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TagLast edit: Nov 10, 2021, 5:57 PM by Yoav Ravid

Surveys and polls of users of LessWrong and related communities, results, and analysis of the resulting data.

Great Cry­on­ics Sur­vey of 2022

Mati_RoyDec 3, 2022, 5:10 AM
16 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

2023 Sur­vey Results

ScrewtapeFeb 16, 2024, 10:24 PM
150 points
26 comments44 min readLW link

2023 Unoffi­cial LessWrong Cen­sus/​Survey

ScrewtapeDec 2, 2023, 4:41 AM
169 points
81 comments1 min readLW link

Frac­tional progress es­ti­mates for AI timelines and im­plied re­source requirements

Jul 15, 2021, 6:43 PM
55 points
6 comments7 min readLW link

2022 LessWrong Cen­sus?

SurfingOrcaNov 7, 2022, 5:16 AM
67 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Gaug­ing the con­scious ex­pe­rience of LessWrong

VermillionDec 20, 2020, 11:34 AM
35 points
44 comments1 min readLW link

Please Take the 2018 Effec­tive Altru­ism Sur­vey!

Peter WildefordMay 2, 2018, 7:58 AM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Take­aways from a sur­vey on AI al­ign­ment resources

DanielFilanNov 5, 2022, 11:40 PM
73 points
10 comments6 min readLW link1 review
(danielfilan.com)

2022 Sur­vey Results

ScrewtapeMar 8, 2023, 7:16 PM
48 points
8 comments20 min readLW link

2016 LessWrong Di­as­pora Sur­vey Anal­y­sis: Part One (Meta and De­mo­graph­ics)

namespaceMay 14, 2016, 6:09 AM
31 points
17 comments6 min readLW link

2023 LessWrong Com­mu­nity Cen­sus, Re­quest for Comments

ScrewtapeNov 1, 2023, 4:32 PM
43 points
37 comments2 min readLW link

Vote on In­ter­est­ing Disagreements

Ben PaceNov 7, 2023, 9:35 PM
159 points
129 comments1 min readLW link

2012 Sur­vey Results

Scott AlexanderDec 7, 2012, 9:04 PM
120 points
653 comments19 min readLW link

AI Im­pacts Sur­vey: De­cem­ber 2023 Edition

ZviJan 5, 2024, 2:40 PM
34 points
6 comments10 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Sur­vey of 2,778 AI au­thors: six parts in pictures

KatjaGraceJan 6, 2024, 4:43 AM
80 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Opinions sur­vey (with ra­tio­nal­ism score at the end)

tailcalledFeb 17, 2024, 12:41 AM
8 points
14 comments1 min readLW link
(docs.google.com)

Opinions sur­vey 2 (with ra­tio­nal­ism score at the end)

tailcalledFeb 17, 2024, 12:03 PM
2 points
11 comments1 min readLW link
(docs.google.com)

Ra­tion­al­ist Pu­rity Test

Gunnar_ZarnckeJul 9, 2024, 8:30 PM
−9 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(ratpuritytest.com)

2024 Unoffi­cial LessWrong Cen­sus/​Survey

ScrewtapeDec 2, 2024, 5:30 AM
101 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

2024 Unoffi­cial LessWrong Sur­vey Results

ScrewtapeMar 14, 2025, 10:29 PM
104 points
28 comments45 min readLW link

2016 LessWrong Di­as­pora Sur­vey Results

namespaceMay 14, 2016, 5:38 PM
48 points
21 comments3 min readLW link

2020 LessWrong De­mo­graph­ics Survey

B JacobsJun 11, 2020, 8:05 PM
20 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

2011 Sur­vey Results

Scott AlexanderDec 5, 2011, 10:49 AM
123 points
513 comments8 min readLW link

2014 Less Wrong Cen­sus/​Survey

Scott AlexanderOct 26, 2014, 6:05 PM
116 points
728 comments1 min readLW link

2014 Sur­vey Results

Scott AlexanderJan 5, 2015, 7:36 PM
128 points
283 comments16 min readLW link

Cry­on­ics p(suc­cess) es­ti­mates are only weakly as­so­ci­ated with in­ter­est in pur­su­ing cry­on­ics in the LW 2023 Survey

