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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

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