Fiction (Topic)

TagLast edit: Mar 14, 2021, 3:21 AM by Yoav Ravid

This tag collects post which discuss fiction at the meta-level. For a list of actual fiction content, see the Fiction tag. For posts about HPMOR, see HPMOR (discussion & meta). For post specifically about writing, see Writing (communication method).

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

Rationalist Fiction

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 19, 2009, 8:22 AM

46 points

193 comments2 min readLW link

The Logical Fallacy of Generalization from Fictional Evidence

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 16, 2007, 3:57 AM

130 points

62 comments6 min readLW link

Fictional Evidence vs. Fictional Insight

Wei DaiJan 8, 2010, 1:59 AM

50 points

46 comments2 min readLW link

When can Fiction Change the World?

Timothy UnderwoodAug 24, 2020, 1:47 PM

79 points

18 comments11 min readLW link

How to Write Deep Characters

Eliezer YudkowskyJun 16, 2013, 2:10 AM

69 points

67 comments3 min readLW link

Open loops in fiction

Kaj_SotalaMar 14, 2021, 8:50 AM

70 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Science Fiction

lsusrFeb 22, 2021, 9:35 AM

48 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Book Analysis: New Thrawn Trilogy

ozymandiasOct 14, 2021, 5:49 PM

64 points

8 comments5 min readLW link

What is a Glowfic?

Wes FMay 4, 2022, 4:38 PM

44 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

On Juvenile Fiction

MBlumeMar 17, 2009, 8:53 AM

31 points

135 comments1 min readLW link

Introducing AI-Powered Audiobooks of Rational Fiction Classics

AskwhoMay 4, 2024, 5:32 PM

67 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy—A Short Summary

JsevillamolMay 29, 2021, 11:47 AM

26 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

The case for turning glowfic into Sequences

Thomas KwaApr 27, 2022, 6:58 AM

86 points

29 comments5 min readLW link

Universal Fire

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 27, 2007, 9:15 PM

208 points

46 comments3 min readLW link

Comment on “Death and the Gorgon”

Zack_M_DavisJan 1, 2025, 5:47 AM

99 points

33 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] What are fiction stories related to AI alignment?

Mati_RoyOct 29, 2021, 2:59 AM

15 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

Soviet comedy film recommendations

Nina PanicksseryJun 9, 2024, 11:40 PM

42 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

(open.substack.com)

Movie review: Don’t Look Up

Sam MarksJan 4, 2022, 8:16 PM

38 points

6 comments11 min readLW link

Consume fiction wisely

RomanSJan 21, 2022, 8:23 PM

−9 points

56 comments5 min readLW link

A Warm Up Problem for Yudkowsky’s New Fiction

Robert KennedyMar 3, 2022, 3:25 PM

14 points

42 comments1 min readLW link

Make a Movie Showing Alignment Failures

Logan RiggsApr 13, 2022, 9:54 PM

75 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

Review: Breaking Free with Dr. Stone

TurnTroutDec 18, 2024, 1:26 AM

47 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(turntrout.com)

Fighting in various places for a really long time

KatjaGraceMay 11, 2022, 1:50 AM

36 points

12 comments4 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Today in AI Risk History: The Terminator (1984 film) was released.

ImpassionataJun 9, 2022, 1:32 AM

−3 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Book review: The Passenger by Lisa Lutz

KatjaGraceJun 23, 2022, 11:10 PM

12 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

A story about a duplicitous API

LiLiLiJul 15, 2022, 6:26 PM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

The Host Minds of HBO’s Westworld.

NerretAug 12, 2022, 6:53 PM

1 point

0 comments3 min readLW link

The Jolly Green Giant Chronicles [ChatGPT]

Bill BenzonFeb 18, 2024, 5:28 PM

4 points

0 comments8 min readLW link

The Expanding Moral Cinematic Universe

RaemonAug 28, 2022, 6:42 PM

67 points

9 comments14 min readLW link

Creating a family with GPT-4

Kaj_SotalaMar 28, 2023, 6:40 AM

23 points

3 comments10 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

AMC’s animated series “Pantheon” is relevant to our interests

Ben SmithOct 10, 2022, 5:59 AM

20 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

The Good Place has a line that defines the human dilemma

William GasarchNov 30, 2022, 5:27 AM

1 point

1 comment1 min readLW link

Three Fables of Magical Girls and Longtermism

Ulisse MiniDec 2, 2022, 10:01 PM

33 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

Scientist Fiction

Jacob FalkovichJan 7, 2018, 7:50 PM

15 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

GPT-3 Fiction Samples

gwernJun 25, 2020, 4:12 PM

63 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

(www.gwern.net)

[Question] The Last Year - is there an existing novel about the last year before AI doom?

