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The Least Con­ve­nient Pos­si­ble World

Scott AlexanderMar 14, 2009, 2:11 AM
303 points
204 comments5 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

A note on hypotheticals

PhilGoetzAug 7, 2009, 6:56 PM
23 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

Please Don’t Fight the Hypothetical

TimSApr 20, 2012, 2:29 PM
40 points
65 comments2 min readLW link

Hy­po­thet­i­cal situ­a­tions are not meant to exist

casebashSep 27, 2015, 10:58 AM
3 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What’s the con­tin­gency plan if we get AGI to­mor­row?

YitzJun 23, 2022, 3:10 AM
61 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Up­dat­ing on hypotheticals

casebashNov 6, 2015, 11:49 AM
6 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

An Op­ti­mistic 2027 Timeline

YitzApr 6, 2025, 4:39 PM
7 points
13 comments9 min readLW link

Hy­po­thet­i­cals: The Direct Ap­pli­ca­tion Fallacy

Chris_LeongMay 9, 2018, 2:23 PM
21 points
19 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What is the min­i­mum amount of time travel and re­sources needed to se­cure the fu­ture?

PerhapsJan 14, 2024, 10:01 PM
−3 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Why Weren’t Hot Air Bal­loons In­vented Sooner?

Lost FuturesOct 18, 2022, 12:41 AM
115 points
52 comments6 min readLW link
(lostfutures.substack.com)

[Question] What is go­ing to hap­pen in a case of an AGI era where hu­mans are out of the game?

CipollaJun 20, 2024, 5:44 PM
−2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Hy­po­thet­i­cal: what would you do?

JNSAug 3, 2023, 10:39 PM
4 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

The Anti-Carter Basilisk

Jon GilbertMay 26, 2021, 10:56 PM
0 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What would make you con­fi­dent that AGI has been achieved?

YitzMar 29, 2022, 11:02 PM
17 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] List of con­crete hy­po­thet­i­cals for AI takeover?

YitzApr 7, 2022, 4:54 PM
7 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

In­ward and out­ward steelmanning

Q HomeJul 14, 2022, 11:32 PM
13 points
6 comments18 min readLW link

“In­fo­haz­ards” The ML Field’s Great­est Ex­cuse.

Puffy BirdSep 21, 2022, 3:19 AM
−3 points
1 comment3 min readLW link