Case Study

TagLast edit: Aug 2, 2020, 2:06 PM by Matt Goldenberg

A post looking at a particular idea through a real-world example or examples.

What Cost for Irrationality?

Kaj_SotalaJul 1, 2010, 6:25 PM

93 points

119 comments7 min readLW link

Swimming Upstream: A Case Study in Instrumental Rationality

TurnTroutJun 3, 2018, 3:16 AM

76 points

7 comments8 min readLW link

When Giving People Money Doesn’t Help

ZviJul 7, 2022, 1:00 PM

58 points

12 comments10 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Why Were We Wrong About China and AI? A Case Study in Failed Rationality

thedudeabidesMar 22, 2025, 5:13 AM

21 points

41 comments1 min readLW link

When scientists consider whether their research will end the world

HarlanDec 19, 2023, 3:47 AM

30 points

4 comments11 min readLW link

(blog.aiimpacts.org)

Case Study: the Death Note Script and Bayes

gwernJan 4, 2013, 4:33 AM

34 points

44 comments1 min readLW link

Raw Post: Talking With My Brother

DirectedEvolutionJul 13, 2019, 2:57 AM

23 points

6 comments5 min readLW link

Rationality Case Study—Ad-36

PerplexedSep 22, 2010, 6:32 PM

32 points

54 comments1 min readLW link

Nonmindkilling open questions

Scott AlexanderMar 23, 2012, 4:23 PM

32 points

113 comments1 min readLW link

Open loops in fiction

Kaj_SotalaMar 14, 2021, 8:50 AM

70 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

An akrasia case study

[deleted]Dec 10, 2011, 8:46 PM

44 points

29 comments3 min readLW link

I’m creating a deep dive podcast episode about the original Leverage Research—would you like to take part?

spencergSep 22, 2024, 2:03 PM

37 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Inner Optimization Mechanisms in Neural Nets

ProgramCrafterMay 12, 2024, 5:52 PM

3 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

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