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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

Extracting and Evaluating Causal Direction in LLMs’ Activations

Fabien Roger and simeon_c

Dec 14, 2022, 2:33 PM

29 points

5 comments11 min readLW link

Key Mostly Outward-Facing Facts From the Story of VaccinateCA

ZviDec 14, 2022, 1:30 PM

61 points

2 comments23 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Discovering Latent Knowledge in Language Models Without Supervision

XodarapDec 14, 2022, 12:32 PM

45 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

[Question] COVID China Personal Advice (No mRNA vax, possible hospital overload, bug-chasing edition)

Lao MeinDec 14, 2022, 10:31 AM

20 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Beyond a better world

DavidmanheimDec 14, 2022, 10:18 AM

14 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

(progressforum.org)

Proof as mere strong evidence

adamShimiDec 14, 2022, 8:56 AM

28 points

16 comments2 min readLW link

(epistemologicalvigilance.substack.com)

Trying to disambiguate different questions about whether RLHF is “good”

BuckDec 14, 2022, 4:03 AM

106 points

47 comments7 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] How can one literally buy time (from x-risk) with money?

Alex_AltairDec 13, 2022, 7:24 PM

24 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Best introductory overviews of AGI safety?

JakubKDec 13, 2022, 7:01 PM

21 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Applications open for AGI Safety Fundamentals: Alignment Course

Richard_NgoDec 13, 2022, 6:31 PM

49 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

What Does It Mean to Align AI With Human Values?

AlgonDec 13, 2022, 4:56 PM

8 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(www.quantamagazine.org)

It Takes Two Paracetamol?

Eli_Dec 13, 2022, 4:29 PM

33 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

[Interim research report] Taking features out of superposition with sparse autoencoders

Lee Sharkey, Dan Braun and beren

Dec 13, 2022, 3:41 PM

150 points

23 comments22 min readLW link 2 reviews

[Question] Is the ChatGPT-simulated Linux virtual machine real?

KenoubiDec 13, 2022, 3:41 PM

18 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Existential AI Safety is NOT separate from near-term applications

scasperDec 13, 2022, 2:47 PM

37 points

17 comments3 min readLW link

What is the correlation between upvoting and benefit to readers of LW?

banevDec 13, 2022, 2:26 PM

7 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Limits of Superintelligence

Aleksei PetrenkoDec 13, 2022, 12:19 PM

1 point

5 comments1 min readLW link

Bay 2022 Solstice

RaemonDec 13, 2022, 8:58 AM

17 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Last day to nominate things for the Review. Also, 2019 books still exist.

RaemonDec 13, 2022, 8:53 AM

15 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

AI alignment is distinct from its near-term applications

paulfchristianoDec 13, 2022, 7:10 AM

255 points

21 comments2 min readLW link

(ai-alignment.com)

Take 10: Fine-tuning with RLHF is aesthetically unsatisfying.

Charlie SteinerDec 13, 2022, 7:04 AM

37 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Are lawsuits against AGI companies extending AGI timelines?

SlowingAGIDec 13, 2022, 6:00 AM

1 point

1 comment1 min readLW link

EA & LW Forums Weekly Summary (5th Dec − 11th Dec 22′)

Zoe WilliamsDec 13, 2022, 2:53 AM

7 points

0 comments LW link

Alignment with argument-networks and assessment-predictions

Tor Økland BarstadDec 13, 2022, 2:17 AM

10 points

5 comments45 min readLW link

Revisiting algorithmic progress

Tamay and Ege Erdil

Dec 13, 2022, 1:39 AM

95 points

15 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

(arxiv.org)

An exploration of GPT-2′s embedding weights

Adam ScherlisDec 13, 2022, 12:46 AM

44 points

4 comments10 min readLW link

12 career-related questions that may (or may not) be helpful for people interested in alignment research

Orpheus16Dec 12, 2022, 10:36 PM

20 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Concept extrapolation for hypothesis generation

Stuart_Armstrong, Patrick Leask and rgorman

Dec 12, 2022, 10:09 PM

20 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Let’s go meta: Grammatical knowledge and self-referential sentences [ChatGPT]

Bill BenzonDec 12, 2022, 9:50 PM

5 points

0 comments9 min readLW link

D&D.Sci December 2022 Evaluation and Ruleset

abstractapplicDec 12, 2022, 9:21 PM

17 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

Log-odds are better than Probabilities

Robert_AIZIDec 12, 2022, 8:10 PM

22 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

(aizi.substack.com)

Bengaluru LW/ACX Social Meetup—December 2022

faizDec 12, 2022, 7:30 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Psychological Disorders and Problems

adamShimi and Gabriel Alfour

Dec 12, 2022, 6:15 PM

39 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Confusing the goal and the path

adamShimiDec 12, 2022, 4:42 PM

44 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

(epistemologicalvigilance.substack.com)

Meaningful things are those the universe possesses a semantics for

Abhimanyu Pallavi SudhirDec 12, 2022, 4:03 PM

16 points

14 comments14 min readLW link

Tradeoffs in complexity, abstraction, and generality

remember and Gabriel Alfour

Dec 12, 2022, 3:55 PM

32 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Green Line Extension Opening Dates

jefftkDec 12, 2022, 2:40 PM

12 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Join the AI Testing Hackathon this Friday

Esben KranDec 12, 2022, 2:24 PM

10 points

0 comments LW link

Side-channels: input versus output

davidadDec 12, 2022, 12:32 PM

44 points

16 comments2 min readLW link

Take 9: No, RLHF/IDA/debate doesn’t solve outer alignment.

Charlie SteinerDec 12, 2022, 11:51 AM

33 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

Creating a database for base rates

nikosDec 12, 2022, 10:09 AM

2 points

1 comment3 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Trivial GPT-3.5 limitation workaround

Dave LindberghDec 12, 2022, 8:42 AM

5 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Ponzi schemes can be highly profitable if your timing is good

GeneSmithDec 12, 2022, 6:42 AM

10 points

18 comments5 min readLW link