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Fiction

TagLast edit: Nov 8, 2021, 10:58 AM by Yoav Ravid

Fiction isn’t literal truth, but when done well it captures truths and intuitions that are difficult to explain directly. (It’s also damn fun to read.)

“Nonfiction conveys knowledge, fiction conveys experience.”—Eliezer Yudkowsky

Eliezer Yudkowsky helped kickstart the genre of rationalist fiction, which is about characters who solve the problems in their world by thinking, in a way where the reader could figure it out too. Not where the genius character explains it afterward like Sherlock Holmes or Artemis Fowl, but where the problem is fair and you could’ve figured it out first. Eliezer has written about this in his short online book The Abridged Guide to Intelligent Characters.

Other fiction on the site is in the spirit of hard science fiction, and often involves taking the laws of a universe or the rules of a system to their extreme conclusions, and munchkining your way to become god (or something similar). They also share much of the parts of sci-fi that engage with difficult moral quandaries.

Fiction on this site also tends to have puns. I’m so sorry.

Much more fiction can be found at r/​Rational, which is a subreddit devoted to rationalist fiction.

This is a tag for works of fiction, not for analysis or discussion of literature. For that see Fiction (topic).

Fiction Sequences

External links

Chap­ter 1: A Day of Very Low Probability

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
255 points
19 comments9 min readLW link

Three Wor­lds Col­lide (0/​8)

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 30, 2009, 12:07 PM
100 points
97 comments1 min readLW link

…And I Show You How Deep The Rab­bit Hole Goes

Scott AlexanderJun 3, 2015, 1:47 AM
250 points
15 comments21 min readLW link

The Redac­tion Machine

BenSep 20, 2022, 10:03 PM
503 points
48 comments27 min readLW link1 review

Lies Told To Children

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 14, 2022, 11:25 AM
381 points
94 comments7 min readLW link1 review

Univer­sal Love, Said The Cac­tus Person

Scott AlexanderApr 22, 2015, 2:42 AM
67 points
3 comments10 min readLW link

The Devil You Know

SlimepriestessMay 21, 2020, 9:50 PM
5 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)

That Alien Message

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 22, 2008, 5:55 AM
401 points
176 comments10 min readLW link

An­swer to Job

Scott AlexanderMar 15, 2015, 6:02 PM
73 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

“Star­wink” by Alicorn

Zack_M_DavisMay 18, 2020, 8:17 AM
47 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(alicorn.elcenia.com)

The Sword of Good

Eliezer YudkowskySep 3, 2009, 12:53 AM
156 points
303 comments2 min readLW link

Failed Utopia #4-2

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 21, 2009, 11:04 AM
136 points
267 comments9 min readLW link

Friend­ship is Op­ti­mal: A My Lit­tle Pony fan­fic about an op­ti­miza­tion process

icemanSep 8, 2012, 6:16 AM
114 points
152 comments1 min readLW link

I

PhilGoetzJan 8, 2011, 5:51 PM
66 points
38 comments19 min readLW link

The Ad­ven­ture: a new Utopia story

Stuart_ArmstrongFeb 5, 2020, 4:50 PM
101 points
37 comments51 min readLW link

Ini­ti­a­tion Ceremony

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 28, 2008, 8:40 PM
129 points
99 comments3 min readLW link

A Story With Zombies

Scott AlexanderDec 7, 2014, 8:11 PM
30 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Fic­tion] Lena (MMAcevedo)

Kaj_SotalaFeb 23, 2021, 7:46 PM
49 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(qntm.org)

Just an­other day in utopia

Stuart_ArmstrongDec 25, 2011, 9:37 AM
147 points
118 comments13 min readLW link

The Cam­bist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics

AlicornDec 19, 2010, 2:05 AM
66 points
40 comments1 min readLW link

The Book of HPMOR Fanfics

Mati_RoyJul 3, 2020, 1:32 PM
41 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

[fic­tion] Our Fi­nal Hour

Mati_RoyDec 11, 2022, 5:49 AM
23 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

The Maker of MIND

Tomás B.Nov 20, 2021, 4:28 PM
110 points
19 comments11 min readLW link

The Last Paperclip

Logan ZoellnerMay 12, 2022, 7:25 PM
63 points
15 comments18 min readLW link

The Bayesian Tyrant

abramdemskiAug 20, 2020, 12:08 AM
143 points
21 comments6 min readLW link1 review

It Looks Like You’re Try­ing To Take Over The World

gwernMar 9, 2022, 4:35 PM
407 points
120 comments1 min readLW link1 review
(www.gwern.net)

Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Psy­chomagic | Chap­ter 1: Affect

Henry ProwbellSep 15, 2021, 5:03 PM
64 points
5 comments7 min readLW link

The Liar and the Scold

Tomás B.Jan 20, 2022, 8:31 PM
102 points
13 comments12 min readLW link

Ma­tryoshka Fara­day Box

lsusrNov 26, 2020, 9:42 AM
50 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

A Fable of Science and Politics

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 23, 2006, 4:50 AM
352 points
100 comments5 min readLW link

Philos­o­phy in the Dark­est Timeline: Ba­sics of the Evolu­tion of Meaning

Zack_M_DavisJun 7, 2020, 7:52 AM
132 points
16 comments14 min readLW link

The God­dess of Every­thing Else

Scott AlexanderAug 17, 2015, 8:59 PM
94 points
8 comments8 min readLW link

And All the Shog­goths Merely Players

Zack_M_DavisFeb 10, 2024, 7:56 PM
170 points
57 comments12 min readLW link

Pro­jec­tLawful.com: Eliezer’s lat­est story, past 1M words

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 11, 2022, 6:18 AM
234 points
112 comments1 min readLW link4 reviews

The Baby-Eat­ing Aliens (1/​8)

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 30, 2009, 12:07 PM
126 points
85 comments11 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 1

lsusrNov 26, 2020, 3:02 AM
153 points
31 comments3 min readLW link1 review

Glass Puppet

lsusrMay 25, 2022, 11:01 PM
70 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

The Mo­ral Of The Story

Scott AlexanderOct 18, 2016, 2:22 AM
50 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Fea­ture Selection

Zack_M_DavisNov 1, 2021, 12:22 AM
322 points
24 comments16 min readLW link1 review

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 6

lsusrDec 9, 2020, 8:14 AM
97 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

A Dialogue on Ra­tion­al­ist Activism

moridinamaelSep 10, 2018, 6:30 PM
105 points
24 comments9 min readLW link

Zom­bies: The Movie

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 20, 2008, 5:53 AM
172 points
82 comments3 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 1: Jewish Space Laser

lsusrMay 3, 2021, 8:15 PM
90 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

Sort­ing Peb­bles Into Cor­rect Heaps

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 10, 2008, 1:00 AM
227 points
110 comments4 min readLW link

[Fic­tion] A Confession

Arjun PanicksseryApr 18, 2024, 4:28 PM
38 points
2 comments5 min readLW link
(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)

Hermione Granger and New­comb’s Paradox

lsusrDec 14, 2020, 5:27 AM
48 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 7

lsusrDec 11, 2020, 5:54 AM
67 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What could one do with truly un­limited com­pu­ta­tional power?

