6 Nov 2023 23:35 UTC

142 points

88 comments32 min readLW link 1 review

cost estimation for 2 grid energy storage systems

bhauth6 Nov 2023 23:32 UTC

16 points

12 comments7 min readLW link

(www.bhauth.com)

A bet on critical periods in neural networks

kave and Garrett Baker

6 Nov 2023 23:21 UTC

24 points

1 comment6 min readLW link

Job listing: Communications Generalist / Project Manager

Gretta Duleba6 Nov 2023 20:21 UTC

49 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Askesis: a model of the cerebellum

MadHatter6 Nov 2023 20:19 UTC

7 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(github.com)

LQPR: An Algorithm for Reinforcement Learning with Provable Safety Guarantees

MadHatter6 Nov 2023 20:17 UTC

6 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(github.com)

ACX Meetup Leipzig

Roman Leipe6 Nov 2023 18:33 UTC

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Does bulemia work?

lc6 Nov 2023 17:58 UTC

6 points

18 comments1 min readLW link

Why building ventures in AI Safety is particularly challenging

Heramb6 Nov 2023 16:27 UTC

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

What is true is already so. Owning up to it doesn’t make it worse.

RamblinDash6 Nov 2023 15:49 UTC

20 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

An illustrative model of backfire risks from pausing AI research

Maxime Riché6 Nov 2023 14:30 UTC

33 points

3 comments11 min readLW link

Proposal for improving state of alignment research

Iknownothing6 Nov 2023 13:55 UTC

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

 Are language models good at making predictions?

dynomight6 Nov 2023 13:10 UTC

76 points

14 comments4 min readLW link

(dynomight.net)

Tips, tricks, lessons and thoughts on hosting hackathons

gergogaspar6 Nov 2023 11:03 UTC

3 points

0 comments11 min readLW link

Announcing TAIS 2024

Blaine6 Nov 2023 8:38 UTC

23 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(tais2024.cc)

Taboo Wall

Screwtape6 Nov 2023 3:51 UTC

19 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

When and why should you use the Kelly criterion?

Garrett Baker, philh and River

5 Nov 2023 23:26 UTC

27 points

25 comments16 min readLW link

On Overhangs and Technological Change

Roko5 Nov 2023 22:58 UTC

50 points

19 comments2 min readLW link

xAI announces Grok, beats GPT-3.5

nikola5 Nov 2023 22:11 UTC

10 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(x.ai)

Disentangling four motivations for acting in accordance with UDT

Julian Stastny5 Nov 2023 21:26 UTC

33 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

AI as Super-Demagogue

RationalDino5 Nov 2023 21:21 UTC

0 points

11 comments9 min readLW link

EA orgs’ legal structure inhibits risk taking and information sharing on the margin

Elizabeth5 Nov 2023 19:13 UTC

136 points

17 comments4 min readLW link

Eric Schmidt on recursive self-improvement

nikola5 Nov 2023 19:05 UTC

24 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

Pivotal Acts might Not be what You Think they are

Johannes C. Mayer5 Nov 2023 17:23 UTC

41 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

The Assumed Intent Bias

silentbob5 Nov 2023 16:28 UTC

51 points

13 comments6 min readLW link

Go flash blinking lights at printed text right now

lemonhope5 Nov 2023 7:29 UTC

15 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Life of GPT

Odd anon5 Nov 2023 4:55 UTC

6 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

Lightning Talks

Screwtape5 Nov 2023 3:27 UTC

6 points

3 comments4 min readLW link

Utility is not the selection target

tailcalled4 Nov 2023 22:48 UTC

24 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Stuxnet, not Skynet: Humanity’s disempowerment by AI

Roko4 Nov 2023 22:23 UTC

107 points

24 comments6 min readLW link

The 6D effect: When companies take risks, one email can be very powerful.

scasper4 Nov 2023 20:08 UTC

275 points

42 comments3 min readLW link

Genetic fitness is a measure of selection strength, not the selection target

Kaj_Sotala4 Nov 2023 19:02 UTC

56 points

43 comments18 min readLW link

The Soul Key

Richard_Ngo4 Nov 2023 17:51 UTC

97 points

9 comments8 min readLW link

(www.narrativeark.xyz)

[Linkpost] Concept Alignment as a Prerequisite for Value Alignment

Bogdan Ionut Cirstea4 Nov 2023 17:34 UTC

27 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

We are already in a persuasion-transformed world and must take precautions

trevor4 Nov 2023 15:53 UTC

36 points

14 comments6 min readLW link

Being good at the basics

dominicq4 Nov 2023 14:18 UTC

32 points

1 comment3 min readLW link

If a little is good, is more better?

DanielFilan4 Nov 2023 7:10 UTC

25 points

16 comments2 min readLW link

(danielfilan.com)

Untrusted smart models and trusted dumb models

Buck4 Nov 2023 3:06 UTC

87 points

17 comments6 min readLW link 1 review

As Many Ideas

Screwtape3 Nov 2023 22:47 UTC

11 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

Paul Christiano on Dwarkesh Podcast

ESRogs3 Nov 2023 22:13 UTC

19 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.dwarkeshpatel.com)

Deception Chess: Game #1

Zane, aphyer, Alex A and AdamYedidia

3 Nov 2023 21:13 UTC

104 points

21 comments8 min readLW link 1 review

8 examples informing my pessimism on uploading without reverse engineering

Steven Byrnes3 Nov 2023 20:03 UTC

117 points

12 comments12 min readLW link

Integrity in AI Governance and Advocacy

habryka and OliviaJ

3 Nov 2023 19:52 UTC

134 points

57 comments23 min readLW link

Averaging samples from a population with log-normal distribution

CrimsonChin3 Nov 2023 19:42 UTC

8 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Securing Civilization Against Catastrophic Pandemics

jefftk3 Nov 2023 19:33 UTC

13 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(dam.gcsp.ch)

The Unavoidable Experience of Free Will in a Deterministic World

gmax3 Nov 2023 17:55 UTC

−10 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Thoughts on open source AI

Sam Marks3 Nov 2023 15:35 UTC

62 points

17 comments10 min readLW link

Knowledge Base 6: Consensus theory of truth

iwis3 Nov 2023 13:56 UTC

−8 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Shouldn’t we ‘Just’ Superimitate Low-Res Uploads?

lukemarks3 Nov 2023 7:42 UTC

15 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

The other side of the tidal wave

KatjaGrace3 Nov 2023 5:40 UTC

186 points

86 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)