Luca PetrolatiOct 22, 2022, 8:44 PM

4 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Speculations on the Future of Fiction Writing

johnswentworthMay 28, 2020, 4:34 PM

35 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Conspiracy Theories as Agency Fictions

[deleted]Jun 9, 2012, 3:15 PM

44 points

117 comments4 min readLW link

Lawrence Watt-Evans’s Fiction

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 15, 2008, 3:00 AM

47 points

54 comments3 min readLW link

Drawn Out: a story

Richard_NgoJul 11, 2023, 12:08 AM

80 points

2 comments8 min readLW link

Orwell and fictional evidence for dictatorship stability

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2013, 12:19 PM

24 points

77 comments2 min readLW link

Constructing fictional eugenics (LW edition)

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 29, 2012, 12:41 AM

30 points

175 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What hard science fiction stories also got the social sciences right?

Mati_RoySep 27, 2020, 8:37 PM

15 points

30 comments1 min readLW link

Rationalism before the Sequences

Eric RaymondMar 30, 2021, 2:04 PM

595 points

83 comments11 min readLW link 2 reviews

“Is There Anything That’s Worth More”

Zack_M_DavisAug 2, 2023, 3:28 AM

64 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Oh No My AI (Filk)

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJun 11, 2021, 3:05 PM

42 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

EA Forum Creative Writing Contest: $10,000 in prizes for good stories

aarongertlerSep 12, 2021, 9:25 PM

32 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Do Fandoms Need Awfulness?

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 28, 2009, 6:03 AM

38 points

159 comments3 min readLW link

Cryonics on Castle [Spoilers]

wedrifidOct 4, 2011, 9:46 AM

35 points

23 comments2 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

Devil’s Offers

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 25, 2008, 5:00 PM

50 points

48 comments6 min readLW link

Current AI harms are also sci-fi

Christopher KingJun 8, 2023, 5:49 PM

26 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Amputation of Destiny

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 29, 2008, 6:00 PM

45 points

67 comments8 min readLW link

Scooby Doo and Secular Humanism [link]

Dreaded_AnomalyDec 3, 2011, 4:58 AM

40 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

TV’s “Elementary” Tackles Friendly AI and X-Risk—“Bella” (Possible Spoilers)

pjebyNov 22, 2014, 7:51 PM

48 points

18 comments2 min readLW link

Mapping Another’s Universe

squidiousNov 17, 2017, 2:37 AM

11 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

Poets are intelligence assets

BenquoOct 25, 2017, 3:30 AM

10 points

1 comment8 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Thinking Fast and Hard

Jacob FalkovichMay 13, 2019, 7:58 PM

26 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

Case Study: the Death Note Script and Bayes

gwernJan 4, 2013, 4:33 AM

34 points

44 comments1 min readLW link

Free Hard SF Novels & Short Stories

XiXiDuOct 10, 2010, 12:12 PM

28 points

18 comments4 min readLW link

Chapter 1: A Day of Very Low Probability

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM

255 points

19 comments9 min readLW link

Acausal Now: We could totally acausally bargain with aliens at our current tech level if desired

Christopher KingAug 9, 2023, 12:50 AM

1 point

5 comments4 min readLW link

What The Lord of the Rings Teaches Us About AI Alignment

Jeffrey HeningerJul 31, 2023, 8:16 PM

24 points

12 comments7 min readLW link

Anyone read Erfworld?

RaemonApr 1, 2011, 1:48 AM

33 points

30 comments1 min readLW link

[Draft] Poker With Lennier

HonoreDBNov 10, 2011, 5:14 PM

29 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

Laws of John Wick

ZviMay 24, 2019, 3:20 PM

30 points

1 comment6 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Motivating Alignment of LLM-Powered Agents: Easy for AGI, Hard for ASI?