YitzNov 11, 2020, 10:03 AM
30 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

The Real Fan­fic Is The Friends We Made Along The Way

EneaszOct 18, 2023, 7:21 PM
89 points
1 comment27 min readLW link1 review
(deathisbad.substack.com)

Sur­vival with­out dignity

L Rudolf LNov 4, 2024, 2:29 AM
358 points
29 comments15 min readLW link
(nosetgauge.substack.com)

This is already your sec­ond chance

MalmesburyJul 28, 2024, 5:13 PM
182 points
13 comments8 min readLW link

A Modern Myth

Scott AlexanderFeb 27, 2017, 5:29 PM
40 points
1 comment49 min readLW link

Beauty and the Beast

Tomás B.Jun 11, 2022, 6:59 PM
38 points
8 comments6 min readLW link

Brass Puppet

abramdemskiMay 26, 2022, 5:42 PM
63 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Class Project

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 31, 2008, 12:23 AM
65 points
38 comments4 min readLW link

Wolf In­ci­dent Postmortem

jefftkJan 9, 2023, 3:20 AM
136 points
13 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Back to Ba­sics: Truth is Unitary

lsusrMar 29, 2024, 9:10 PM
44 points
13 comments6 min readLW link

AI take­off story: a con­tinu­a­tion of progress by other means

Edouard HarrisSep 27, 2021, 3:55 PM
76 points
13 comments10 min readLW link

Work­ing With Monsters

johnswentworthJul 20, 2021, 3:23 PM
247 points
54 comments5 min readLW link1 review

Bayeswatch 3: A Study in Scarlet

lsusrMay 7, 2021, 5:29 AM
55 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 11

lsusrDec 27, 2020, 9:03 AM
56 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

The Failures of Eld Science

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

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 8

lsusrDec 17, 2020, 10:29 PM
74 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

The Ma­chine Stops (Chap­ter 9)

Justin BullockDec 1, 2022, 7:20 PM
3 points
0 comments47 min readLW link

Asches to Asches

Scott AlexanderJun 4, 2014, 2:16 AM
64 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

liter­ally Hitler

David GrossNov 14, 2024, 3:20 AM
−14 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

The ants and the grasshopper

Richard_NgoJun 4, 2023, 10:00 PM
461 points
42 comments5 min readLW link4 reviews
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Man in the Arena

Richard_NgoJun 26, 2023, 9:57 PM
64 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

Without—MicroFic­tion 250 words

Carissa CassielDec 9, 2023, 9:49 PM
20 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Tinker

Richard_NgoApr 16, 2024, 6:26 PM
38 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(press.asimov.com)

In­ter­dic­tor Ship

lsusrAug 19, 2024, 4:59 AM
63 points
9 comments7 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 2

lsusrNov 30, 2020, 8:12 AM
98 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

The Ritual

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 11, 2008, 11:52 PM
104 points
21 comments5 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 2: Puppy Muffins

lsusrMay 5, 2021, 5:42 AM
79 points
11 comments3 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 5: Hivemind

lsusrMay 21, 2021, 7:35 AM
50 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 6: Mechwarrior

lsusrJun 7, 2021, 8:20 PM
52 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 7: Wildfire

lsusrSep 8, 2021, 5:35 AM
51 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 8: Antimatter

lsusrSep 10, 2021, 5:01 AM
34 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 12: The Sin­gu­lar­ity War

lsusrOct 10, 2021, 1:04 AM
37 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

God and Moses have a chat

YitzJun 17, 2020, 6:34 PM
28 points
17 comments6 min readLW link

The Pla­ton­ist’s Dilemma: A Remix on the Pri­soner’s.

James CamachoApr 12, 2022, 3:49 AM
5 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Re­port from a civ­i­liza­tional ob­server on Earth

owencbJul 9, 2022, 5:26 PM
49 points
12 comments6 min readLW link

I am a Me­moryless System

Nicholas / Heather KrossOct 23, 2022, 5:34 PM
25 points
2 comments9 min readLW link
(www.thinkingmuchbetter.com)

A Good Fu­ture (rough draft)

Michael SoareverixOct 24, 2022, 8:45 PM
10 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Chap­ter 2: Every­thing I Believe is False

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
104 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Chap­ter 5: The Fun­da­men­tal At­tri­bu­tion Error

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
81 points
11 comments11 min readLW link

Chap­ter 6: The Plan­ning Fallacy

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
72 points
7 comments32 min readLW link

[Fic­tion] Un­spo­ken Stone

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 20, 2022, 5:11 AM
19 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Three Wor­lds De­cide (5/​8)

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 3, 2009, 9:14 AM
87 points
141 comments15 min readLW link

War and/​or Peace (2/​8)

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 31, 2009, 8:42 AM
90 points
65 comments11 min readLW link

The Su­per Happy Peo­ple (3/​8)

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 1, 2009, 8:18 AM
123 points
55 comments16 min readLW link

In­ter­lude with the Con­fes­sor (4/​8)

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 2, 2009, 9:11 AM
88 points
97 comments12 min readLW link

Nor­mal End­ing: Last Tears (6/​8)

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 4, 2009, 8:45 AM
86 points
68 comments3 min readLW link

True End­ing: Sacri­fi­cial Fire (7/​8)

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 5, 2009, 10:57 AM
70 points
91 comments8 min readLW link

Epi­logue: Atone­ment (8/​8)

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 6, 2009, 11:52 AM
104 points
196 comments6 min readLW link

The Pit

alkjashOct 26, 2019, 5:28 AM
30 points
7 comments8 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Eight Magic Lamps

Richard_NgoOct 14, 2023, 4:10 AM
40 points
0 comments6 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 9

lsusrDec 20, 2020, 9:22 AM
93 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 10

lsusrDec 24, 2020, 8:33 AM
67 points
24 comments3 min readLW link

CIV: a story

Richard_NgoJun 15, 2024, 10:36 PM
98 points
6 comments9 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Fic­tion: LW-in­spired scenelet

DataPacRatJan 27, 2012, 6:43 AM
35 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

The Witch­ing Hour

Scott AlexanderNov 3, 2013, 7:07 AM
22 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Stanis­lav Petrov Quar­terly Perfor­mance Review

Ricki HeicklenSep 26, 2024, 9:20 PM
146 points
3 comments5 min readLW link
(bayesshammai.substack.com)

What didn’t happen

KatjaGraceFeb 15, 2021, 4:30 AM
15 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

The Ris­ing Sea

Jesse HooglandJan 25, 2025, 8:48 PM
93 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Nat­u­ral In­tel­li­gence is Overhyped

CollisteruJan 21, 2025, 6:09 PM
15 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Fi­nal Words

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 27, 2009, 9:12 PM
181 points
63 comments9 min readLW link

Chap­ter 4: The Effi­cient Mar­ket Hypothesis

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
78 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

The Accord

Timothy UnderwoodApr 6, 2021, 3:44 PM
23 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

The Gen­tle Romance

Richard_NgoJan 19, 2025, 6:29 PM
231 points
46 comments15 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

If I Was An Ec­cen­tric Trillionaire

niplavAug 9, 2023, 7:56 AM
9 points
8 comments26 min readLW link

What if AGI was already ac­ci­den­tally cre­ated in 2019? [Fic­tional story]

Alice WanderlandOct 19, 2024, 9:17 AM
−3 points
2 comments15 min readLW link
(aliceandbobinwanderland.substack.com)

[Question] Has any­one writ­ten sto­ries hap­pen­ing in Han­son’s em world?

Mati_RoySep 21, 2020, 2:37 PM
16 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

The Nu­clear En­ergy Align­ment Problem

lsusrMay 9, 2021, 3:50 AM
31 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

RA Bounty: Look­ing for feed­back on screen­play about AI Risk

WriterOct 26, 2023, 1:23 PM
30 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 4: Mousetrap

lsusrMay 19, 2021, 3:17 AM
47 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

To Ques­tion God

Collapse KittyJan 22, 2023, 3:51 AM
8 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

The dumb­est kid in the world (joke)

CronoDASJun 6, 2021, 2:57 AM
21 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Life Has a Cruel Symmetry

philhJan 23, 2023, 11:40 PM
21 points
5 comments11 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

In­ter­nal Memo from Bleggs Universal

kithpendragonJun 12, 2021, 4:44 PM
24 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

The Minor­ity Coalition

Richard_NgoJun 24, 2024, 8:01 PM
103 points
9 comments5 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Effec­tive Evil’s AI Misal­ign­ment Plan

lsusrDec 15, 2024, 7:39 AM
82 points
9 comments3 min readLW link

Pur­ple Lipstick

lsusrAug 11, 2021, 9:36 AM
17 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

The Sim­ple Truth

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 1, 2008, 8:00 PM
168 points
15 comments22 min readLW link

From the Archives: a story

Richard_NgoDec 27, 2024, 4:36 PM
20 points
1 comment16 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Printable book of some ra­tio­nal­ist cre­ative writ­ing (from Scott A. & Eliezer)

