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Group Rationality

TagLast edit: Dec 27, 2020, 4:23 PM by Yoav Ravid

In almost anything, individuals are inferior to groups. Several articles address this concern regarding rationality, i.e., the topic of Group Rationality.

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See also

Epistemic Legibility

ElizabethFeb 9, 2022, 6:10 PM
309 points
30 comments20 min readLW link1 review
(acesounderglass.com)

Heads I Win, Tails?—Never Heard of Her; Or, Selec­tive Re­port­ing and the Tragedy of the Green Rationalists

Zack_M_DavisSep 24, 2019, 4:12 AM
308 points
40 comments9 min readLW link2 reviews

Bayesi­ans vs. Barbarians

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 14, 2009, 11:45 PM
106 points
277 comments8 min readLW link

Ra­tional Me or We?

RobinHansonMar 17, 2009, 1:39 PM
164 points
156 comments1 min readLW link

My ten­ta­tive best guess on how EAs and Ra­tion­al­ists some­times turn crazy

habrykaJun 21, 2023, 4:11 AM
199 points
110 comments8 min readLW link

A Fun­da­men­tal Ques­tion of Group Rationality

steven0461Oct 13, 2010, 8:32 PM
17 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

The Ham­ming Prob­lem of Group Rationality

PDVFeb 26, 2018, 6:59 PM
6 points
36 comments1 min readLW link

It turns out that group meet­ings are mostly a ter­rible way to make decisions

Ian David MossDec 17, 2020, 3:30 AM
61 points
14 comments5 min readLW link
(medium.com)

Democ­racy Is in Danger, but Not for the Rea­sons You Think

ExCephNov 6, 2022, 9:15 PM
−7 points
4 comments12 min readLW link
(ginnungagapfoundation.wordpress.com)

Loudly Give Up, Don’t Quietly Fade

ScrewtapeNov 13, 2023, 11:30 PM
165 points
12 comments6 min readLW link1 review

Death in Groups II

ryan_bApr 13, 2018, 6:12 PM
14 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

The Heck­ler’s Veto Is Also Sub­ject to the Unilat­er­al­ist’s Curse

Zack_M_DavisMar 9, 2020, 8:11 AM
48 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Shal­low Re­view of Con­sis­tency in State­ment Evaluation

ElizabethSep 9, 2019, 11:21 PM
65 points
6 comments9 min readLW link

What is the next level of ra­tio­nal­ity?

Dec 12, 2023, 8:14 AM
48 points
24 comments7 min readLW link

The Right to be Wrong

sarahconstantinNov 28, 2017, 11:43 PM
48 points
9 comments6 min readLW link

So­cial events with plau­si­ble deniability

ChipmonkNov 18, 2024, 6:25 PM
25 points
24 comments1 min readLW link
(chrislakin.blog)

The Role of Groups in the Pro­gres­sion of Hu­man Understanding

Chris_LeongSep 27, 2023, 3:09 PM
11 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Peo­ple Will Listen

sapphireApr 11, 2021, 4:51 PM
85 points
36 comments4 min readLW link

Prin­ci­ples for Pro­duc­tive Group Meetings

jsteinhardtMar 22, 2023, 12:50 AM
60 points
1 comment13 min readLW link
(bounded-regret.ghost.io)

The Treach­er­ous Path to Rationality

Jacob FalkovichOct 9, 2020, 3:34 PM
207 points
116 comments11 min readLW link1 review

Se­cond-Order Ra­tion­al­ity, Sys­tem Ra­tion­al­ity, and a fea­ture sug­ges­tion for LessWrong

Mati_RoyJun 5, 2024, 7:20 AM
13 points
2 comments8 min readLW link

Ten­sions in Truth­seek­ing

RaemonOct 2, 2017, 12:54 AM
38 points
42 comments7 min readLW link

Your Price for Joining

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 26, 2009, 7:16 AM
89 points
58 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] When does adding more peo­ple re­li­ably make a sys­tem bet­ter?