RogerDearnaleyJan 11, 2024, 12:56 PM

35 points

4 comments39 min readLW link

An African Folktale

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 16, 2009, 1:00 AM

28 points

62 comments3 min readLW link

Thoughts about Dr Stone and Mythology

mako yassFeb 25, 2020, 1:51 AM

19 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

A Broken Koan

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 24, 2008, 7:04 PM

8 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(Moral) Truth in Fiction?

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 9, 2009, 5:26 PM

25 points

82 comments7 min readLW link

The Wire versus Evolutionary Psychology

MrShaggyMay 25, 2009, 5:21 AM

18 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

Two labyrinths—where would you rather be?

KyriakosCHJun 8, 2019, 5:48 PM

15 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Recognizing the Candlelight as Fire: Joshu Washes the Bowl

AnnoyanceMar 29, 2009, 6:13 PM

−14 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] The Hyborian Age

GLaDOSJan 21, 2012, 7:00 PM

34 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

Apocalypse, corrupted

Stuart_ArmstrongJun 26, 2019, 1:46 PM

20 points

13 comments2 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

Learning from counterfactuals

GyrodiotNov 25, 2020, 11:07 PM

11 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Wikipedia articles from the future

snarlesOct 29, 2014, 12:49 PM

30 points

86 comments1 min readLW link

Fifty Shades of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

PhilGoetzJul 24, 2014, 12:17 AM

38 points

87 comments2 min readLW link

Reflections on “Psycho-Pass”

lsusrJan 22, 2021, 9:41 AM

20 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Quotes from the WWMoR Podcast Episode with Eliezer

MondSemmelMar 13, 2021, 9:43 PM

96 points

3 comments4 min readLW link

In Defence of Spock

Zac Hatfield-DoddsApr 21, 2021, 9:34 PM

37 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

On making fictional miracles seem plausible

Yair HalberstadtMay 31, 2021, 11:32 AM

5 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

Poker with Lennier

HonoreDBNov 15, 2011, 10:21 PM

26 points

15 comments6 min readLW link

[Review] Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

lsusrSep 3, 2021, 10:24 PM

21 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Analysis of Bird Box (2018)

TekhneMakreDec 13, 2021, 5:30 PM

11 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] A good rational fiction about IT-inspired magic system?

qbolecDec 27, 2021, 2:21 PM

18 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

Dath Ilan vs. Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri: Pareto Improvements

David UdellApr 28, 2022, 7:26 PM

35 points

16 comments2 min readLW link

The Alignment Problem Needs More Positive Fiction

NetcentricaAug 21, 2022, 10:01 PM

6 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

A Game About AI Alignment (& Meta-Ethics): What Are the Must Haves?

JonathanErhardtSep 5, 2022, 7:55 AM

18 points

15 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What sci-fi books are most relevant to a future with transformative AI?

sidJan 24, 2023, 3:30 PM

2 points

9 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)

Points of Departure

Eliezer YudkowskySep 9, 2008, 9:18 PM

29 points

38 comments2 min readLW link

$300 for the best sci-fi prompt: the results

RomanSJan 3, 2024, 7:10 PM

16 points

19 comments7 min readLW link

Sea Change

Charlie SandersFeb 18, 2025, 6:03 AM

−2 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

(www.dailymicrofiction.com)

Review: Dr Stone

ProgramCrafterSep 29, 2024, 10:35 AM

18 points

9 comments4 min readLW link

The Three Warnings of the Zentradi

Trevor Hill-HandNov 21, 2024, 8:28 PM

13 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

Read The Sequences As If They Were Written Today

Peter BerggrenJan 2, 2025, 2:51 AM

63 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

Of Loving Grace

Charlie SandersMar 7, 2025, 4:48 AM

−3 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(www.dailymicrofiction.com)

AI Can’t Write Good Fiction

JustisMillsMar 12, 2025, 6:11 AM

35 points

19 comments7 min readLW link

(justismills.substack.com)

The Healing Code of Joan

jdcampolargoMar 30, 2023, 9:09 PM

6 points

0 comments12 min readLW link

Mythic Mode

ValentineFeb 23, 2018, 10:45 PM

68 points

82 comments9 min readLW link

If You Demand Magic, Magic Won’t Help

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 22, 2008, 6:10 PM

192 points

142 comments4 min readLW link

Stranger Than History

Eliezer YudkowskySep 1, 2007, 6:57 PM

137 points

335 comments1 min readLW link

Rereading Atlas Shrugged

VaniverJul 28, 2020, 6:54 PM

174 points

36 comments13 min readLW link 1 review

If rationality skills were Harry Potter spells...