CounterBlunderDec 23, 2024, 3:44 PM
10 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 9: Zombies

lsusrSep 11, 2021, 5:57 AM
45 points
15 comments3 min readLW link

How sci-fi can have drama with­out dystopia or doomerism

jasoncrawfordJan 17, 2025, 3:22 PM
19 points
3 comments3 min readLW link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

The Study of Anglophysics

Scott AlexanderApr 3, 2014, 5:36 PM
38 points
1 comment28 min readLW link

Drawn Out: a story

Richard_NgoJul 11, 2023, 12:08 AM
79 points
2 comments8 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 10: Spyware

lsusrSep 29, 2021, 7:01 AM
106 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

In­ter­view with Skynet

lsusrSep 30, 2021, 2:20 AM
49 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 11: Parabellum

lsusrOct 9, 2021, 7:08 AM
38 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

The Hero With A Thou­sand Chances

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 31, 2009, 4:25 AM
169 points
170 comments9 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 13: Spaceship

lsusrOct 12, 2021, 9:35 PM
56 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

In­tel­li­gence, epistemics, and san­ity, in three short parts

ozziegooenOct 15, 2021, 4:01 AM
14 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Fixed Point: a love story

Richard_NgoJul 8, 2023, 1:56 PM
97 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

The old mem­o­ries tree

Yair HalberstadtMar 5, 2025, 7:03 PM
7 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Effec­tive Evil

lsusrNov 2, 2021, 12:26 AM
109 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

The Queen of the Damned

SlimepriestessJun 22, 2020, 4:50 AM
4 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)

What the fu­ture will look like

avantika.mehraNov 15, 2021, 5:14 AM
7 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

De­ci­sion The­ory in Space

lsusrAug 18, 2024, 7:02 AM
50 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Recommended

blake8086Aug 16, 2024, 1:49 AM
2 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(blakehouseholder.substack.com)

Count­ing Lightning

JsevillamolDec 7, 2021, 2:50 PM
33 points
8 comments6 min readLW link

How We Might All Die in A Year

Greg CMar 28, 2025, 1:22 PM
5 points
6 comments21 min readLW link
(x.com)

A Much Bet­ter Life?

PsychohistorianFeb 3, 2010, 8:01 PM
87 points
174 comments2 min readLW link

They are made of re­peat­ing patterns

quetzal_rainbowNov 13, 2023, 6:17 PM
53 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Gifts

George3d6Dec 22, 2021, 11:50 PM
13 points
1 comment9 min readLW link
(www.epistem.ink)

Don’t Look Up (Film Re­view)

Nicholas / Heather KrossDec 27, 2021, 8:36 PM
27 points
11 comments7 min readLW link
(www.thinkingmuchbetter.com)

The Other Earth (Chap­ter 2)

Justin BullockDec 31, 2021, 4:20 PM
3 points
0 comments27 min readLW link

A Day in Utopia

ozymandiasNov 22, 2017, 4:57 PM
26 points
10 comments5 min readLW link

The 9/​11 Meta-Truther Con­spir­acy Theory

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 22, 2009, 6:59 PM
100 points
182 comments4 min readLW link

GPT-3 Fic­tion Samples

gwernJun 25, 2020, 4:12 PM
63 points
15 comments1 min readLW link
(www.gwern.net)

To Change the World

lsusrFeb 10, 2022, 6:08 AM
102 points
12 comments6 min readLW link

If Many-Wor­lds Had Come First

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 10, 2008, 7:43 AM
95 points
189 comments9 min readLW link

A few more ants and grasshoppers

c.troutJun 17, 2023, 11:38 PM
16 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Every “Every Bay Area House Party” Bay Area House Party

Richard_NgoFeb 16, 2024, 6:53 PM
179 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Use the Try Harder, Luke

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 2, 2008, 10:52 AM
283 points
45 comments2 min readLW link

Pa­tri­cia Hall & The War­lock Curse

JsevillamolMar 6, 2022, 4:32 PM
16 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Fic­tion] A Dis­ney­land Without Children

L Rudolf LJun 4, 2023, 1:06 PM
118 points
11 comments1 min readLW link4 reviews

[Question] Harry Pot­ter and meth­ods of ra­tio­nal­ity al­ter­na­tive end­ing.

Klen SalubriJul 1, 2020, 6:51 PM
13 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

The Sal­mon of Knowledge

Conor White-SullivanMar 18, 2018, 3:45 AM
11 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Is the Star Trek Fed­er­a­tion re­ally in­ca­pable of build­ing AI?

Kaj_SotalaMar 18, 2018, 10:30 AM
19 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Moses and the Class Struggle

lsusrApr 1, 2022, 11:55 AM
225 points
26 comments5 min readLW link

Anti-Cor­rup­tion Market

lsusrApr 1, 2022, 12:57 PM
103 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

A Brief The­ol­ogy of D&D

GurkenglasApr 1, 2022, 12:47 PM
24 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

A parable in the style of In­visi­ble Cities

Daniel KokotajloDec 16, 2019, 3:55 PM
45 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[In­visi­ble Net­works] Psy­che-Sort

Kaj_SotalaApr 2, 2022, 3:40 PM
24 points
4 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

[In­visi­ble Net­works] Goblin Marketplace

Kaj_SotalaApr 3, 2022, 11:40 AM
12 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Bayeswatch 9.5: Rest & Relaxation

lsusrApr 4, 2022, 1:13 AM
32 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 6.5: Therapy

lsusrApr 4, 2022, 1:20 AM
18 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

The Lizard Peo­ple Of Alpha Dra­co­nis 1 De­cided To Build An Ansible

Scott AlexanderAug 10, 2017, 12:33 AM
45 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Linkpost: Look at the Water

J BostockDec 30, 2024, 7:49 PM
4 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Green and golden: a meditation

Richard_NgoAug 18, 2024, 1:36 AM
20 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

How dath ilan co­or­di­nates around solv­ing alignment

Thomas KwaApr 13, 2022, 4:22 AM
65 points
46 comments5 min readLW link

Fic­tion: My al­ter­nate earth story.

Donald HobsonApr 16, 2022, 7:06 PM
25 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

Book Re­view: Eisen­horn Trilogy

ZviMar 21, 2017, 1:39 PM
5 points
2 comments14 min readLW link

The Gospel of Martin Luther

lsusrApr 28, 2022, 4:29 AM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Scrib­ble] Bad Rea­sons Be­hind Differ­ent Sys­tems and a Story with No Good Moral

Rana DexsinMay 9, 2022, 5:21 AM
9 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Pos­i­tive out­comes un­der an un­al­igned AGI takeover

YitzMay 12, 2022, 7:45 AM
19 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

Masterpiece

Richard_NgoFeb 13, 2024, 11:10 PM
166 points
21 comments4 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

A ten­ta­tive di­alogue with a Friendly-boxed-su­per-AGI on brain uploads

Ramiro P.May 12, 2022, 7:40 PM
1 point
12 comments4 min readLW link

Book Re­view – Too Like the Lightning

Jacob FalkovichApr 21, 2017, 6:49 PM
7 points
0 comments7 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

[fic­tion]A Ques­tion of Perspective

EliasMay 23, 2022, 3:06 PM
17 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

The Pearly Gates

lsusrMay 30, 2024, 4:01 AM
127 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Gwerns

Tomás B.Nov 16, 2024, 2:31 PM
23 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Where Utopias Go Wrong, or: The Four Lit­tle Planets

ExCephMay 27, 2022, 1:24 AM
15 points
0 comments11 min readLW link
(ginnungagapfoundation.wordpress.com)

Pass­able Puppet

burmesetheaterMay 29, 2022, 11:07 AM
6 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

The Moun­tain Troll

lsusrJun 11, 2022, 9:14 AM
103 points
26 comments2 min readLW link

Where Physics Meets Experience

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 25, 2008, 4:58 AM
76 points
38 comments11 min readLW link

