Thomas Kwa

Karma: 5,845

Engineer at METR.

Previously: Vivek Hebbar’s team at MIRI → Adrià Garriga-Alonso on various empirical alignment projects → METR.

I have signed no contracts or agreements whose existence I cannot mention.

Jetlag, Nausea, and Diarrhea are Largely Optional

Thomas KwaMar 21, 2022, 10:40 PM

94 points

32 comments2 min readLW link

The Box Spread Trick: Get rich slightly faster

Thomas KwaSep 1, 2020, 9:41 PM

43 points

44 comments6 min readLW link

Thomas Kwa’s Bounty List

Thomas KwaJun 13, 2020, 12:03 AM

12 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What past highly-upvoted posts are overrated today?

Thomas KwaJun 9, 2020, 9:25 PM

14 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How to learn from a stronger rationalist in daily life?

Thomas KwaMay 20, 2020, 4:55 AM

16 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

My experience with the “rationalist uncanny valley”

Thomas KwaApr 23, 2020, 8:27 PM

66 points

18 comments5 min readLW link

Thomas Kwa’s Shortform

Thomas KwaMar 22, 2020, 11:19 PM

2 points

231 comments1 min readLW link

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