Andy_McKenzieFeb 29, 2024, 2:47 PM
28 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

2013 Less Wrong Cen­sus/​Survey

Scott AlexanderNov 22, 2013, 9:26 AM
112 points
620 comments2 min readLW link

2013 Sur­vey Results

Scott AlexanderJan 19, 2014, 2:51 AM
112 points
560 comments19 min readLW link

2011 Less Wrong Cen­sus /​ Survey

Scott AlexanderNov 1, 2011, 6:28 PM
101 points
699 comments1 min readLW link

2012 Less Wrong Cen­sus/​Survey

Scott AlexanderNov 3, 2012, 11:00 PM
94 points
736 comments1 min readLW link

Sur­vey Results

Scott AlexanderMay 12, 2009, 10:09 PM
62 points
212 comments7 min readLW link

Re­sults of LW Tech­ni­cal Back­ground Survey

johnswentworthJul 26, 2019, 5:33 PM
41 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

2016 LessWrong Di­as­pora Sur­vey Anal­y­sis: Part Two (LessWrong Use, Suc­ces­sor­ship, Di­as­pora)

namespaceJun 10, 2016, 7:40 PM
44 points
12 comments10 min readLW link

2016 LessWrong Di­as­pora Sur­vey Anal­y­sis: Part Three (Men­tal Health, Basilisk, Blogs and Me­dia)

namespaceJun 25, 2016, 3:40 AM
24 points
13 comments16 min readLW link

Re­quest­ing Ques­tions For A 2017 LessWrong Survey

namespaceApr 9, 2017, 12:48 AM
8 points
30 comments2 min readLW link

As­sor­ta­tive Mat­ing And Autism

Scott AlexanderJan 28, 2020, 6:20 PM
50 points
2 comments4 min readLW link
(slatestarcodex.com)

2020 LessWrong De­mo­graph­ics Sur­vey Results

B JacobsJul 13, 2020, 1:53 PM
18 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How much back­ground tech­ni­cal knowl­edge do LW read­ers have?

johnswentworthJul 11, 2019, 5:38 PM
30 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Cry­on­ics Ca­reer Sur­vey (more jobs than you think)

Mati_RoyJun 18, 2023, 2:13 AM
41 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

2017 LessWrong Survey

namespaceSep 13, 2017, 6:26 AM
29 points
75 comments1 min readLW link

“Ex­is­ten­tial risk from AI” sur­vey results

Rob BensingerJun 1, 2021, 8:02 PM
66 points
7 comments11 min readLW link

Sur­vey on AI ex­is­ten­tial risk scenarios

Jun 8, 2021, 5:12 PM
65 points
11 comments7 min readLW link

Sur­vey Re­sults: 10 Fun Ques­tions for LWers

Ben PaceAug 19, 2020, 6:10 AM
42 points
21 comments3 min readLW link

10 Fun Ques­tions for LessWrongers

Ben PaceAug 18, 2020, 3:28 AM
47 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Quick sur­vey on AI al­ign­ment resources

frances_lorenzJun 30, 2022, 7:09 PM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Sur­vey of NLP Re­searchers: NLP is con­tribut­ing to AGI progress; ma­jor catas­tro­phe plausible

Sam BowmanAug 31, 2022, 1:39 AM
91 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

2022 Unoffi­cial LessWrong Gen­eral Cen­sus

ScrewtapeJan 30, 2023, 6:36 PM
97 points
33 comments2 min readLW link

Po­lis: Why and How to Use it

brookFeb 1, 2023, 2:03 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Prob­lems of peo­ple new to AI safety and my pro­ject ideas to miti­gate them

Igor IvanovMar 1, 2023, 9:09 AM
38 points
4 comments7 min readLW link

How bad a fu­ture do ML re­searchers ex­pect?

KatjaGraceMar 9, 2023, 4:50 AM
122 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(aiimpacts.org)

What do ML re­searchers think about AI in 2022?

KatjaGraceAug 4, 2022, 3:40 PM
221 points
33 comments3 min readLW link
(aiimpacts.org)

Please Take the 2019 EA Sur­vey!