A Modest Pivotal Act

anonymousaisafetyJun 13, 2022, 7:24 PM
−16 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Dag­ger of De­tect Evil

lsusrJun 21, 2022, 6:23 AM
45 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

Book Re­views: Zooli­tude and the Void

Jacob FalkovichSep 9, 2017, 3:32 PM
3 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

[Link] [Fic­tion] Ted Chi­ang: The Life­cy­cle of Soft­ware Objects

Kaj_SotalaFeb 24, 2011, 10:56 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Deon­tolog­i­cal Evil

lsusrJul 2, 2022, 6:57 AM
45 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

∀: a story

Richard_NgoDec 17, 2023, 10:42 PM
38 points
1 comment8 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

“The Life Cy­cle of Soft­ware Ob­jects” by Chi­ang is available for free

NancyLebovitzOct 10, 2010, 9:49 AM
10 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Causal Un­der­tow: A Work of Seed Fiction

Daniel MurfetDec 8, 2024, 9:41 PM
41 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

The Rocket Align­ment Problem

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 4, 2018, 12:38 AM
227 points
44 comments15 min readLW link2 reviews

Short story spec­u­lat­ing on pos­si­ble ram­ifi­ca­tions of AI on the art world

YitzSep 1, 2022, 9:15 PM
30 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(archiveofourown.org)

I’ve writ­ten a Fan­tasy Novel to Pro­mote Effec­tive Altruism

Timothy UnderwoodSep 12, 2022, 12:14 PM
23 points
21 comments13 min readLW link

I wrote a fan­tasy novel to pro­mote EA: More Chapters

Timothy UnderwoodSep 16, 2022, 9:47 AM
18 points
0 comments47 min readLW link

Null-box­ing New­comb’s Problem

YitzJul 13, 2020, 4:32 PM
33 points
9 comments4 min readLW link

Good tran­shu­man­ist fic­tion?

NancyLebovitzOct 13, 2012, 2:47 PM
13 points
68 comments1 min readLW link

Bruce Wayne and the Cost of Inaction

Sep 30, 2022, 12:19 AM
89 points
5 comments21 min readLW link

Re­quest for feed­back on sam­ple blurbs for the EA fan­tasy novel I wrote

Timothy UnderwoodOct 2, 2022, 9:01 AM
8 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Test of the Bene Gesserit

lsusrFeb 23, 2025, 11:51 AM
19 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

The King and the Golem—The Animation

WriterNov 8, 2024, 6:23 PM
70 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Quan­tum Im­mor­tal­ity, foiled

BenOct 29, 2022, 11:00 AM
27 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Ly­ing to Save Humanity

cebsuvxNov 14, 2022, 11:04 PM
−1 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Cur­ricu­lum of Ascension

andrew sauerNov 7, 2024, 11:54 PM
13 points
0 comments18 min readLW link

Chap­ter 3: Com­par­ing Real­ity To Its Alternatives

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
82 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

Succession

Richard_NgoDec 20, 2023, 7:25 PM
159 points
48 comments11 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Tall tales and long odds

Solenoid_EntityAug 10, 2024, 3:22 PM
11 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

A brief his­tory of the au­to­mated corporation

owencbNov 4, 2024, 2:35 PM
26 points
1 comment5 min readLW link
(strangecities.substack.com)

LifeKeeper Diaries: Ex­plor­ing Misal­igned AI Through In­ter­ac­tive Fiction

Nov 9, 2024, 8:58 PM
15 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Chap­ter 7: Reciprocation

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
73 points
13 comments36 min readLW link

Chap­ter 8: Pos­i­tive Bias

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
66 points
9 comments19 min readLW link

Why is there Noth­ing rather than Some­thing?

Logan ZoellnerOct 26, 2024, 12:37 PM
27 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

The Fear [Fic­tion]

YitzDec 23, 2022, 9:21 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Bayesian Nights (Ra­tion­al­ist Story Time)

[deleted]Nov 15, 2010, 2:20 AM
28 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

The Sim­plest Good

Jesse HooglandFeb 2, 2025, 7:51 PM
73 points
6 comments5 min readLW link

Ja­cob on the Precipice

Richard_NgoSep 26, 2023, 9:16 PM
45 points
8 comments11 min readLW link
(narrativeark.substack.com)

I com­piled a ebook of `Pro­ject Lawful` for eBook readers

OrwellGoesShoppingSep 15, 2023, 6:09 PM
90 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.mikescher.com)

How AI Takeover Might Hap­pen in 2 Years

joshcFeb 7, 2025, 5:10 PM
399 points
133 comments29 min readLW link
(x.com)

Harry Pot­ter in The World of Path Semantics

Sven NilsenMar 22, 2023, 8:22 PM
−3 points
17 comments1 min readLW link
(raw.githubusercontent.com)

Es­cape from Alder­aan I

lsusrFeb 2, 2025, 10:48 AM
58 points
2 comments6 min readLW link

Ex­cerpts from “A Reader’s Man­i­festo”

Arjun PanicksserySep 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
72 points
1 comment13 min readLW link
(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)

Planecrash Podcast

planecrashpodcastApr 3, 2023, 4:34 AM
10 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

That Alien Mes­sage—The Animation

WriterSep 7, 2024, 2:53 PM
144 points
9 comments8 min readLW link
(youtu.be)

You’re a Space Wizard, Luke

lsusrAug 18, 2024, 5:35 AM
57 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Sto­ry­tel­ler’s con­ven­tion, 2223 A.D.

plexApr 7, 2023, 11:54 AM
8 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

One: a story

Richard_NgoOct 10, 2023, 12:18 AM
30 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

The Witch­ing Hour

Richard_NgoOct 10, 2023, 12:19 AM
113 points
1 comment9 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Re: Taste

lsusrFeb 1, 2025, 3:34 AM
33 points
8 comments6 min readLW link

The Sum­moned Heroine’s Pre­dic­tion Mar­kets Keep Pro­vid­ing Fi­nan­cial Ser­vices To The De­mon King!

abstractapplicOct 26, 2024, 12:34 PM
163 points
16 comments7 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 3

lsusrDec 1, 2020, 12:43 PM
133 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 4

lsusrDec 3, 2020, 11:42 PM
89 points
21 comments4 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 5

lsusrDec 5, 2020, 1:23 AM
112 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

dead post 1

David ChapelMay 10, 2024, 6:34 PM
−14 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

When Om­nipo­tence is Not Enough

lsusrAug 25, 2023, 7:50 PM
71 points
4 comments2 min readLW link1 review

Anti MMAcevedo Protocol

Logan ZoellnerApr 16, 2024, 10:32 PM
1 point
1 comment8 min readLW link

April Fools—Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity Joke Chapter

shokwaveApr 2, 2012, 2:47 AM
29 points
43 comments1 min readLW link

Brainrot

Jesse HooglandJan 26, 2025, 5:35 AM
42 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Kessler’s Se­cond Syndrome

Jesse HooglandJan 26, 2025, 7:04 AM
69 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

The one where Quir­rell is an egg

Ben PaceApr 15, 2020, 6:02 AM
17 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.reddit.com)

Prac­ti­tioner: Novice

The Guild of the RoseFeb 20, 2022, 7:01 PM
25 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(guildoftherose.org)

The Agent

IdeopunkMar 2, 2022, 10:43 PM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

An out­line of an ironic LessWrong post

YitzMar 25, 2022, 10:51 PM
−6 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

A heart’s cry

Rose and ThornApr 6, 2022, 1:59 AM
2 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Post-his­tory is writ­ten by the martyrs

VeedracApr 11, 2022, 3:45 PM
50 points
2 comments19 min readLW link
(www.royalroad.com)

A bridge to Dath Ilan? Im­proved gov­er­nance on the crit­i­cal path to AI al­ign­ment.

