[Question] Ana­log rewritable tablet

NormanPerlmutterFeb 14, 2022, 11:41 PM
4 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Why Par­ents Should Let Their Chil­dren Play More Video Games

Anna YurovskikhFeb 14, 2022, 9:53 PM
4 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

A com­pila­tion of mi­suses of statistics

Younes KamelFeb 14, 2022, 9:53 PM
4 points
11 comments13 min readLW link
(youneskamel.substack.com)

[Question] Have you no­ticed costs of be­ing an­ti­ci­pa­tory?

Jack RFeb 14, 2022, 7:15 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Ques­tion 5: The timeline hyperparameter

Cameron BergFeb 14, 2022, 4:38 PM
8 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Fram­ing Practicum: Gen­eral Factor

tailcalledFeb 14, 2022, 4:35 PM
22 points
9 comments7 min readLW link

Goal-di­rect­ed­ness: ex­plor­ing explanations

Morgan_RogersFeb 14, 2022, 4:20 PM
13 points
3 comments18 min readLW link

Paper is True

ZviFeb 14, 2022, 2:10 PM
35 points
2 comments6 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Rock is Strong

ZviFeb 14, 2022, 2:00 PM
59 points
13 comments26 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Some limi­ta­tions of re­duc­tion­ism about epistemology

Richard_NgoFeb 14, 2022, 8:50 AM
19 points
7 comments4 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

Strevens on sci­en­tific explanation

Richard_NgoFeb 14, 2022, 8:10 AM
17 points
5 comments7 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

Me­mory de­cay in hu­man brains from op­tions pric­ing theory

Jalex SFeb 14, 2022, 7:52 AM
14 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Book re­view: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Richard_NgoFeb 14, 2022, 7:50 AM
34 points
5 comments4 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

[Question] Are there any pre­ven­tive steps some­one can take af­ter be­ing ex­posed to strep throat?

Maxwell PetersonFeb 14, 2022, 3:01 AM
8 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Some thoughts on veg­e­tar­i­anism and veganism

Richard_NgoFeb 14, 2022, 2:40 AM
37 points
23 comments4 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

Some ideas for in­ter­act­ing with reporters

mike_hawkeFeb 14, 2022, 12:38 AM
1 point
9 comments1 min readLW link

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

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

Re­turns on cog­ni­tion of differ­ent board games

MorpheusFeb 13, 2022, 8:40 PM
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Whence the sexes?

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

Ques­tion 4: Im­ple­ment­ing the con­trol proposals

Cameron BergFeb 13, 2022, 5:12 PM
6 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Knowing

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

In­tro to Nat­u­ral­ism: Orientation

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

Ab­strac­tions as Re­dun­dant Information

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

The in­no­cent self

Richard_NgoFeb 13, 2022, 3:10 AM
27 points
5 comments3 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

World’s First Oc­to­pus Farm—Linkpost to a Linkpost

PatternFeb 12, 2022, 11:31 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Idea: build al­ign­ment dataset for very ca­pa­ble models

Quintin PopeFeb 12, 2022, 7:30 PM
14 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Ques­tion 3: Con­trol pro­pos­als for min­i­miz­ing bad outcomes

Cameron BergFeb 12, 2022, 7:13 PM
5 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

An ar­gu­ment against ex­ces­sive con­sump­tion of coffee from 1674

M. Y. ZuoFeb 12, 2022, 6:39 PM
7 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

De­sign­ing en­vi­ron­ments to se­lect designs

pchvykovFeb 12, 2022, 5:54 PM
7 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Most likely is not likely

MalmesburyFeb 12, 2022, 5:27 PM
17 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

D&D.SCP: Ano­ma­lous Acquisitions

aphyerFeb 12, 2022, 4:03 PM
45 points
25 comments9 min readLW link

Chaos and Stability

lsusrFeb 12, 2022, 10:19 AM
33 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

A Nice Rep­re­sen­ta­tion of the Laplacian

DanielFilanFeb 12, 2022, 3:20 AM
15 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(danielfilan.com)

Full Non-In­dex­i­cal Con­di­tion­ing Also As­sumes A Self Sam­pling Pro­cess.

dadadarrenFeb 12, 2022, 1:46 AM
17 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

If you want to live longer, be­come President

BezziFeb 11, 2022, 11:14 PM
8 points
11 comments7 min readLW link

Ques­tion 2: Pre­dicted bad out­comes of AGI learn­ing architecture

Cameron BergFeb 11, 2022, 10:23 PM
5 points
1 comment10 min readLW link

Does nee­dle anx­iety drive vac­cine hes­i­tancy?

Matthew BarnettFeb 11, 2022, 7:35 PM
50 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

To Match the Greats, Don’t Fol­low In Their Footsteps

HoldenKarnofskyFeb 11, 2022, 7:20 PM
47 points
5 comments4 min readLW link
(www.cold-takes.com)

Our philo­soph­i­cal thought ex­per­i­ments aren’t good enough and we can do better

Dead Hour CanoeFeb 11, 2022, 4:48 PM
8 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

On­line Pri­vacy: Should you Care?

brookFeb 11, 2022, 1:20 PM
11 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Th­e­ses on Sleep

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

No, hu­man life was not a mis­ery un­til the 1950s

David Hugh-JonesFeb 11, 2022, 10:39 AM
19 points
32 comments4 min readLW link
(wyclif.substack.com)

Es­cap­ing Locality

L3moncak3Feb 11, 2022, 4:08 AM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

Sim­plify EA Pitches to “Holy Shit, X-Risk”

Neel NandaFeb 11, 2022, 1:59 AM
55 points
22 comments10 min readLW link
(www.neelnanda.io)

[Linkpost] Tro­janNet: Embed­ding Hid­den Tro­jan Horse Models in Neu­ral Networks

Gunnar_ZarnckeFeb 11, 2022, 1:17 AM
13 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Why do peo­ple avoid vac­ci­na­tion?

KatjaGraceFeb 10, 2022, 9:10 PM
53 points
58 comments6 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

If you say “don’t lose fo­cus,” what does that ac­tu­ally tell you to fo­cus on?

Nicole DiekerFeb 10, 2022, 9:04 PM
1 point
0 comments4 min readLW link

Clar­ify­ing the palata­bil­ity the­ory of obesity

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

A sum­mary of al­ign­ing nar­rowly su­per­hu­man models

guguFeb 10, 2022, 6:26 PM
8 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

Covid 2/​10/​22: Happy Birthday

ZviFeb 10, 2022, 5:50 PM
44 points
9 comments20 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)