Epistemic Legibility

ElizabethFeb 9, 2022, 6:10 PM
309 points
30 comments20 min readLW link1 review
(acesounderglass.com)

12 in­ter­est­ing things I learned study­ing the dis­cov­ery of na­ture’s laws

Ben PaceFeb 19, 2022, 11:39 PM
268 points
40 comments9 min readLW link1 review

But­terfly Ideas

ElizabethFeb 22, 2022, 7:40 AM
200 points
10 comments3 min readLW link2 reviews
(acesounderglass.com)

In­tro to Nat­u­ral­ism: Orientation

Feb 13, 2022, 7:52 AM
187 points
23 comments7 min readLW link2 reviews

IMO challenge bet with Eliezer

paulfchristianoFeb 26, 2022, 4:50 AM
179 points
26 comments3 min readLW link

Rus­sia has In­vaded Ukraine

lsusrFeb 24, 2022, 7:52 AM
173 points
268 comments3 min readLW link

Im­pos­si­bil­ity re­sults for un­bounded utilities

paulfchristianoFeb 2, 2022, 3:52 AM
167 points
109 comments8 min readLW link1 review

[Beta Fea­ture] Google-Docs-like edit­ing for LessWrong posts

Feb 23, 2022, 1:52 AM
165 points
26 comments3 min readLW link

Learn­ing By Writing

HoldenKarnofskyFeb 22, 2022, 3:50 PM
151 points
25 comments10 min readLW link3 reviews
(www.cold-takes.com)

The metaphor you want is “color blind­ness,” not “blind spot.”

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Feb 14, 2022, 12:28 AM
150 points
17 comments3 min readLW link2 reviews

Align­ment re­search exercises

Richard_NgoFeb 21, 2022, 8:24 PM
150 points
17 comments8 min readLW link

Twit­ter thread on postrationalists

Eli TyreFeb 17, 2022, 9:02 AM
143 points
32 comments5 min readLW link

On Bounded Distrust

ZviFeb 3, 2022, 2:50 PM
137 points
19 comments56 min readLW link1 review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

You have a place to stay in Swe­den, should you need it.

DojanFeb 27, 2022, 1:21 AM
134 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

The Territory

LoganStrohlFeb 15, 2022, 6:56 PM
134 points
12 comments5 min readLW link

Pa­tient Observation

LoganStrohlFeb 23, 2022, 7:31 PM
129 points
4 comments10 min readLW link1 review

Harms and pos­si­bil­ities of schooling

TsviBTFeb 22, 2022, 7:48 AM
123 points
38 comments12 min readLW link1 review

Monks of Magnitude

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Feb 18, 2022, 7:48 AM
113 points
50 comments5 min readLW link1 review

Th­e­ses on Sleep

guzeyFeb 11, 2022, 12:58 PM
111 points
104 comments34 min readLW link2 reviews

Vot­ing Re­sults for the 2020 Review

RaemonFeb 2, 2022, 6:37 PM
108 points
17 comments59 min readLW link

To Change the World

lsusrFeb 10, 2022, 6:08 AM
103 points
12 comments6 min readLW link

The Long Long Covid Post

ZviFeb 10, 2022, 1:10 PM
103 points
29 comments52 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

How satis­fied should you ex­pect to be with your part­ner?

VaniverFeb 22, 2022, 11:27 PM
102 points
7 comments3 min readLW link2 reviews

The Big Pic­ture Of Align­ment (Talk Part 1)

johnswentworthFeb 21, 2022, 5:49 AM
101 points
35 comments1 min readLW link
(www.youtube.com)

Knowing

LoganStrohlFeb 13, 2022, 7:53 AM
97 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

[In­tro to brain-like-AGI safety] 3. Two sub­sys­tems: Learn­ing & Steering

Steven ByrnesFeb 9, 2022, 1:09 PM
95 points
3 comments25 min readLW link

Ob­ser­va­tions about writ­ing and com­ment­ing on the internet

dynomightFeb 15, 2022, 12:02 AM
94 points
10 comments11 min readLW link
(dynomight.net)

Prizes for the 2020 Review

RaemonFeb 20, 2022, 9:07 PM
94 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Com­pute Trends Across Three eras of Ma­chine Learning

Feb 16, 2022, 2:18 PM
94 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Bryan Ca­plan meets Socrates

Sam EnrightFeb 5, 2022, 12:24 PM
93 points
7 comments8 min readLW link

Con­voy Crackdown

ZviFeb 21, 2022, 10:10 PM
92 points
21 comments14 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Naturalism

LoganStrohlFeb 24, 2022, 7:45 PM
90 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

Clar­ify­ing the palata­bil­ity the­ory of obesity

Matthew BarnettFeb 10, 2022, 7:16 PM
88 points
19 comments10 min readLW link

Align­ment ver­sus AI Alignment

Alex FlintFeb 4, 2022, 10:59 PM
88 points
15 comments22 min readLW link

A Quick Look At 20% Time

ElizabethFeb 4, 2022, 10:10 PM
86 points
8 comments4 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

QNR prospects are im­por­tant for AI al­ign­ment research

Eric DrexlerFeb 3, 2022, 3:20 PM
85 points
12 comments11 min readLW link1 review

Observation

LoganStrohlFeb 19, 2022, 6:47 PM
84 points
23 comments3 min readLW link

OpenAI Solves (Some) For­mal Math Olympiad Problems

Michaël TrazziFeb 2, 2022, 9:49 PM
78 points
27 comments2 min readLW link

A com­ment on Ajeya Co­tra’s draft re­port on AI timelines

Matthew BarnettFeb 24, 2022, 12:41 AM
74 points
13 comments7 min readLW link

Chris­ti­ano and Yud­kowsky on AI pre­dic­tions and hu­man intelligence

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 23, 2022, 9:34 PM
70 points
35 comments42 min readLW link

Ab­strac­tions as Re­dun­dant Information

johnswentworthFeb 13, 2022, 4:17 AM
69 points
9 comments14 min readLW link

Im­pli­ca­tions of au­to­mated on­tol­ogy identification

Feb 18, 2022, 3:30 AM
69 points
27 comments23 min readLW link

Ngo and Yud­kowsky on sci­en­tific rea­son­ing and pivotal acts

Feb 21, 2022, 8:54 PM
67 points
14 comments35 min readLW link

How I Formed My Own Views About AI Safety

Neel NandaFeb 27, 2022, 6:50 PM
66 points
6 comments13 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

Con­spir­acy-proof archeology

MalmesburyFeb 27, 2022, 10:59 PM
65 points
10 comments6 min readLW link

[In­tro to brain-like-AGI safety] 4. The “short-term pre­dic­tor”

Steven ByrnesFeb 16, 2022, 1:12 PM
64 points
11 comments13 min readLW link

Why Doesn’t Health­care Im­prove Health?

George3d6Feb 16, 2022, 11:28 AM
63 points
19 comments12 min readLW link
(www.epistem.ink)

In­ter­lude: On Realness

LoganStrohlFeb 17, 2022, 7:02 PM
63 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

My at­ti­tude to­wards death

Richard_NgoFeb 25, 2022, 3:20 PM
63 points
31 comments6 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

Whence the sexes?

Richard_NgoFeb 13, 2022, 8:40 PM
61 points
35 comments3 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)