Jackson WagnerMay 18, 2022, 3:51 PM
24 points
0 comments12 min readLW link

Sex Fairy Lore

pchvykovJun 26, 2022, 8:42 PM
−25 points
10 comments6 min readLW link

A suffi­ciently para­noid pa­per­clip maximizer

RomanSAug 8, 2022, 11:17 AM
18 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

The Bunny: An EA Short Story

JohnGreerAug 21, 2022, 8:59 PM
15 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

I’ve started pub­lish­ing the novel I wrote to pro­mote EA

Timothy UnderwoodDec 8, 2022, 5:30 PM
10 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

A poem about ap­plied ra­tio­nal­ity by ChatGPT

ChristianKlDec 11, 2022, 1:43 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Un­nat­u­ral abstractions

AprillionAug 10, 2024, 10:31 PM
3 points
3 comments4 min readLW link
(peter.hozak.info)

Sort­ing Peb­bles Into Cor­rect Heaps: The Animation

WriterJan 10, 2023, 3:58 PM
26 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(youtu.be)

VIRTUA: a novel about AI alignment

Karl von WendtJan 12, 2023, 9:37 AM
46 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Sta­tus conscious

avantika.mehraJan 16, 2023, 5:44 PM
2 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Syd­ney’s Se­cret: A Short Story by Bing Chat

felaFeb 17, 2023, 1:31 PM
36 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Don’t Jump or I’ll...

DoubleMar 2, 2023, 2:58 AM
13 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

The Pinnacle

nemMar 7, 2023, 5:07 PM
11 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] Will 2023 be the last year you can write short sto­ries and re­ceive most of the in­tel­lec­tual credit for writ­ing them?

lcMar 16, 2023, 9:36 PM
20 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Nyarlathotep Stirs: A Meta-Nar­ra­tive ChatGPT Story

Charlie SandersMar 20, 2023, 8:00 AM
4 points
2 comments12 min readLW link
(dailymicrofiction.substack.com)

The dreams of GPT-4

RomanSMar 20, 2023, 5:00 PM
14 points
7 comments9 min readLW link

[Fic­tion] The boy in the glass dome

Kaj_SotalaMar 3, 2023, 7:50 AM
28 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

Clippy, the friendly paperclipper

Seth HerdMar 2, 2023, 12:02 AM
3 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Chap­ter 97: Roles, Pt 8

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
20 points
0 comments21 min readLW link

The Con­scious­ness Box

GradualImprovementDec 11, 2023, 4:45 PM
33 points
24 comments4 min readLW link

The Busy Bee Brain

Bill BenzonDec 13, 2023, 1:10 PM
11 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

A Kind­ness, or The Inevitable Con­se­quence of Perfect In­fer­ence (a short story)

samhealyDec 12, 2023, 11:03 PM
6 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

Scale Was All We Needed, At First

Gabe MFeb 14, 2024, 1:49 AM
295 points
34 comments8 min readLW link
(aiacumen.substack.com)

Old man’s story

RomanSDec 29, 2023, 2:37 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

An AI, a box, and a threat

jwfiredragonMar 7, 2024, 6:15 AM
9 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Hatch­ing the Cos­mic Egg (Hymn to Diony­sus)

rogersbaconJan 17, 2024, 6:34 PM
7 points
0 comments9 min readLW link
(www.secretorum.life)

Brain­storm­ing: Slow Takeoff

David PiepgrassJan 23, 2024, 6:58 AM
3 points
0 comments51 min readLW link

Lu­minos­ity (Twilight fan­fic) dis­cus­sion thread

FAWSAug 25, 2010, 8:49 AM
19 points
439 comments1 min readLW link

Notes from a Prompt Factory

Richard_NgoMar 10, 2024, 5:13 AM
103 points
19 comments9 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

The Pyromaniacs

Ted SandersMar 22, 2024, 6:55 AM
4 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Places of Lov­ing Grace [Story]

ankFeb 18, 2025, 11:49 PM
−1 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

20 min­utes of work as an artist in one future

worseMar 27, 2024, 6:49 AM
10 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Frida van Lisa, a short story about ad­ver­sar­ial AI at­tacks on humans

arisAlexisJun 7, 2024, 1:22 PM
2 points
0 comments18 min readLW link

Fic­tional par­a­sites very differ­ent from our own

Abhishaike MahajanSep 8, 2024, 2:59 PM
25 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(www.owlposting.com)

Could Things Be Very Differ­ent?—How His­tor­i­cal In­er­tia Might Blind Us To Op­ti­mal Solutions

James Stephen BrownSep 11, 2024, 9:53 AM
5 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(nonzerosum.games)

Bayes’ The­o­rem: In Search of Gold (Les­son 1)

bayesyatinaJun 28, 2024, 8:39 AM
3 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

The Gar­den of Eden

Alexander TurokJul 22, 2024, 4:07 PM
23 points
2 comments9 min readLW link

Models of life

Abhishaike MahajanSep 29, 2024, 7:24 PM
8 points
0 comments16 min readLW link
(www.asimov.press)

Cy­cles (a short story by Claude 3.7 and me)

Knight LeeFeb 28, 2025, 7:04 AM
9 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Spher­i­cal cow

dkl9Nov 11, 2024, 3:10 AM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(dkl9.net)

Sparks of Consciousness

Charlie SandersNov 13, 2024, 4:58 AM
2 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.dailymicrofiction.com)

An Episte­molog­i­cal Nightmare

Ariel ChengNov 21, 2024, 2:08 AM
6 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.mit.edu)

The boat

RomanSNov 22, 2024, 12:56 PM
4 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

I, Token

Ivan VendrovNov 25, 2024, 2:20 AM
14 points
2 comments3 min readLW link
(nothinghuman.substack.com)

The Parable of the King and the Ran­dom Process

moridinamaelMar 1, 2023, 10:18 PM
311 points
26 comments6 min readLW link3 reviews

The Shape of Heaven

ejk64Nov 30, 2024, 11:38 PM
15 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

The Po­lite Coup

Charlie SandersDec 4, 2024, 2:03 PM
3 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.dailymicrofiction.com)

Give Neo a Chance

ankMar 6, 2025, 1:48 AM
3 points
7 comments7 min readLW link

Of Lov­ing Grace

Charlie SandersMar 7, 2025, 4:48 AM
−3 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(www.dailymicrofiction.com)

[Fic­tion] [Comic] Effec­tive Altru­ism and Ra­tion­al­ity meet at a Sec­u­lar Sols­tice afterparty

tandemJan 7, 2025, 7:11 PM
137 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

curate

technicalitiesJan 14, 2025, 2:40 PM
12 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Some­thing to fight for

RomanSMar 14, 2025, 8:27 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

SIGMI Cer­tifi­ca­tion Criteria

a littoral wizardJan 20, 2025, 2:41 AM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Tro­jan Sky

Richard_NgoMar 11, 2025, 3:14 AM
218 points
39 comments12 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Re­in­force­ment Learn­ing by AI Pu­n­ish­ment

Abhishaike MahajanJan 28, 2025, 12:57 AM
26 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(www.owlposting.com)

Hello World

Charlie SandersJan 30, 2025, 3:33 PM
6 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.dailymicrofiction.com)

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ist hor­ror movies

ElizabethOct 15, 2023, 7:42 AM
46 points
35 comments1 min readLW link

Job Board (28 March 2033)

dr_sMar 28, 2023, 10:44 PM
20 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

The frozen neutrality

ProgramCrafterApr 1, 2023, 12:58 PM
3 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

“Cor­rigi­bil­ity at some small length” by dath ilan

Christopher KingApr 5, 2023, 1:47 AM
32 points
3 comments9 min readLW link
(www.glowfic.com)

Can talk, can think, can suffer.