Peter WildefordSep 30, 2019, 9:21 PM
21 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(www.surveymonkey.co.uk)

Akra­sia sur­vey data analysis

John_MaxwellDec 8, 2012, 3:53 AM
20 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

Do Women Like Ass­holes?

Jacob FalkovichJun 22, 2020, 2:14 AM
30 points
10 comments17 min readLW link

Open Prob­lems and Fun­da­men­tal Limi­ta­tions of RLHF

scasperJul 31, 2023, 3:31 PM
66 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(arxiv.org)

In-Con­text Learn­ing: An Align­ment Survey

alamertonSep 30, 2024, 6:44 PM
8 points
0 comments20 min readLW link
(docs.google.com)

2016 LessWrong Di­as­pora Sur­vey Anal­y­sis: Part Four (Poli­tics, Cal­ibra­tion & Prob­a­bil­ity, Fu­tur­ol­ogy, Char­ity & Effec­tive Altru­ism)

namespaceSep 10, 2016, 3:51 AM
20 points
25 comments8 min readLW link

Last chance to par­ti­ci­pate in the 2018 EA Survey

Peter WildefordMay 19, 2018, 12:37 AM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Help Needed: Craft­ing a Bet­ter CFAR Fol­low-Up Survey

kotrfaAug 24, 2023, 5:26 PM
9 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Less­wrong Sur­vey—in­vi­ta­tion for suggestions

EloFeb 8, 2016, 8:07 AM
17 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

Take the EA sur­vey, help the EA move­ment grow and po­ten­tially win $250 to your fa­vorite charity

Peter WildefordDec 1, 2015, 1:56 AM
23 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] 2015 modafinil user survey

gwernSep 26, 2015, 5:28 PM
16 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

LW sur­vey: Effec­tive Altru­ists and donations

gwernMay 14, 2015, 12:44 AM
28 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

Re­turn of the Survey

Scott AlexanderMay 3, 2009, 2:10 AM
16 points
61 comments1 min readLW link

Ask LW: What ques­tions to test in our ra­tio­nal­ity ques­tion­naire?

AnnaSalamonMar 29, 2009, 12:03 PM
17 points
47 comments6 min readLW link

Ex­cuse me, would you like to take a sur­vey?

Scott AlexanderApr 26, 2009, 9:23 PM
14 points
132 comments1 min readLW link

2014 Less Wrong Cen­sus/​Sur­vey—Call For Cri­tiques/​Questions

Scott AlexanderOct 11, 2014, 6:39 AM
29 points
274 comments1 min readLW link

Prac­ti­cal ra­tio­nal­ity questionnaire

AnnaSalamonApr 16, 2009, 11:21 PM
22 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

2012 Less Wrong Cen­sus Sur­vey: Call For Cri­tiques/​Questions

Scott AlexanderOct 19, 2012, 1:12 AM
35 points
481 comments1 min readLW link

Public Opinion on AI Safety: AIMS 2023 and 2021 Summary

Sep 25, 2023, 6:55 PM
3 points
2 comments3 min readLW link
(www.sentienceinstitute.org)

Es­say-Ques­tion Poll: Die­tary Choices

AlicornMay 3, 2009, 3:27 PM
17 points
244 comments1 min readLW link

LessWrong Sur­vey Re­sults: Do Eth­i­cal The­o­ries Affect Be­hav­ior?

Peter WildefordDec 19, 2012, 8:40 AM
35 points
47 comments5 min readLW link

Please Take the 2020 Effec­tive Altru­ism Survey

Peter WildefordDec 7, 2020, 10:18 PM
20 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Wis­dom of the Crowd: not always so wise

tgbJul 1, 2012, 8:55 PM
33 points
20 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] [Thought Ex­per­i­ment] Given a but­ton to ter­mi­nate all hu­man­ity, would you press it?

lorepieriAug 1, 2024, 3:10 PM
−2 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Prac­ti­cal Benefits of Ra­tion­al­ity (LW Cen­sus Re­sults)

