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Even more curated conversations with brilliant rationalists

spencergMar 21, 2022, 11:49 PM

59 points

0 comments15 min readLW link

Counter-theses on Sleep

NatáliaMar 21, 2022, 11:21 PM

447 points

135 comments15 min readLW link 1 review

Jetlag, Nausea, and Diarrhea are Largely Optional

Thomas KwaMar 21, 2022, 10:40 PM

94 points

32 comments2 min readLW link

We cannot directly choose an AGI’s utility function

azsantoskMar 21, 2022, 10:08 PM

13 points

18 comments3 min readLW link

Why will an AGI be rational?

azsantoskMar 21, 2022, 9:54 PM

4 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

Ukraine Post #5: Bits of Information

ZviMar 21, 2022, 2:00 PM

71 points

33 comments27 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The Dawn of Everything: a review

David Hugh-JonesMar 21, 2022, 12:53 PM

32 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

[CANCELLED] ACX meetup [April]

sallatikMar 21, 2022, 9:49 AM

1 point

1 comment1 min readLW link

Searching for outliers

benkuhnMar 21, 2022, 2:40 AM

169 points

16 comments18 min readLW link 1 review

(www.benkuhn.net)

How to ventilate

jefftkMar 21, 2022, 1:20 AM

16 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Civilization as Self-Restraint

Duncan Sabien (Deactivated)Mar 21, 2022, 12:31 AM

60 points

11 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Trusting groups over individuals

castor07Mar 20, 2022, 6:47 PM

0 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are the best elementary math problems you know?

Ege ErdilMar 20, 2022, 5:18 PM

42 points

84 comments1 min readLW link

Natural Value Learning

Chris van MerwijkMar 20, 2022, 12:44 PM

7 points

10 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] How to prevent authoritarian revolts?

lcMar 20, 2022, 10:01 AM

21 points

32 comments1 min readLW link

How I fixed exercise

GabrielExistsMar 20, 2022, 4:52 AM

43 points

7 comments7 min readLW link

Know of any randomised trials teaching debiasing in schools? Want to help review them, or would that review help your work?

MNoetelMar 20, 2022, 4:52 AM

29 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

On Context And People

JanMar 19, 2022, 11:38 PM

7 points

0 comments10 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

[Question] When will kids stop wearing masks at school?

Daniel KokotajloMar 19, 2022, 10:13 PM

15 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Exploring Finite Factored Sets with some toy examples

Thomas KehrenbergMar 19, 2022, 10:08 PM

55 points

1 comment9 min readLW link

(tm.kehrenberg.net)

Rationalists Should Learn Lock Picking

brookMar 19, 2022, 6:00 PM

21 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

Wargaming AGI Development

ryan_bMar 19, 2022, 5:59 PM

37 points

10 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Can you be Not Even Wrong in AI Alignment?

throwaway8238Mar 19, 2022, 5:41 PM

22 points

7 comments8 min readLW link

Goal-directedness: imperfect reasoning, limited knowledge and inaccurate beliefs

Morgan_RogersMar 19, 2022, 5:28 PM

4 points

1 comment21 min readLW link

[Question] Thoughts on the SPIES Forecasting Method?

T431Mar 19, 2022, 3:22 PM

19 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

Retrospective: Context and Communication

The Guild of the RoseMar 19, 2022, 2:45 PM

19 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(guildoftherose.org)

Notes on Social Responsibility

David GrossMar 19, 2022, 2:44 PM

17 points

4 comments19 min readLW link

[Linkpost] 7 Swedish Words to Import

mike_hawkeMar 19, 2022, 2:36 AM

18 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(everythingstudies.com)

[Question] What to do after inventing AGI?

elephantcrewMar 18, 2022, 10:30 PM

9 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Cold Takes reader survey—let me know what you want more and less of!

HoldenKarnofskyMar 18, 2022, 7:20 PM

17 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(www.cold-takes.com)

[Question] What Should I Do Today?

CuiMar 18, 2022, 4:36 PM

10 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Only needs a flying saucer

Mary ChernyshenkoMar 18, 2022, 3:11 PM

76 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Learned Blankness and Expectations of Solubility

brookMar 18, 2022, 12:42 PM

8 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

On expected utility, part 2: Why it can be OK to predictably lose

Joe CarlsmithMar 18, 2022, 8:38 AM

13 points

4 comments16 min readLW link

Nuclear Deterrence 101 (and why the US can’t even hint at intervening in Ukraine)

DarmaniMar 18, 2022, 7:25 AM

36 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Our time in history as evidence for simulation theory?

Garrett GarzonieMar 18, 2022, 3:35 AM

3 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Vegas ACX/SSC/LW meetup

jwrayMar 18, 2022, 2:33 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

On Defecting On Yourself

David UdellMar 18, 2022, 2:21 AM

37 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

Phase transitions and AGI

Ege Erdil and Metaculus

Mar 17, 2022, 5:22 PM

45 points

19 comments9 min readLW link

(www.metaculus.com)

Covid 3/17/22: The Rise of BA.2

ZviMar 17, 2022, 4:20 PM

44 points

23 comments23 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Is Grabby Aliens built on good anthropic reasoning?

Steven ByrnesMar 17, 2022, 2:12 PM

40 points

29 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Maximize in a limited domain. Hope for the future.

DacynMar 17, 2022, 2:05 PM

4 points

0 comments8 min readLW link

Is there a link between Immigration Policy and Inflation?

hawkebiaMar 17, 2022, 11:26 AM

9 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Using GPT-3 for preventing conflict during messaging — a pitch for an app

Eli_Mar 17, 2022, 11:02 AM

22 points

17 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What is the equivalent of the “do” operator for finite factored sets?

Chris van MerwijkMar 17, 2022, 8:05 AM

8 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

EA Career Workshop (Berkeley, 3/19)

Raj ThimmiahMar 17, 2022, 6:50 AM

3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

The One Who Says, “Enough”

SableMar 17, 2022, 6:17 AM

5 points

20 comments8 min readLW link

Why a No-Fly-Zone would be the biggest gift to Putin, and why Zelenskyy keeps asking for it [Linkpost and commentary]

DojanMar 17, 2022, 3:13 AM

48 points

16 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Formal epistemiology for extracting truth from news sources

EnigmaMar 17, 2022, 2:06 AM

18 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

On expected utility, part 1: Skyscrapers and madmen

Joe CarlsmithMar 16, 2022, 9:58 PM

24 points

16 comments12 min readLW link