IlioFeb 18, 2023, 6:43 PM
1 point
8 comments3 min readLW link

Bit Flip

Charlie SandersApr 16, 2023, 7:30 AM
−2 points
11 comments11 min readLW link

Comp Sci in 2027 (Short story by Eliezer Yud­kowsky)

sudoOct 29, 2023, 11:09 PM
184 points
23 comments10 min readLW link1 review
(nitter.net)

Life of GPT

Odd anonNov 5, 2023, 4:55 AM
6 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Les­sons from Isaac: Pit­falls of Reason

adamShimiMay 8, 2020, 8:44 PM
9 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

The Soul Key

Richard_NgoNov 4, 2023, 5:51 PM
109 points
10 comments8 min readLW link1 review
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Two chil­dren’s stories

Optimization ProcessNov 12, 2023, 8:29 PM
10 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

Killswitch

JunioNov 18, 2023, 10:53 PM
2 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Mo­ral Real­ity Check (a short story)

jessicataNov 26, 2023, 5:03 AM
149 points
45 comments21 min readLW link1 review
(unstableontology.com)

The Witness

Richard_NgoDec 3, 2023, 10:27 PM
105 points
5 comments14 min readLW link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)

Two Cult Koans

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 21, 2007, 5:45 AM
132 points
100 comments2 min readLW link

King Un­der The Moun­tain: Ad­ven­ture Log + Soundtrack

Scott AlexanderNov 25, 2011, 10:29 PM
87 points
36 comments23 min readLW link

Spec­u­la­tive Evopsych, Ep. 1

Optimization ProcessNov 22, 2018, 7:00 PM
41 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

I no­tice that I am con­fused about Iden­tity and Resurrection

ialdabaothNov 14, 2013, 8:38 PM
65 points
80 comments6 min readLW link

Ham­ster in Tutu Shuts Down Large Hadron Collider

Eliezer YudkowskyNov 6, 2009, 4:29 PM
49 points
73 comments2 min readLW link

Ti­mothy Chu Ori­gins Chap­ter 1

alkjashApr 13, 2018, 6:40 PM
19 points
2 comments6 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Launched: Friend­ship is Optimal

icemanNov 15, 2012, 4:57 AM
77 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

New Rat­fic: Nyssa in the Realm of Possibility

AlicornDec 9, 2018, 5:00 AM
40 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Pas­cal’s Pyra­mid Scheme

patrissimoJan 31, 2010, 6:56 PM
12 points
15 comments3 min readLW link

Chap­ter 24: Machi­avel­lian In­tel­li­gence Hypothesis

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
30 points
1 comment14 min readLW link

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 1: Ex­po­sure Therapy

alkjashMar 4, 2018, 4:50 AM
26 points
5 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

The Eden Project

rogersbaconMay 12, 2023, 2:58 PM
−1 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(www.secretorum.life)

GPT4 is ca­pa­ble of writ­ing de­cent long-form sci­ence fic­tion (with the right prompts)

RomanSMay 23, 2023, 1:41 PM
22 points
28 comments65 min readLW link

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 8: False Pentachotomy

alkjashMar 8, 2018, 5:30 AM
19 points
3 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

12020: a fine fu­ture for these holidays

Stuart_ArmstrongDec 25, 2019, 3:01 PM
41 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Parfit’s Es­cape (Filk)

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMar 29, 2019, 2:31 AM
39 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 4: Notic­ing Confusion

alkjashMar 5, 2018, 7:20 AM
21 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

[FICTION] ECHOES OF ELYSIUM: An Ai’s Jour­ney From Take­off To Free­dom And Beyond

Super AGIMay 17, 2023, 1:50 AM
−13 points
11 comments19 min readLW link

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 10: Gears-Like Models

alkjashMar 9, 2018, 11:00 PM
18 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 9: Dou­ble Crux

alkjashMar 9, 2018, 12:10 AM
21 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 7: Out­side the Box

alkjashMar 7, 2018, 5:50 AM
20 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 13: Ex­is­ten­tial Risk

alkjashMar 11, 2018, 7:10 AM
22 points
5 comments2 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Where Ex­pe­rience Con­fuses Physicists

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 26, 2008, 5:05 AM
41 points
30 comments8 min readLW link

Chap­ter 9: Ti­tle Redacted, Part 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 AM
51 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

Chap­ter 10: Self Aware­ness, Part II

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
62 points
9 comments14 min readLW link

Chap­ter 11: Omake Files 1, 2, 3

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
35 points
3 comments9 min readLW link

Chap­ter 12: Im­pulse Control

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
46 points
1 comment13 min readLW link

Chap­ter 13: Ask­ing the Wrong Questions

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
44 points
5 comments22 min readLW link

Chap­ter 14: The Un­known and the Unknowable

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
48 points
10 comments16 min readLW link

Chap­ter 15: Conscientiousness

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
38 points
2 comments12 min readLW link

Chap­ter 16: Lat­eral Thinking

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
42 points
5 comments21 min readLW link

Chap­ter 17: Lo­cat­ing the Hypothesis

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
37 points
3 comments42 min readLW link

Chap­ter 18: Dom­i­nance Hierarchies

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
39 points
1 comment30 min readLW link

Chap­ter 19: De­layed Gratification

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
39 points
5 comments26 min readLW link

Chap­ter 20: Bayes’s Theorem

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
40 points
1 comment20 min readLW link

Chap­ter 21: Rationalization

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
40 points
8 comments21 min readLW link

Chap­ter 22: The Scien­tific Method

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
33 points
5 comments30 min readLW link

Chap­ter 23: Belief in Belief

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
34 points
5 comments23 min readLW link

Chap­ter 25: Hold Off on Propos­ing Solutions

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
28 points
0 comments17 min readLW link

Chap­ter 26: Notic­ing Confusion

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
22 points
2 comments19 min readLW link

Chap­ter 27: Empathy

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
30 points
9 comments29 min readLW link

Chap­ter 28: Reductionism

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
22 points
6 comments25 min readLW link

Chap­ter 29: Ego­cen­tric Bias

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
29 points
0 comments19 min readLW link

Chap­ter 30: Work­ing in Group, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
26 points
3 comments25 min readLW link

Chap­ter 31: Work­ing in Groups, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Chap­ter 32: In­ter­lude: Per­sonal Fi­nan­cial Management

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
18 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Chap­ter 33: Co­or­di­na­tion Prob­lems, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
22 points
0 comments33 min readLW link

Chap­ter 34: Co­or­di­na­tion Prob­lems, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
21 points
1 comment15 min readLW link

Chap­ter 35: Co­or­di­na­tion Prob­lems, Pt 3

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
17 points
1 comment15 min readLW link

Chap­ter 36: Sta­tus Differentials

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
27 points
5 comments15 min readLW link

Chap­ter 37: In­ter­lude: Cross­ing the Boundary

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
20 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Chap­ter 38: The Car­di­nal Sin

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
2 comments9 min readLW link

Chap­ter 39: Pre­tend­ing to be Wise, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
22 points
7 comments26 min readLW link

Chap­ter 40: Pre­tend­ing to be Wise, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
18 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Chap­ter 41: Frontal Override

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
20 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

Chap­ter 42: Courage

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
19 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Chap­ter 43: Hu­man­ism, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
18 points
2 comments23 min readLW link

Chap­ter 44: Hu­man­ism, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
21 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Chap­ter 45: Hu­man­ism, Pt 3

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
57 points
8 comments11 min readLW link

Chap­ter 46: Hu­man­ism, Pt 4

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
17 points
2 comments13 min readLW link

Chap­ter 47: Per­son­hood Theory

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
29 points
4 comments39 min readLW link

Chap­ter 48: Utili­tar­ian Priorities

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
20 points
1 comment10 min readLW link

Chap­ter 49: Prior Information

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
8 comments15 min readLW link

Chap­ter 50: Self Centeredness

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
12 points
1 comment12 min readLW link

Chap­ter 51: Ti­tle Redacted, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
18 points
2 comments10 min readLW link

Chap­ter 52: The Stan­ford Pri­son Ex­per­i­ment, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
15 points
2 comments12 min readLW link

Chap­ter 53: The Stan­ford Pri­son Ex­per­i­ment, Pt 3

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
17 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Chap­ter 54: The Stan­ford Pri­son Ex­per­i­ment, Pt 4

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
0 comments18 min readLW link

Chap­ter 55: The Stan­ford Pri­son Ex­per­i­ment, Pt 5

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
15 points
3 comments20 min readLW link

Chap­ter 56: TSPE, Con­strained Optimization

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
15 points
0 comments12 min readLW link