UnnamedJan 31, 2014, 5:24 PM
31 points
5 comments18 min readLW link

Poll Re­sults on AGI

Niclas KupperDec 10, 2022, 9:25 PM
18 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

How differ­ent LLMs an­swered PhilPapers 2020 survey

SatronJan 27, 2025, 9:41 PM
15 points
1 comment14 min readLW link

Men­tal health benefits and down­sides of psychedelic use in ACX read­ers: sur­vey results

RationalElfOct 25, 2021, 10:55 PM
119 points
18 comments10 min readLW link

2020 PhilPapers Sur­vey Results

Rob BensingerNov 2, 2021, 5:00 AM
58 points
50 comments12 min readLW link

Re­sults from a sur­vey on tool use and work­flows in al­ign­ment research

Dec 19, 2022, 3:19 PM
79 points
2 comments19 min readLW link

2022 Less Wrong Cen­sus/​Sur­vey: Re­quest for Comments

ScrewtapeJan 25, 2023, 8:57 PM
5 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

[Sur­vey] Ex­pec­ta­tions of a Post-ASI Order

Lone PineMar 9, 2022, 7:17 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Reflec­tion Mechanisms as an Align­ment Tar­get—At­ti­tudes on “near-term” AI

Mar 2, 2023, 4:29 AM
21 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

A sur­vey of tool use and work­flows in al­ign­ment research

Mar 23, 2022, 11:44 PM
45 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Sur­vey advice

KatjaGraceAug 24, 2022, 3:10 AM
93 points
11 comments3 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Scor­ing fore­casts from the 2016 “Ex­pert Sur­vey on Progress in AI”

PatrickLMar 1, 2023, 2:41 PM
29 points
6 comments9 min readLW link

Sur­vey on in­ter­me­di­ate goals in AI governance

Mar 17, 2023, 1:12 PM
25 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] For fun: How long can you hold your breath?

exanovaDec 6, 2023, 11:36 PM
1 point
7 comments1 min readLW link

Call for sub­mis­sions: Choice of Fu­tures sur­vey questions

c.troutApr 30, 2023, 6:59 AM
4 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(airtable.com)

Sur­vey: Help Us Re­search Co­or­di­na­tion Prob­lems In The Ra­tion­al­ist/​EA Community

namespaceApr 6, 2018, 11:29 PM
18 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Closet sur­vey #1

[deleted]Mar 14, 2009, 7:51 AM
72 points
670 comments1 min readLW link

Do you have High-Func­tion­ing Asperger’s Syn­drome?

RokoMay 10, 2010, 11:55 PM
26 points
345 comments3 min readLW link

Asperg­ers Poll Re­sults: LW is nerdier than the Math Olympiad?

RokoMay 13, 2010, 2:24 PM
19 points
43 comments2 min readLW link

Less­wrong 2016 Survey

EloMar 30, 2016, 6:17 PM
45 points
273 comments3 min readLW link

HOWTO: Screw Up The LessWrong Sur­vey and Bring Great Shame To Your Family

namespaceOct 8, 2017, 3:43 AM
39 points
18 comments6 min readLW link

2013 Cen­sus/​Sur­vey: call for changes and additions

Scott AlexanderNov 5, 2013, 3:10 AM
47 points
155 comments1 min readLW link

On ur­gency, pri­or­ity and col­lec­tive re­ac­tion to AI-Risks: Part I

DenreikApr 16, 2023, 7:14 PM
−10 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Rank the fol­low­ing based on like­li­hood to nul­lify AI-risk

AorouSep 30, 2022, 11:15 AM
3 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

2014 Sur­vey of Effec­tive Altruists

togMay 5, 2014, 2:32 AM
35 points
148 comments1 min readLW link

Polyamory is Ra­tional(ist)

Jacob FalkovichOct 18, 2019, 4:48 PM
23 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

Par­ti­ci­pa­tion in the LW Com­mu­nity As­so­ci­ated with Less Bias

UnnamedDec 9, 2012, 12:15 PM
56 points
50 comments12 min readLW link

Thoughts that prompt good fore­casts: A survey

Daniel_FriedrichFeb 26, 2025, 6:36 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link
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