A sur­vey of tool use and work­flows in al­ign­ment research

Mar 23, 2022, 11:44 PM
45 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tional and ir­ra­tional in­finite integers

ViliamMar 23, 2022, 11:12 PM
36 points
28 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Re­search on how pat­tern-find­ing con­tributes to mem­o­riza­tion?

DirectedEvolutionMar 23, 2022, 9:42 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Why Mir­a­cles Should Not Be Used as a Rea­son to Believe in a Religion

YitzMar 23, 2022, 8:53 PM
−1 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

An­nounc­ing research

Pablo RepettoMar 23, 2022, 8:43 PM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(pabloernesto.github.io)

Fly­wheels of progress

jasoncrawfordMar 23, 2022, 8:42 PM
30 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

[Closed] Job Offer­ing: Help Com­mu­ni­cate Infrabayesianism

Mar 23, 2022, 6:35 PM
129 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Wanted: Ex­ec­u­tive As­sis­tant to help build the progress movement

jasoncrawfordMar 23, 2022, 6:19 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Cir­cu­lar Coun­ter­fac­tu­als “Only that which Hap­pens is Pos­si­ble”

SebastianG Mar 23, 2022, 2:40 PM
4 points
15 comments9 min readLW link

[In­tro to brain-like-AGI safety] 9. Take­aways from neuro 2/​2: On AGI motivation

Steven ByrnesMar 23, 2022, 12:48 PM
46 points
11 comments22 min readLW link

Cy­ber­war escalation

ChristianKlMar 23, 2022, 11:29 AM
35 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Albert Hirschman on liber­al­ism and nationalism

David Hugh-JonesMar 23, 2022, 10:08 AM
6 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(wyclif.substack.com)

Differ­ent Is The Gen­er­a­tor, Not A Side Effect

George3d6Mar 23, 2022, 9:31 AM
9 points
1 comment4 min readLW link
(www.epistem.ink)

Les­sons After a Cou­ple Months of Try­ing to Do ML Research

KevinRoWangMar 22, 2022, 11:45 PM
70 points
8 comments6 min readLW link

Progress Re­port 1: in­ter­pretabil­ity ex­per­i­ments & learn­ing, test­ing com­pres­sion hypotheses

Nathan Helm-BurgerMar 22, 2022, 8:12 PM
11 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Brain preser­va­tion to pre­vent in­vol­un­tary death: a pos­si­ble cause area

Andy_McKenzieMar 22, 2022, 12:36 PM
39 points
1 comment10 min readLW link

[Question] Search­ing for post on Com­mu­nity Takeover

Søren ElverlinMar 22, 2022, 9:42 AM
7 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

On ex­pected util­ity, part 3: VNM, sep­a­ra­bil­ity, and more

Joe CarlsmithMar 22, 2022, 3:05 AM
10 points
4 comments28 min readLW link

Re­spon­si­ble AI com­mu­ni­ca­tion survey

Anca G. RusuMar 22, 2022, 12:19 AM
0 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Re­search Ham­ming Questions

johnswentworthMar 22, 2022, 12:16 AM
86 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

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 link1 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 link1 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
42 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?

Fer32dwt34r3dfszMar 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)