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John_Maxwell

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Elic­it­ing La­tent Knowl­edge Via Hy­po­thet­i­cal Sensors

John_MaxwellDec 30, 2021, 3:53 PM
38 points
1 comment6 min readLW link

Why GPT wants to mesa-op­ti­mize & how we might change this

John_MaxwellSep 19, 2020, 1:48 PM
55 points
33 comments9 min readLW link

John_Maxwell’s Shortform

John_MaxwellSep 11, 2020, 8:55 PM
9 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Are HEPA filters likely to pull COVID-19 out of the air?

John_MaxwellMar 25, 2020, 1:07 AM
13 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Com­pre­hen­sive COVID-19 Dis­in­fec­tion Pro­to­col for Pack­ages and Envelopes

John_MaxwellMar 15, 2020, 10:00 AM
28 points
27 comments5 min readLW link

Why don’t sin­gu­lar­i­tar­i­ans bet on the cre­ation of AGI by buy­ing stocks?

John_MaxwellMar 11, 2020, 4:27 PM
43 points
21 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] When are im­munos­tim­u­lants/​im­muno­sup­pres­sants likely to be helpful for COVID-19?

John_MaxwellMar 5, 2020, 9:44 PM
13 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

The Good­hart Game

John_MaxwellNov 18, 2019, 11:22 PM
13 points
5 comments5 min readLW link

Self-Fulfilling Prophe­cies Aren’t Always About Self-Awareness

John_MaxwellNov 18, 2019, 11:11 PM
14 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What AI safety prob­lems need solv­ing for safe AI re­search as­sis­tants?

John_MaxwellNov 5, 2019, 2:09 AM
14 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

The prob­lem/​solu­tion ma­trix: Calcu­lat­ing the prob­a­bil­ity of AI safety “on the back of an en­velope”

John_MaxwellOct 20, 2019, 8:03 AM
22 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

The Dual­ist Pre­dict-O-Matic ($100 prize)

John_MaxwellOct 17, 2019, 6:45 AM
19 points
35 comments5 min readLW link

Re­place judges with Key­ne­sian beauty con­tests?

John_MaxwellOct 7, 2019, 4:00 AM
30 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Three Sto­ries for How AGI Comes Be­fore FAI

John_MaxwellSep 17, 2019, 11:26 PM
27 points
5 comments6 min readLW link

How to Make Billions of Dol­lars Re­duc­ing Loneliness

John_MaxwellAug 30, 2019, 5:30 PM
60 points
32 comments7 min readLW link

Re­sponse to Glen Weyl on Tech­noc­racy and the Ra­tion­al­ist Community

John_MaxwellAug 22, 2019, 11:14 PM
66 points
9 comments10 min readLW link

Pro­posed al­gorithm to fight an­chor­ing bias

John_MaxwellAug 3, 2019, 4:07 AM
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Raleigh SSC/​LW/​EA Meetup—Meet MealSquares People

John_MaxwellMay 8, 2019, 12:01 AM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Case for a Big­ger Audience

John_MaxwellFeb 9, 2019, 7:22 AM
68 points
58 comments2 min readLW link

Why don’t peo­ple use for­mal meth­ods?

John_MaxwellJan 22, 2019, 9:39 AM
20 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
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