Bird ConceptJul 19, 2019, 4:21 AM
30 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Loyalty

David GrossNov 15, 2020, 7:30 PM
17 points
2 comments8 min readLW link

Public be­liefs vs. Pri­vate beliefs

Eli TyreJun 1, 2022, 9:33 PM
144 points
30 comments5 min readLW link

Epistemic Tenure

Scott GarrabrantFeb 18, 2019, 10:56 PM
89 points
27 comments3 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity, Ped­a­gogy, and “Vibes”: Quick Thoughts

Nicholas / Heather KrossJul 15, 2023, 2:09 AM
14 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

«Boundaries», Part 1: a key miss­ing con­cept from util­ity theory

Andrew_CritchJul 26, 2022, 11:03 PM
158 points
33 comments7 min readLW link

Non­mag­i­cal Powers

sixes_and_sevensApr 26, 2011, 10:53 AM
51 points
63 comments1 min readLW link

Why Our Kind Can’t Cooperate

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 20, 2009, 8:37 AM
295 points
211 comments9 min readLW link

Trust the (lo­cal) expert

rkApr 9, 2018, 10:22 AM
14 points
12 comments7 min readLW link

Nega­tive and Pos­i­tive Selection

alyssavanceJul 6, 2012, 1:34 AM
148 points
263 comments3 min readLW link

Melt­ing Gold, and Or­ga­ni­za­tional Capacity

RaemonDec 11, 2017, 7:16 PM
73 points
23 comments5 min readLW link

Re­duc­ing col­lec­tive ra­tio­nal­ity to in­di­vi­d­ual op­ti­miza­tion in com­mon-pay­off games us­ing MCMC

jessicataAug 20, 2018, 12:51 AM
59 points
12 comments6 min readLW link

Group Ra­tion­al­ity Diary, Novem­ber 1-15

therufsNov 3, 2014, 3:58 AM
7 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Every­thing I ever needed to know, I learned from World of War­craft: In­cen­tives and rewards

Said AchmizMay 7, 2018, 6:44 AM
25 points
6 comments9 min readLW link
(blog.obormot.net)

The Archipelago Model of Com­mu­nity Standards

RaemonNov 21, 2017, 3:21 AM
51 points
26 comments6 min readLW link

Epis­tle to the New York Less Wrongians

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 20, 2011, 9:13 PM
149 points
275 comments10 min readLW link

Non-Book Re­view: Pat­terns of Conflict

johnswentworthNov 30, 2020, 9:05 PM
38 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

Ra­tional Groups Kick Ass

talismanApr 25, 2009, 2:37 AM
33 points
24 comments2 min readLW link

Ad­ver­sar­ial Sys­tem Hats

JohnicholasMar 11, 2009, 4:56 PM
8 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Be­com­ing stronger together

b4yes_duplicate0.9924090729683128Jul 11, 2017, 1:00 PM
30 points
39 comments9 min readLW link

[Re­view] On the Chatham House Rule (Ben Pace, Dec 2019)

Ben PaceDec 10, 2019, 12:24 AM
40 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

Select­ing Ra­tion­al­ist Groups

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 2, 2009, 4:21 PM
42 points
34 comments3 min readLW link

Less Wrong NYC: Case Study of a Suc­cess­ful Ra­tion­al­ist Chapter

CosmosMar 17, 2011, 8:12 PM
189 points
172 comments11 min readLW link

A multi-dis­ci­plinary view on AI safety research

Roman LeventovFeb 8, 2023, 4:50 PM
46 points
4 comments26 min readLW link

Group Ra­tion­al­ity Diary, Fe­bru­ary 1-14

therufsFeb 1, 2015, 3:04 AM
9 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

3 Cul­tural In­fras­truc­ture Ideas from MAPLE

UnrealNov 26, 2019, 6:56 PM
53 points
15 comments9 min readLW link

Par­ti­tioned Book Club

jennMay 12, 2024, 6:38 PM
22 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

How I see knowl­edge aggregation

zulupineappleFeb 3, 2018, 10:31 AM
24 points
17 comments2 min readLW link

Ra­tional Unilat­er­al­ists Aren’t So Cursed

SCPJul 4, 2023, 12:19 PM
56 points
6 comments6 min readLW link1 review

Against “Clas­sic Style”

Cleo NardoNov 23, 2022, 10:10 PM
67 points
30 comments4 min readLW link

Prov­ing the Geo­met­ric Utili­tar­ian Theorem

StrivingForLegibilityAug 7, 2024, 1:39 AM
25 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

The Art of Crit­i­cal De­ci­sion Making

PhilGoetzApr 17, 2009, 1:54 AM
−2 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Group Ra­tion­al­ity Diary, Fe­bru­ary 15-28

therufsFeb 16, 2015, 4:40 AM
8 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

The Se­cond Best

Wei DaiJul 26, 2009, 10:58 PM
21 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

Roles are Mar­tial Arts for Agency

EneaszAug 8, 2014, 3:53 AM
242 points
59 comments3 min readLW link

ZuVillage Ge­or­gia – Mis­sion Statement

BurnsJun 17, 2024, 7:53 PM
3 points
3 comments9 min readLW link

A Suite of Prag­matic Con­sid­er­a­tions in Fa­vor of Niceness

AlicornJan 5, 2010, 9:32 PM
114 points
198 comments3 min readLW link

Go Forth and Create the Art!

