Douglas_Reay

Karma: 768

Douglas Reay graduated from Cambridge University (Trinity College) in 1994. He has since worked in the computing and educational sectors.

Superalignment

Douglas_ReayNov 18, 2023, 10:37 PM

−4 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(openai.com)

Live discussion at Eastercon

Douglas_ReayApr 7, 2023, 3:25 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Believable Promises

Douglas_ReayApr 16, 2018, 4:17 PM

5 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

Metamorphosis

Douglas_ReayApr 12, 2018, 9:53 PM

2 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

Trustworthy Computing

Douglas_ReayApr 10, 2018, 7:55 AM

9 points

1 comment6 min readLW link

The advantage of not being open-ended

Douglas_ReayMar 18, 2018, 1:50 PM

7 points

3 comments6 min readLW link

Environments for killing AIs

Douglas_ReayMar 17, 2018, 3:23 PM

3 points

1 comment9 min readLW link

Defect or Cooperate

Douglas_ReayMar 16, 2018, 2:12 PM

4 points

5 comments6 min readLW link

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

Douglas_ReayMar 15, 2018, 8:07 AM

5 points

1 comment7 min readLW link

Optimum number of single points of failure

Douglas_ReayMar 14, 2018, 1:30 PM

7 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

Press Your Luck (1/3)

Douglas_ReayMar 10, 2018, 3:42 AM

8 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Why mathematics works

Douglas_ReayMar 8, 2018, 6:00 PM

7 points

4 comments5 min readLW link

Press Your Luck (3/3)

Douglas_ReayMar 8, 2018, 3:59 PM

8 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

Press Your Luck (2/3)

Douglas_ReayMar 8, 2018, 3:58 PM

7 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

Naturally solved problems that are easy to verify but that would be hard to compute

Douglas_ReayMar 29, 2017, 1:01 PM

8 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

confirmation bias, thought experiment

Douglas_ReayJul 15, 2016, 12:19 PM

3 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

Noodling on a cloud : how to converse constructively

Douglas_ReayJun 15, 2015, 10:30 AM

4 points

11 comments4 min readLW link

What should a friendly AI do, in this situation?

Douglas_ReayAug 8, 2014, 10:19 AM

16 points

72 comments2 min readLW link

The Onrushing Wave

Douglas_ReayJan 18, 2014, 1:10 PM

1 point

32 comments1 min readLW link

The Ape Constraint discussion meeting.

Douglas_ReayNov 28, 2013, 11:22 AM

12 points

23 comments4 min readLW link

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