Jan

Karma: 994

phd student in comp neuroscience @ mpi brain research frankfurt. https://twitter.com/janhkirchner and https://universalprior.substack.com/

Jan’s Shortform

JanFeb 27, 2023, 2:44 AM

5 points

1 comment LW link

[Simulators seminar sequence] #2 Semiotic physics—revamped

Jan, Charlie Steiner, Logan Riggs, janus, jacquesthibs, metasemi, Michael Oesterle, Lucas Teixeira, peligrietzer and remember

Feb 27, 2023, 12:25 AM

24 points

23 comments13 min readLW link

This week in fashion

JanJan 23, 2023, 5:23 PM

29 points

7 comments7 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

[Simulators seminar sequence] #1 Background & shared assumptions

Jan, Charlie Steiner, Logan Riggs, janus, jacquesthibs, metasemi, Michael Oesterle, Lucas Teixeira, peligrietzer and remember

Jan 2, 2023, 11:48 PM

50 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

[Hebbian Natural Abstractions] Mathematical Foundations

Samuel Nellessen and Jan

Dec 25, 2022, 8:58 PM

15 points

2 comments6 min readLW link

(www.snellessen.com)

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

jacquesthibs, Jan, janus and Logan Riggs

Dec 19, 2022, 3:19 PM

79 points

2 comments19 min readLW link

[Hebbian Natural Abstractions] Introduction

Samuel Nellessen and Jan

Nov 21, 2022, 8:34 PM

34 points

3 comments4 min readLW link

(www.snellessen.com)

“Brain enthusiasts” in AI Safety

Jan and Samuel Nellessen

Jun 18, 2022, 9:59 AM

63 points

5 comments10 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

A descriptive, not prescriptive, overview of current AI Alignment Research

Jan, Logan Riggs, jacquesthibs and janus

Jun 6, 2022, 9:59 PM

139 points

21 comments7 min readLW link

The Brain That Builds Itself

JanMay 31, 2022, 9:42 AM

57 points

6 comments8 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

Adversarial attacks and optimal control

JanMay 22, 2022, 6:22 PM

17 points

7 comments8 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

Elementary Infra-Bayesianism

JanMay 8, 2022, 12:23 PM

41 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

Continental Philosophy as Undergraduate Mathematics

JanApr 26, 2022, 8:05 AM

17 points

3 comments9 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

Pop Culture Alignment Research and Taxes

JanApr 16, 2022, 3:45 PM

16 points

14 comments11 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

A Brief Excursion Into Molecular Neuroscience

JanApr 10, 2022, 5:55 PM

48 points

8 comments19 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

Compute Governance: The Role of Commodity Hardware

JanMar 26, 2022, 10:08 AM

14 points

7 comments7 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

A survey of tool use and workflows in alignment research

Logan Riggs, Jan, janus and jacquesthibs

Mar 23, 2022, 11:44 PM

45 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

On Context And People

JanMar 19, 2022, 11:38 PM

7 points

0 comments10 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

Via productiva—my writing and productivity framework

JanMar 6, 2022, 4:06 PM

29 points

0 comments12 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

Trust-maximizing AGI

Jan and Karl von Wendt

Feb 25, 2022, 3:13 PM

7 points

26 comments9 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

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