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 23, 2009, 1:37 AM
90 points
114 comments5 min readLW link

Gra­di­ent As­cen­ders Reach the Harsanyi Hyperplane

StrivingForLegibilityAug 7, 2024, 1:40 AM
4 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Manda­tory Se­cret Identities

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 8, 2009, 6:10 PM
68 points
186 comments3 min readLW link

Church vs. Taskforce

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 28, 2009, 9:23 AM
85 points
88 comments5 min readLW link

The Black Team—A Parable of Group Effectiveness

JGWeissmanApr 22, 2011, 2:37 AM
59 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Whose rea­son­ing can you rely on when your own is faulty?

weftFeb 18, 2018, 10:41 PM
29 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

When pro­grams have to work—les­sons from NASA

NancyLebovitzJul 31, 2011, 3:22 PM
37 points
50 comments3 min readLW link

Hel­pless Individuals

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 30, 2009, 11:10 AM
90 points
244 comments3 min readLW link

The Geo­met­ric Im­por­tance of Side Payments

StrivingForLegibilityAug 7, 2024, 1:38 AM
8 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

The Carnot Eng­ine of Economics

StrivingForLegibilityAug 9, 2024, 3:59 PM
5 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Group ra­tio­nal­ity di­ary, 5/​14/​12

cataMay 15, 2012, 3:01 AM
31 points
46 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Ex­plo­ra­tive Ques­tions to­wards Ar­gu­men­ta­tion + GitHub

cod3dJul 13, 2021, 6:01 AM
1 point
4 comments1 min readLW link

Group Ra­tion­al­ity Diary, Au­gust 1-15

therufsAug 1, 2014, 8:44 PM
7 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Crowd­sourc­ing the availa­bil­ity heuristic

kalla724Apr 25, 2012, 6:20 AM
43 points
40 comments7 min readLW link

Mar­ket­ing rationalism

PhilGoetzApr 12, 2009, 9:41 PM
16 points
65 comments1 min readLW link

Group ra­tio­nal­ity di­ary, May 5th − 23rd

philhMay 4, 2015, 11:59 PM
12 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

The Im­por­tance of Those Who Aren’t Here

Davis_KingsleyJul 31, 2019, 11:33 PM
42 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Re­place your­self be­fore you stop or­ga­niz­ing your com­mu­nity.

RaemonJul 22, 2018, 8:57 PM
65 points
16 comments4 min readLW link

Book Re­view: The Righ­teous Mind

TornusJan 20, 2022, 9:42 PM
7 points
5 comments7 min readLW link

Les­sons Learned: Prop­erly Publi­ciz­ing a Re­gional Meetup Event (also, last call to ap­ply!)

WillaJun 25, 2023, 12:58 AM
9 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Geo­met­ric Utili­tar­i­anism (And Why It Mat­ters)

StrivingForLegibilityMay 12, 2024, 3:41 AM
34 points
2 comments11 min readLW link

In­di­vi­d­ual vs. Group Epistemic Rationality

Wei DaiMar 2, 2010, 9:46 PM
36 points
54 comments2 min readLW link

Deriv­ing the Geo­met­ric Utili­tar­ian Weights

StrivingForLegibilityAug 7, 2024, 1:39 AM
2 points
0 comments11 min readLW link

Against Com­pro­mise, or, De­cid­ing as a Team with­out Suc­comb­ing to Entropy

AlexandrosJan 8, 2017, 1:22 PM
10 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(alexandros.resin.io)

We Agree: Speeches All Around!

SebastianG Jun 14, 2018, 5:53 PM
37 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

Whin­ing-Based Communities

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 7, 2009, 8:31 PM
86 points
99 comments4 min readLW link

Ex­pected Utility, Geo­met­ric Utility, and Other Equiv­a­lent Representations

StrivingForLegibilityNov 20, 2024, 11:28 PM
10 points
0 comments11 min readLW link

Look Un­der the Light Post

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJul 16, 2018, 10:19 PM
22 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

In­di­vi­d­ual Utilities Shift Con­tin­u­ously as Geo­met­ric Weights Shift

StrivingForLegibilityAug 7, 2024, 1:41 AM
2 points
0 comments17 min readLW link

Hufflepuff Lead­er­ship and Fight­ing Entropy

RaemonJun 7, 2018, 12:28 AM
51 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
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