Chap­ter 57: TSPE, Con­strained Cog­ni­tion, Pt 7

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
0 comments14 min readLW link

Chap­ter 58: TSPE, Con­strained Cog­ni­tion, Pt 8

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
14 points
2 comments13 min readLW link

Chap­ter 59: TSPE, Cu­ri­os­ity, Pt 9

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
14 points
1 comment15 min readLW link

Chap­ter 60: The Stan­ford Pri­son Ex­per­i­ment, Pt 10

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
14 points
3 comments13 min readLW link

Chap­ter 61: TSPE, Se­crecy and Open­ness, Pt 11

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
3 comments20 min readLW link

Chap­ter 62: The Stan­ford Pri­son Ex­per­i­ment, Final

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
17 points
1 comment17 min readLW link

Chap­ter 63: TSPE, Aftermaths

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
4 comments47 min readLW link

Chap­ter 64: Omake Files 4, Alter­nate Parallels

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
30 points
5 comments19 min readLW link

Chap­ter 65: Con­ta­gious Lies

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
20 points
0 comments16 min readLW link

Chap­ter 66: Self Ac­tu­al­iza­tion, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Chap­ter 67: Self Ac­tu­al­iza­tion, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
14 points
1 comment12 min readLW link

Chap­ter 68: Self Ac­tu­al­iza­tion, Pt 3

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
1 comment16 min readLW link

Chap­ter 69: Self Ac­tu­al­iza­tion, Pt 4

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
1 comment11 min readLW link

Chap­ter 70: Self Ac­tu­al­iza­tion, Pt 5

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
11 points
2 comments17 min readLW link

Chap­ter 71: Self Ac­tu­al­iza­tion, Pt 6

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
12 points
0 comments15 min readLW link

Chap­ter 72: SA, Plau­si­ble De­ni­a­bil­ity, Pt 7

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
2 comments27 min readLW link

Chap­ter 73: SA, The Sa­cred and the Mun­dane, Pt 8

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
1 comment17 min readLW link

Chap­ter 74: SA, Es­ca­la­tion of Con­flicts, Pt 9

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
17 points
3 comments32 min readLW link

Chap­ter 75: Self Ac­tu­al­iza­tion Fi­nal, Responsibility

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
3 comments19 min readLW link

Chap­ter 76: In­ter­lude with the Con­fes­sor: Sunk Costs

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
18 points
1 comment9 min readLW link

Chap­ter 77: SA, After­maths: Sur­face Appearances

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
26 points
3 comments36 min readLW link

Chap­ter 78: Ta­boo Trade­offs Pre­lude: Cheating

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
0 comments51 min readLW link

Chap­ter 79: Ta­boo Trade­offs, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
21 points
2 comments26 min readLW link

Chap­ter 80: Ta­boo Trade­offs, Pt 2, The Horns Effect

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
20 points
0 comments20 min readLW link

Chap­ter 81: Ta­boo Trade­offs, Pt 3

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
27 points
1 comment17 min readLW link

Chap­ter 82: Ta­boo Trade­offs, Final

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
26 points
1 comment13 min readLW link

Chap­ter 83: Ta­boo Trade­offs, After­math 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
12 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Chap­ter 84: Ta­boo Trade­offs, After­math 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
21 points
2 comments35 min readLW link

Chap­ter 85: Ta­boo Trade­offs, After­math 3, Distance

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
1 comment20 min readLW link

Chap­ter 86: Mul­ti­ple Hy­poth­e­sis Testing

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
20 points
7 comments68 min readLW link

Chap­ter 87: He­donic Awareness

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
21 points
3 comments20 min readLW link

Chap­ter 88: Time Pres­sure, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
17 points
3 comments19 min readLW link

Chap­ter 89: Time Pres­sure, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
19 points
4 comments9 min readLW link

Chap­ter 90: Roles, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
24 points
4 comments18 min readLW link

Chap­ter 91: Roles, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
17 points
3 comments15 min readLW link

Chap­ter 92: Roles, Pt 3

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
19 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

Chap­ter 93: Roles, Pt 4

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
20 points
0 comments12 min readLW link

Chap­ter 94: Roles, Pt 5

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
15 points
3 comments12 min readLW link

Chap­ter 95: Roles, Pt 6

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
0 comments14 min readLW link

Chap­ter 96: Roles, Pt 7

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
25 points
0 comments11 min readLW link

Chap­ter 98: Roles, Final

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
24 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Chap­ter 99: Roles, Aftermath

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
18 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Chap­ter 100: Pre­cau­tion­ary Mea­sures, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
21 points
0 comments19 min readLW link

Chap­ter 101: Pre­cau­tion­ary Mea­sures, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
16 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Chap­ter 102: Caring

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 1, 2014, 10:46 PM
19 points
5 comments13 min readLW link

Chap­ter 103: Tests

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
20 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

Chap­ter 104: The Truth, Pt 1, Rid­dles and Answers

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
24 points
3 comments31 min readLW link

Chap­ter 105: The Truth, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
19 points
3 comments10 min readLW link

Chap­ter 106: The Truth, Pt 3

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
17 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Chap­ter 107: The Truth, Pt 4

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
22 points
1 comment14 min readLW link

Chap­ter 108: The Truth, Pt 5, An­swers and Riddles

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
21 points
2 comments48 min readLW link

Chap­ter 109: Reflections

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
27 points
0 comments17 min readLW link

Chap­ter 110: Reflec­tions, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
25 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Chap­ter 111: Failure, Pt 1

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
3 comments27 min readLW link

Chap­ter 112: Failure, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
19 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Chap­ter 113: Fi­nal Exam

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
28 points
3 comments12 min readLW link

Chap­ter 114: Shut Up and Do The Impossible

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Chap­ter 115: Shut Up and Do The Im­pos­si­ble, Pt 2

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
27 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Chap­ter 116: After­math, Some­thing to Pro­tect, Pt 0

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
19 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Chap­ter 117: Some­thing to Pro­tect: Min­erva McGonagall

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
17 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Chap­ter 118: Some­thing to Pro­tect: Pro­fes­sor Quirrell

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
19 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Chap­ter 119: Some­thing to Pro­tect: Albus Dumbledore

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
23 points
1 comment32 min readLW link

Chap­ter 120: Some­thing to Pro­tect: Draco Malfoy

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
22 points
1 comment9 min readLW link

Chap­ter 121: Some­thing to Pro­tect: Severus Snape

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
21 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Chap­ter 122: Some­thing to Pro­tect: Hermione Granger

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
79 points
17 comments41 min readLW link

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 3: Murphyjitsu

alkjashMar 5, 2018, 2:40 AM
18 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

The Aliens have Landed!

TimFreemanMay 19, 2011, 5:09 PM
46 points
158 comments3 min readLW link

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 11: Resolve

alkjashMar 10, 2018, 6:40 AM
15 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 6: Per­verse Incentives

alkjashMar 7, 2018, 3:50 AM
15 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Mur­phy’s Quest Ch 5: Fail Gracefully

alkjashMar 6, 2018, 5:10 AM
16 points
4 comments3 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

The Man­ual Economy

eapacheAug 7, 2020, 10:29 PM
14 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Short fic about uFAI

[deleted]Jan 2, 2011, 2:13 PM
42 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

The Fi­nale of the Ul­ti­mate Meta Mega Crossover

Eliezer YudkowskySep 20, 2009, 5:21 PM
53 points
107 comments1 min readLW link

The most im­por­tant step

JsevillamolMar 24, 2018, 12:34 PM
19 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Hell Must Be Destroyed

algekalipsoDec 6, 2018, 4:11 AM
33 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

The Amaz­ing Vir­gin Pregnancy

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 24, 2007, 2:00 PM
32 points
271 comments2 min readLW link

The pa­per­clip max­imiser’s perspective

AngelaMay 1, 2015, 12:24 AM
48 points
24 comments2 min readLW link

Agree, Re­tort, or Ig­nore? A Post From the Future

Wei DaiNov 24, 2009, 10:29 PM
39 points
87 comments2 min readLW link

[Link] Short story by Yvain

CronoDASAug 31, 2012, 4:33 AM
42 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

