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Steganography in Chain of Thought Reasoning
A Ray
Aug 8, 2022, 3:47 AM
62
points
13
comments
6
min read
LW
link
How Deadly Will Roughly-Human-Level AGI Be?
David Udell
Aug 8, 2022, 1:59 AM
12
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Can we get full audio for Eliezer’s conversation with Sam Harris?
JakubK
Aug 7, 2022, 8:35 PM
30
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Complexity No Bar to AI (Or, why Computational Complexity matters less than you think for real life problems)
Noosphere89
Aug 7, 2022, 7:55 PM
17
points
14
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.gwern.net)
The lessons of Xanadu
jasoncrawford
Aug 7, 2022, 5:59 PM
110
points
20
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(jasoncrawford.org)
Careful with Caching
jefftk
Aug 7, 2022, 3:20 PM
15
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
[Question]
How would Logical Decision Theories address the Psychopath Button?
Nathan1123
Aug 7, 2022, 3:19 PM
5
points
33
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Jack Clark on the realities of AI policy
Kaj_Sotala
Aug 7, 2022, 8:44 AM
68
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(threadreaderapp.com)
Expected (Social) Value
algrthms
Aug 7, 2022, 8:16 AM
5
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Lamentations, Gaza and Empathy
Yair Halberstadt
Aug 7, 2022, 7:55 AM
20
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Paper reading as a Cargo Cult
jem-mosig
Aug 7, 2022, 7:50 AM
70
points
10
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Most Ivy-smart students aren’t at Ivy-tier schools
Aaron Bergman
Aug 7, 2022, 3:18 AM
82
points
7
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(www.aaronbergman.net)
Seattle September meetup: Absurdity Bias
nsokolsky
Aug 7, 2022, 1:37 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Do meta-memes and meta-antimemes exist? e.g. ‘The map is not the territory’ is also a map
M. Y. Zuo
Aug 7, 2022, 1:17 AM
4
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Newcombness of the Dining Philosophers Problem
Nathan1123
Aug 6, 2022, 9:58 PM
10
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[AMA] Announcing Open Phil’s University Group Organizer and Century Fellowships [x-post]
abergal
and
ClaireZabel
Aug 6, 2022, 9:48 PM
14
points
0
comments
13
min read
LW
link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)
Boston Rents Over Time II
jefftk
Aug 6, 2022, 9:20 PM
23
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Dwarves & D.Sci: Data Fortress
aphyer
Aug 6, 2022, 6:24 PM
38
points
26
comments
3
min read
LW
link
A Deceptively Simple Argument in favor of Problem Factorization
Logan Zoellner
Aug 6, 2022, 5:32 PM
3
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Data limited future
Donald Hobson
Aug 6, 2022, 2:56 PM
52
points
25
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Six weeks doesn’t make a habit
lynettebye
Aug 6, 2022, 8:54 AM
48
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Why I Am Skeptical of AI Regulation as an X-Risk Mitigation Strategy
A Ray
Aug 6, 2022, 5:46 AM
31
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
My advice on finding your own path
A Ray
Aug 6, 2022, 4:57 AM
35
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
PredictIt is closing due to CFTC changing its mind
eigen
Aug 6, 2022, 3:34 AM
20
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Metaculus and medians
rossry
Aug 6, 2022, 3:34 AM
18
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Announcing the Introduction to ML Safety course
Dan H
,
TW123
and
ozhang
Aug 6, 2022, 2:46 AM
73
points
6
comments
7
min read
LW
link
«Boundaries», Part 2: trends in EA’s handling of boundaries
Andrew_Critch
Aug 6, 2022, 12:42 AM
81
points
15
comments
7
min read
LW
link
“Just hiring people” is sometimes still actually possible
lc
Aug 5, 2022, 9:44 PM
38
points
11
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The need for certainty
Thomas McMurtry
Aug 5, 2022, 8:18 PM
2
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Rant on Problem Factorization for Alignment
johnswentworth
Aug 5, 2022, 7:23 PM
104
points
53
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Counterfactuals are Confusing because of an Ontological Shift
Chris_Leong
Aug 5, 2022, 7:03 PM
17
points
35
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Orange county ACX/Less-Wrong discussion group and hang-out. (orange county)
Michael Michalchik
Aug 5, 2022, 6:25 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Gears-Level Understanding, Deliberate Performance, The Strategic Level
CFAR!Duncan
Aug 5, 2022, 5:11 PM
30
points
3
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
COVID-19 Group Testing Post-mortem?
gwern
Aug 5, 2022, 4:32 PM
72
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Where are the red lines for AI?
Karl von Wendt
Aug 5, 2022, 9:34 AM
26
points
10
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Bridging Expected Utility Maximization and Optimization
Daniel Herrmann
Aug 5, 2022, 8:18 AM
25
points
5
comments
14
min read
LW
link
Deontology and Tool AI
Nathan1123
5 Aug 2022 5:20 UTC
4
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
An attempt to understand the Complexity of Values
Dalton Mabery
5 Aug 2022 4:43 UTC
3
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
$20K In Bounties for AI Safety Public Materials
Dan H
,
TW123
and
ozhang
5 Aug 2022 2:52 UTC
71
points
9
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Two Kids Crosswise
jefftk
5 Aug 2022 2:40 UTC
16
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
The Falling Drill
Screwtape
5 Aug 2022 0:08 UTC
46
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Convergence Towards World-Models: A Gears-Level Model
Thane Ruthenis
4 Aug 2022 23:31 UTC
38
points
1
comment
13
min read
LW
link
Cambist Booking
Screwtape
4 Aug 2022 22:40 UTC
20
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Calibration Trivia
Screwtape
4 Aug 2022 22:31 UTC
12
points
9
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Monthly Shorts 7/22
Celer
4 Aug 2022 22:30 UTC
5
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(keller.substack.com)
The Pragmascope Idea
johnswentworth
4 Aug 2022 21:52 UTC
59
points
20
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Running a Basic Meetup
Screwtape
4 Aug 2022 21:49 UTC
20
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
Fiber arts, mysterious dodecahedrons, and waiting on “Eureka!”
eukaryote
4 Aug 2022 20:37 UTC
124
points
15
comments
9
min read
LW
link
1
review
(eukaryotewritesblog.com)
[Question]
Would “Manhattan Project” style be beneficial or deleterious for AI Alignment?
Valentin2026
4 Aug 2022 19:12 UTC
5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
AI alignment: Would a lazy self-preservation instinct be sufficient?
BrainFrog
4 Aug 2022 17:53 UTC
−1
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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