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[Question]
Has anyone actually tried to convince Terry Tao or other top mathematicians to work on alignment?
P.
Jun 8, 2022, 10:26 PM
64
points
51
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Entitlement as a major amplifier of unhappiness
VipulNaik
Jun 8, 2022, 10:08 PM
29
points
6
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Silly Online Rules
Gunnar_Zarncke
Jun 8, 2022, 8:40 PM
8
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Untypical SIA
avturchin
Jun 8, 2022, 2:23 PM
5
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Eliciting Latent Knowledge (ELK) - Distillation/Summary
Marius Hobbhahn
Jun 8, 2022, 1:18 PM
69
points
2
comments
21
min read
LW
link
Research Questions from Stained Glass Windows
StefanHex
Jun 8, 2022, 12:38 PM
4
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Steelmanning Marxism/Communism
Suh_Prance_Alot
Jun 8, 2022, 10:05 AM
6
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Staying Split: Sabatini and Social Justice
Duncan Sabien (Inactive)
Jun 8, 2022, 8:32 AM
153
points
28
comments
21
min read
LW
link
Less Wrong / ACX Budapest June 11th Meetup
Richard Horvath
Jun 8, 2022, 5:16 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Puddle Temperature Alarm
jefftk
Jun 8, 2022, 2:10 AM
13
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Why I don’t believe in doom
mukashi
Jun 7, 2022, 11:49 PM
6
points
30
comments
4
min read
LW
link
“Pivotal Acts” means something specific
Raemon
Jun 7, 2022, 9:56 PM
127
points
23
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Embodiment is Indispensable for AGI
P. G. Keerthana Gopalakrishnan
Jun 7, 2022, 9:31 PM
6
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
(keerthanapg.com)
Stephen Wolfram’s ideas are under-appreciated
Kenny
Jun 7, 2022, 8:09 PM
20
points
52
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Who models the models that model models? An exploration of GPT-3′s in-context model fitting ability
Lovre
Jun 7, 2022, 7:37 PM
112
points
16
comments
9
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How Does Cognitive Performance Translate to Real World Capability?
DragonGod
Jun 7, 2022, 5:39 PM
5
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On The Spectrum, On The Guest List: (iv) Silencio
party girl
Jun 7, 2022, 3:39 PM
5
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(onthespectrumontheguestlist.substack.com)
[Question]
Confused Thoughts on AI Afterlife (seriously)
Epirito
Jun 7, 2022, 2:37 PM
−4
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Thinking about Broad Classes of Utility-like Functions
J Bostock
Jun 7, 2022, 2:05 PM
7
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Thoughts on Formalizing Composition
Tom Lieberum
Jun 7, 2022, 7:51 AM
13
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
AGI Safety FAQ / all-dumb-questions-allowed thread
Aryeh Englander
Jun 7, 2022, 5:47 AM
227
points
526
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Pitching an Alignment Softball
mu_(negative)
Jun 7, 2022, 4:10 AM
47
points
13
comments
10
min read
LW
link
We will be around in 30 years
mukashi
Jun 7, 2022, 3:47 AM
12
points
205
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Where to Live for Happiness
nomagicpill
Jun 7, 2022, 1:09 AM
19
points
6
comments
26
min read
LW
link
(210ethan.github.io)
A descriptive, not prescriptive, overview of current AI Alignment Research
Jan
,
Logan Riggs
,
jacquesthibs
and
janus
Jun 6, 2022, 9:59 PM
139
points
21
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Rationalist Meetup—Lyngby Denmark 2022-07-03
Carl Dybdahl
Jun 6, 2022, 8:35 PM
6
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Microphone on Electric Mandolin II
jefftk
Jun 6, 2022, 8:30 PM
9
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
We haven’t quit evolution [short]
the gears to ascension
Jun 6, 2022, 7:07 PM
5
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Grokking “Forecasting TAI with biological anchors”
anson.ho
Jun 6, 2022, 6:58 PM
38
points
0
comments
14
min read
LW
link
DALL-E 2 - Unofficial Natural Language Image Editing, Art Critique Survey
bakztfuture
Jun 6, 2022, 6:27 PM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(bakztfuture.substack.com)
We Should Break Up Elite Colleges
sahajsharda
Jun 6, 2022, 6:15 PM
−1
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(sahajsharda.substack.com)
[Question]
What board games would you recommend?
Yair Halberstadt
Jun 6, 2022, 4:38 PM
16
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Health & Lifestyle Interventions With Heavy-Tailed Outcomes?
MondSemmel
Jun 6, 2022, 4:26 PM
12
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Reading the ethicists 2: Hunting for AI alignment papers
Charlie Steiner
Jun 6, 2022, 3:49 PM
24
points
2
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Transcript of a Twitter Discussion on EA from June 2022
Zvi
Jun 6, 2022, 1:50 PM
85
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Some ideas for follow-up projects to Redwood Research’s recent paper
JanB
Jun 6, 2022, 1:29 PM
10
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Give the model a model-builder
Adam Jermyn
Jun 6, 2022, 12:21 PM
3
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What journaling prompts do you use?
ChristianKl
Jun 6, 2022, 11:35 AM
13
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why do some people try to make AGI?
TekhneMakre
Jun 6, 2022, 9:14 AM
14
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Miriam Yevick on why both symbols and networks are necessary for artificial minds
Bill Benzon
Jun 6, 2022, 8:34 AM
1
point
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Optimization and Adequacy in Five Bullets
james.lucassen
Jun 6, 2022, 5:48 AM
35
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(jlucassen.com)
Why agents are powerful
Daniel Kokotajlo
Jun 6, 2022, 1:37 AM
37
points
7
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Epistemological Vigilance for Alignment
adamShimi
Jun 6, 2022, 12:27 AM
66
points
11
comments
10
min read
LW
link
AGI Ruin: A List of Lethalities
Eliezer Yudkowsky
5 Jun 2022 22:05 UTC
940
points
708
comments
30
min read
LW
link
3
reviews
Teaching all things to all people in all ways
Anonymous
5 Jun 2022 21:38 UTC
1
point
2
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Noisy environment regulate utility maximizers
Niclas Kupper
5 Jun 2022 18:48 UTC
4
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Expected Value vs. Expected Growth
tom-pollak
5 Jun 2022 18:48 UTC
3
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
Northboro Air Quality Measurement
jefftk
5 Jun 2022 17:50 UTC
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
New cooperation mechanism—quadratic funding without a matching pool
Filip Sondej
5 Jun 2022 13:55 UTC
11
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Fourth Arena 2: New beings in time
Bill Benzon
5 Jun 2022 13:30 UTC
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
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