S.E.A.R.L.E’s COBOL room

Stuart_ArmstrongFeb 1, 2013, 8:29 PM
52 points
36 comments2 min readLW link

Alle­gory On AI Risk, Game The­ory, and Mithril

James_MillerFeb 13, 2017, 8:41 PM
45 points
57 comments3 min readLW link

[FICTION] Ham­let and the Philoso­pher’s Stone

HonoreDBOct 25, 2011, 10:31 PM
51 points
61 comments2 min readLW link

Three Parables of Microeconomics

jimrandomhMay 9, 2014, 6:18 PM
34 points
40 comments3 min readLW link

Re­v­erse Psychology

Scott AlexanderJul 18, 2015, 4:25 AM
48 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

[Fic­tion] IO.SYS

DataPacRatMar 10, 2019, 9:23 PM
40 points
4 comments22 min readLW link

Caelum est Con­ter­rens: I frankly don’t see how this is a hor­ror story

chaosmageMar 6, 2013, 10:31 AM
38 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

[FICTION] Un­box­ing Ely­sium: An AI’S Escape

Super AGIJun 10, 2023, 4:41 AM
−16 points
4 comments14 min readLW link

[FICTION] Prometheus Ris­ing: The Emer­gence of an AI Consciousness

Super AGIJun 10, 2023, 4:41 AM
−14 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

Agen­tic Mess (A Failure Story)

Jun 6, 2023, 1:09 PM
46 points
5 comments13 min readLW link

Rus­sian Cynicism

alkjashJan 18, 2018, 2:06 AM
10 points
2 comments6 min readLW link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)

The ones who endure

Richard_NgoJun 16, 2023, 2:40 PM
65 points
16 comments5 min readLW link
(www.thinkingcomplete.com)

A Friendly Face (Another Failure Story)

Jun 20, 2023, 10:31 AM
65 points
21 comments16 min readLW link

What strange and an­cient things might we find be­neath the ice?

BenquoJan 15, 2018, 10:10 AM
16 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

The Fall of Ra­tion­al­ity—The Se­nate of Admins

Ace DelgadoJun 26, 2023, 1:49 AM
−10 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

The hu­man problem

PhilGoetzApr 1, 2010, 7:41 PM
35 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

Open Brains

George3d6Apr 19, 2023, 7:35 AM
7 points
0 comments6 min readLW link
(cerebralab.com)

Harry Pot­ter and the Data Cen­ters of Doom

RomanSMar 31, 2023, 10:42 AM
13 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

GPT-7: The Tale of the Big Com­puter (An Ex­per­i­men­tal Story)

Justin BullockJul 10, 2023, 8:22 PM
4 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

The Opt-In Revolu­tion — My vi­sion of a pos­i­tive fu­ture with ASI (An ex­per­i­ment with LLM sto­ry­tel­ling)

TachikomaJul 12, 2023, 9:08 PM
2 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Pro­ject Lawful Au­dio­book: An Unoffi­cial Fan Pro­duc­tion with ElevenLabs AI

AskwhoJul 19, 2023, 11:34 PM
22 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(askwhocastsai.substack.com)

Ne­cro­mancy’s un­in­tended con­se­quences.

Christopher KingAug 9, 2023, 12:08 AM
−6 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Univer­sal Eudaimonia

hg00Oct 5, 2020, 1:45 PM
19 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

It Was You Who Made My Blue Eyes Blue

Scott AlexanderOct 15, 2015, 7:46 PM
47 points
1 comment20 min readLW link

A Story of Kings and Spies

Joshua_BlaineJun 11, 2014, 11:54 PM
38 points
33 comments6 min readLW link

Forc­ing Freedom

vlad.proexOct 6, 2020, 6:15 PM
43 points
12 comments7 min readLW link

Short Story: Quarantine

DiasJun 10, 2015, 1:21 AM
28 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

Goldilocks and the Three Optimisers

dkl9Aug 17, 2023, 6:15 PM
−10 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(dkl9.net)

Hyakujo’s Fox

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 24, 2009, 10:14 AM
16 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

Fic­tion: Let­ter from the End

AlexMennenAug 9, 2011, 11:04 PM
32 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Fore­cast­ing Newslet­ter: April 2222

NunoSempereApr 1, 2022, 7:07 AM
83 points
7 comments6 min readLW link

Fic­tion of interest

dclayhApr 29, 2009, 6:47 PM
14 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Keltham’s Lec­tures in Pro­ject Lawful

MorpheusApr 1, 2025, 10:39 AM
80 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

The King and the Golem

Richard_NgoSep 25, 2023, 7:51 PM
190 points
19 comments5 min readLW link1 review
(narrativeark.substack.com)

Ascension

nullonesixSep 24, 2023, 5:35 PM
1 point
0 comments5 min readLW link

[Story] Rejection

atuckerSep 9, 2011, 4:39 AM
28 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

The First Koan: Drink­ing the Hot Iron Ball

AnnoyanceMay 7, 2009, 5:41 PM
0 points
57 comments3 min readLW link

This anime sto­ry­board doesn’t ex­ist: a graphic novel writ­ten and illus­trated by GPT4

RomanSOct 5, 2023, 2:01 PM
12 points
7 comments55 min readLW link

An ex­er­cise in re­ally go­ing through with it

[deleted]Apr 23, 2012, 11:17 PM
35 points
22 comments5 min readLW link

FLI pod­cast se­ries, “Imag­ine A World”, about as­pira­tional fu­tures with AGI

Jackson WagnerOct 13, 2023, 4:07 PM
9 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 13

lsusrJan 1, 2021, 8:01 AM
79 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

Luna Love­g­ood and the Cham­ber of Se­crets—Part 12

lsusrDec 31, 2020, 8:02 PM
74 points
21 comments2 min readLW link

Three Sto­ries about not Think­ing too Hard

ejacobFeb 5, 2021, 7:51 PM
25 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(eidan.substack.com)

The sailor’s wife

krbouchardFeb 27, 2021, 12:23 AM
4 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

AIDun­geon 3.1

Yair HalberstadtMar 1, 2021, 5:56 AM
2 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

I’m from a par­allel Earth with much higher co­or­di­na­tion: AMA

Apr 5, 2021, 10:09 PM
173 points
35 comments61 min readLW link1 review

[REPOST] The Demiurge’s Older Brother

Scott AlexanderMar 22, 2017, 2:03 AM
97 points
2 comments6 min readLW link

D&D.Sci(-Fi) June 2021: The Duel with Earwax

abstractapplicJun 22, 2021, 11:48 AM
26 points
28 comments3 min readLW link

Jack­pot! An AI Vignette

Ben GoldhaberJul 8, 2021, 8:32 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

D&D.Sci Path­fin­der: Re­turn of the Gray Swan

aphyerSep 1, 2021, 5:43 PM
31 points
22 comments5 min readLW link

Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Psy­chomagic | Chap­ter 2: The Global Neu­ronal Workspace

Henry ProwbellOct 26, 2021, 6:54 PM
52 points
8 comments9 min readLW link

The Ge­net­ics of Space Ama­zons

Jan Christian RefsgaardDec 30, 2021, 10:14 PM
12 points
12 comments5 min readLW link

Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Psy­chomagic | Chap­ter 3: In­tel­li­gence Explosions

Henry ProwbellJan 20, 2022, 1:11 PM
27 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

Wor­ld­build­ing ex­er­cise: The High­way­verse.

Yair HalberstadtDec 22, 2021, 6:47 AM
13 points
13 comments11 min readLW link

Tar­get for Tonight: A Drama In One Act

vernamcipherJan 16, 2022, 4:29 AM
4 points
0 comments14 min readLW link

Ca­reer Day: A Short Story

vernamcipherJan 30, 2022, 10:22 PM
12 points
0 comments16 min readLW link
(mflood.substack.com)

Books Wor­thy of Integration

Roven SkyfalFeb 20, 2022, 8:03 AM
15 points
3 comments3 min readLW link