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Bab­ble and Prune

TagLast edit: Jun 13, 2023, 9:53 AM by Gunnar_Zarncke

Babble and Prune is a metaphor derived from concepts in algorithm design, applied to creative and analytical thinking. The phrase captures a two-step process:

The “Babble and Prune” concept serves as a reminder that creativity and critical thinking are distinct, complementary skills. It’s often unproductive to judge ideas too quickly or harshly (pruning too early), just as it can be unproductive to fail to critically examine one’s ideas (babbling without pruning).

Artist and Critic, Generator and Discriminator are other terms used to describe Babble and Prune in more formal contexts.

The main starting point is the Babble and Prune sequence.

Babble

alkjashJan 10, 2018, 9:56 PM
210 points
33 comments5 min readLW link2 reviews
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

More Babble

alkjashJan 12, 2018, 1:41 AM
73 points
24 comments8 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Say Wrong Things

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMay 24, 2019, 10:11 PM
115 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Bab­ble challenge: 50 ways of send­ing some­thing to the moon

Bird ConceptOct 1, 2020, 4:20 AM
94 points
114 comments2 min readLW link1 review

But­terfly Ideas

ElizabethFeb 22, 2022, 7:40 AM
196 points
10 comments3 min readLW link2 reviews
(acesounderglass.com)

[Question] Bab­ble challenge: 50 ways of solv­ing a prob­lem in your life

Bird ConceptOct 22, 2020, 4:49 AM
34 points
29 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Why does anx­iety (?) make me dumb?

TeaTieAndHatJul 8, 2023, 4:13 PM
18 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

Teach­ing Ladders

alkjashJan 24, 2018, 7:01 PM
29 points
9 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Open Mic—Au­gust 2023

Adam ZernerAug 1, 2023, 7:24 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Bab­ble challenge: 50 ways to es­cape a locked room

Bird ConceptOct 8, 2020, 5:13 AM
30 points
83 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Bab­ble challenge: 50 ways of hid­ing Ein­stein’s pen for fifty years

Bird ConceptOct 15, 2020, 7:23 AM
31 points
45 comments3 min readLW link

Vi­sual Bab­ble and Prune

DirectedEvolutionJun 4, 2020, 6:49 PM
46 points
2 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] Bab­ble challenge: 50 con­se­quences of in­tel­li­gent ant colonies

Bird ConceptOct 29, 2020, 7:21 AM
23 points
48 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Bab­ble Challenge: 50 thoughts on sta­ble, co­op­er­a­tive institutions

Bird ConceptNov 5, 2020, 6:38 AM
29 points
12 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Fi­nal Bab­ble Challenge (for now): 100 ways to light a candle

Bird ConceptNov 12, 2020, 11:17 PM
45 points
31 comments4 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Con­tra four-wheeled suit­cases, sort of

Gunnar_ZarnckeSep 12, 2023, 8:36 PM
18 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(dynomight.substack.com)

How to get the benefits of mov­ing with­out mov­ing (bab­ble)

mingyuanNov 13, 2020, 8:17 PM
71 points
11 comments9 min readLW link

Bab­ble and Prune : 5 new ideas

Teja PrabhuOct 23, 2020, 11:42 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Prune

alkjashJan 12, 2018, 10:50 PM
73 points
10 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

The LessWrong 2018 Review

RaemonNov 21, 2019, 2:50 AM
101 points
91 comments7 min readLW link

Circumambulation

alkjashJan 15, 2018, 7:17 PM
25 points
2 comments5 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Write

alkjashJan 29, 2018, 2:11 AM
43 points
7 comments4 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Bab­ble on grow­ing trust

qbolecMay 21, 2023, 1:19 PM
13 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

[Question] Why is there a “clogged drain­pipe” effect in idea gen­er­a­tion?

Bird ConceptNov 20, 2020, 7:08 PM
33 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

Bab­ble Thread

Adam ZernerJan 9, 2021, 9:52 PM
10 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Disagree­ables and Asses­sors: Two In­tel­lec­tual Archetypes

ozziegooenNov 5, 2021, 9:05 AM
46 points
10 comments3 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Iter­at­ing fast: voice dic­ta­tion as a form of babble

Gytis DaujotasJan 25, 2022, 12:21 AM
22 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

Lan­guage Ex Machina

janusJan 15, 2023, 9:19 AM
41 points
23 comments24 min readLW link
(generative.ink)

Re­searchers and writ­ers can ap­ply for proxy ac­cess to the GPT-3.5 base model (code-davinci-002)

ampdotDec 1, 2023, 6:48 PM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(airtable.com)

Bab­ble & Prune Thoughts

abramdemskiOct 15, 2020, 1:46 PM
80 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

Directed Babbling

Yudhister KumarFeb 1, 2023, 9:10 AM
20 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(www.ykumar.org)

90% of any­thing should be bad (& the pre­ci­sion-re­call trade­off)

cartografieSep 8, 2022, 1:20 AM
33 points
22 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Rank the fol­low­ing based on like­li­hood to nul­lify AI-risk

AorouSep 30, 2022, 11:15 AM
3 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

The Failures of Eld Science

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 12, 2008, 10:32 AM
107 points
56 comments9 min readLW link

Bab­ble Challenge: 50 Ways to Over­come Im­pos­tor Syndrome

Tim LiptrotMar 19, 2021, 6:21 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
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