 comments LW link

Introducing Shrubgrazer

jefftkDec 16, 2022, 2:50 PM

22 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Paper: Transformers learn in-context by gradient descent

LawrenceCDec 16, 2022, 11:10 AM

28 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

Will Machines Ever Rule the World? MLAISU W50

Esben KranDec 16, 2022, 11:03 AM

12 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

(newsletter.apartresearch.com)

AI overhangs depend on whether algorithms, compute and data are substitutes or complements

NathanBarnardDec 16, 2022, 2:23 AM

2 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

AI Safety Movement Builders should help the community to optimise three factors: contributors, contributions and coordination

peterslatteryDec 15, 2022, 10:50 PM

4 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

Masking to Avoid Missing Things

jefftkDec 15, 2022, 9:00 PM

17 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Consider working more hours and taking more stimulants

Arjun PanicksseryDec 15, 2022, 8:38 PM

36 points

11 comments LW link

We’ve stepped over the threshold into the Fourth Arena, but don’t recognize it

Bill BenzonDec 15, 2022, 8:22 PM

2 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] How is ARC planning to use ELK?

jacquesthibsDec 15, 2022, 8:11 PM

24 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

How “Discovering Latent Knowledge in Language Models Without Supervision” Fits Into a Broader Alignment Scheme

CollinDec 15, 2022, 6:22 PM

244 points

39 comments16 min readLW link 1 review

High-level hopes for AI alignment

HoldenKarnofskyDec 15, 2022, 6:00 PM

58 points

3 comments19 min readLW link

(www.cold-takes.com)

Two Dogmas of LessWrong

omnizoidDec 15, 2022, 5:56 PM

−7 points

155 comments69 min readLW link

Covid 12/15/22: China’s Wave Begins

ZviDec 15, 2022, 4:20 PM

32 points

7 comments10 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The next decades might be wild

Marius HobbhahnDec 15, 2022, 4:10 PM

175 points

42 comments41 min readLW link 1 review

Basic building blocks of dependent type theory

Thomas KehrenbergDec 15, 2022, 2:54 PM

49 points

9 comments13 min readLW link

AI Neorealism: a threat model & success criterion for existential safety

davidadDec 15, 2022, 1:42 PM

67 points

1 comment3 min readLW link

Who should write the definitive post on Ziz?

Nicholas / Heather KrossDec 15, 2022, 6:37 AM

4 points

45 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is Paul Christiano still as optimistic about Approval-Directed Agents as he was in 2018?

Chris_LeongDec 14, 2022, 11:28 PM

8 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

«Boundaries», Part 3b: Alignment problems in terms of boundaries

Andrew_CritchDec 14, 2022, 10:34 PM

72 points

7 comments13 min readLW link

Aligning alignment with performance

Marv KDec 14, 2022, 10:19 PM

2 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Contrary to List of Lethality’s point 22, alignment’s door number 2

False NameDec 14, 2022, 10:01 PM

−2 points

5 comments22 min readLW link

Kolmogorov Complexity and Simulation Hypothesis

False NameDec 14, 2022, 10:01 PM

−3 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Stanley Meyer’s water fuel cell

mikbpDec 14, 2022, 9:19 PM

2 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is the AI timeline too short to have children?

YorethDec 14, 2022, 6:32 PM

38 points

20 comments1 min readLW link

Predicting GPU performance

Marius Hobbhahn and Tamay

Dec 14, 2022, 4:27 PM

60 points

26 comments1 min readLW link

(epochai.org)

[Incomplete] What is Computation Anyway?

DragonGodDec 14, 2022, 4:17 PM

16 points

1 comment13 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

Chair Hanging Peg

jefftkDec 14, 2022, 3:30 PM

11 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

My AGI safety research—2022 review, ’23 plans

Steven ByrnesDec 14, 2022, 3:15 PM

51 points

10 comments7 min readLW link