jacob_cannell

Karma: 6,096

I have a compute-market startup called vast.ai, and I’m working towards aligned AI. Currently seeking networking, collaborators, and hires—especially top notch cuda/gpu programmers.

My personal blog: https://entersingularity.wordpress.com/

Are humans misaligned with evolution?

TekhneMakre and jacob_cannell

Oct 19, 2023, 3:14 AM

42 points

13 comments18 min readLW link

Evolution Solved Alignment (what sharp left turn?)

jacob_cannellOct 12, 2023, 4:15 AM

23 points

89 comments4 min readLW link

Contra Yudkowsky on Doom from Foom #2

jacob_cannellApr 27, 2023, 12:07 AM

95 points

76 comments6 min readLW link

Contra Yudkowsky on AI Doom

jacob_cannellApr 24, 2023, 12:20 AM

89 points

111 comments9 min readLW link

Empowerment is (almost) All We Need

jacob_cannellOct 23, 2022, 9:48 PM

61 points

44 comments17 min readLW link

AI Timelines via Cumulative Optimization Power: Less Long, More Short

jacob_cannellOct 6, 2022, 12:21 AM

138 points

33 comments6 min readLW link

LOVE in a simbox is all you need

jacob_cannellSep 28, 2022, 6:25 PM

66 points

73 comments44 min readLW link 1 review

Brain Efficiency: Much More than You Wanted to Know

jacob_cannellJan 6, 2022, 3:38 AM

200 points

103 comments29 min readLW link

DL towards the unaligned Recursive Self-Optimization attractor

jacob_cannellDec 18, 2021, 2:15 AM

32 points

22 comments4 min readLW link

Magna Alta Doctrina

jacob_cannellDec 11, 2021, 9:54 PM

60 points

7 comments28 min readLW link

C19 Prediction Survey Thread

jacob_cannellMar 30, 2020, 12:53 AM

8 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Iceland’s COVID-19 random sampling results: C19 similar to Influenza

jacob_cannellMar 28, 2020, 6:26 PM

0 points

44 comments2 min readLW link

jacob_cannell’s Shortform

jacob_cannellMar 25, 2020, 5:20 AM

6 points

3 comments LW link

[Link]: KIC 8462852, aka WTF star, “the most mysterious star in our galaxy”, ETI candidate, etc.

jacob_cannellOct 20, 2015, 1:10 AM

8 points

43 comments2 min readLW link

The Unfriendly Superintelligence next door

jacob_cannellJul 2, 2015, 6:46 PM

67 points

68 comments7 min readLW link

Analogical Reasoning and Creativity

jacob_cannellJul 1, 2015, 8:38 PM

39 points

15 comments14 min readLW link

The Brain as a Universal Learning Machine

jacob_cannellJun 24, 2015, 9:45 PM

201 points

171 comments19 min readLW link

[Link] Word-vector based DL system achieves human parity in verbal IQ tests

jacob_cannellJun 13, 2015, 11:38 PM

17 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Resolving the Fermi Paradox: New Directions

jacob_cannellApr 18, 2015, 6:00 AM

22 points

59 comments9 min readLW link

Transhumanist Nationalism and AI Politics

jacob_cannellApr 11, 2015, 6:39 PM

2 points

16 comments1 min readLW link