lifelonglearnerMar 9, 2018, 3:36 PM

21 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

“Nahh, that wouldn’t work”

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Nov 28, 2010, 9:32 PM

97 points

50 comments2 min readLW link

On Terminal Goals and Virtue Ethics

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Jun 18, 2014, 4:00 AM

107 points

207 comments4 min readLW link

On Robin Hanson’s Board Game

ZviSep 8, 2018, 5:10 PM

49 points

15 comments17 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Alien parasite technical guy

PhilGoetzJul 27, 2010, 4:51 PM

69 points

55 comments3 min readLW link

Reclaiming Eddie Willers

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Jul 13, 2019, 3:32 PM

71 points

20 comments2 min readLW link

Spock’s Dirty Little Secret

pjebyMar 25, 2009, 7:07 PM

61 points

71 comments7 min readLW link

Hugo Awards—HP:MoR

EneaszJan 21, 2011, 7:06 PM

66 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

Book Trilogy Review: Remembrance of Earth’s Past (The Three Body Problem)

ZviJan 30, 2019, 1:10 AM

48 points

15 comments40 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Humans in Funny Suits

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 30, 2008, 11:54 PM

84 points

133 comments7 min readLW link

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Podcast

EneaszApr 13, 2011, 5:09 PM

45 points

28 comments1 min readLW link

HPMOR Q&A by Eliezer at Wrap Party in Berkeley [Transcription]

sceaduweMar 16, 2015, 8:54 PM

77 points

20 comments10 min readLW link

Leto among the Machines

Virgil KurkjianSep 30, 2018, 9:17 PM

57 points

20 comments13 min readLW link

Hogwarts House Primaries

ozymandiasNov 20, 2017, 5:56 PM

21 points

16 comments7 min readLW link

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

My Childhood Role Model

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 23, 2008, 8:51 AM

77 points

63 comments5 min readLW link

$300 for the best sci-fi prompt

RomanSMay 17, 2023, 4:23 AM

40 points

30 comments2 min readLW link

Eutopia is Scary

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 12, 2009, 5:28 AM

65 points

127 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] I’m looking for research looking at the influence of fiction on changing elite/public behaviors and opinions

Timothy UnderwoodAug 7, 2020, 1:49 PM

6 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Rationalist Storybooks: A Challenge

MBlumeMar 18, 2009, 2:25 AM

39 points

38 comments1 min readLW link

Dragon Ball’s Hyperbolic Time Chamber

gwernSep 2, 2012, 11:49 PM

50 points

65 comments1 min readLW link

A big Singularity-themed Hollywood movie out in April offers many opportunities to talk about AI risk

chaosmageJan 7, 2014, 5:48 PM

49 points

85 comments1 min readLW link

Luminosity (Twilight fanfic) discussion thread

FAWSAug 25, 2010, 8:49 AM

19 points

439 comments1 min readLW link

Luminosity (Twilight Fanfic) Discussion Thread 3

AlicornDec 30, 2010, 2:37 PM

17 points

355 comments1 min readLW link

Luminosity (Twilight fanfic) Part 2 Discussion Thread

JenniferRMOct 25, 2010, 11:07 PM

9 points

425 comments1 min readLW link

Silver Chairs, Paternalism, and Akrasia

dclayhApr 9, 2009, 9:24 PM

34 points

40 comments3 min readLW link

Greg Egan disses stand-ins for Overcoming Bias, SIAI in new book

Kaj_SotalaOct 7, 2010, 6:55 AM

47 points

42 comments2 min readLW link

Death Note, Anonymity, and Information Theory

gwernMay 8, 2011, 3:44 PM

60 points

49 comments1 min readLW link

[LINK] Terry Pratchett is dead

BaughnMar 12, 2015, 5:46 PM

23 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Defeating the Villain

ZubonMar 26, 2015, 9:43 PM

48 points

38 comments2 min readLW link

Flowers for Algernon

Anatoly_VorobeyJun 18, 2014, 9:16 AM

47 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Think Like a Supervillain

Qiaochu_YuanFeb 20, 2013, 8:34 AM

46 points

111 comments2 min readLW link

The Evil AI Overlord List

Stuart_ArmstrongNov 20, 2012, 5:02 PM

44 points

80 comments1 min readLW link

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