Zack_M_Davis

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Comment on “Death and the Gorgon”

Zack_M_DavisJan 1, 2025, 5:47 AM

94 points

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The Standard Analogy

Zack_M_DavisJun 3, 2024, 5:15 PM

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Should I Finish My Bachelor’s Degree?

Zack_M_DavisMay 11, 2024, 5:17 AM

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Ironing Out the Squiggles

Zack_M_DavisApr 29, 2024, 4:13 PM

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The Evolution of Humans Was Net-Negative for Human Values

Zack_M_DavisApr 1, 2024, 4:01 PM

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My Interview With Cade Metz on His Reporting About Slate Star Codex

Zack_M_DavisMar 26, 2024, 5:18 PM

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“Deep Learning” Is Function Approximation

Zack_M_DavisMar 21, 2024, 5:50 PM

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Agreeing With Stalin in Ways That Exhibit Generally Rationalist Principles

Zack_M_DavisMar 2, 2024, 10:05 PM

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And All the Shoggoths Merely Players

Zack_M_DavisFeb 10, 2024, 7:56 PM

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On the Contrary, Steelmanning Is Normal; ITT-Passing Is Niche

Zack_M_DavisJan 9, 2024, 11:12 PM

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If Clarity Seems Like Death to Them

Zack_M_DavisDec 30, 2023, 5:40 PM

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Lying Alignment Chart

Zack_M_DavisNov 29, 2023, 4:15 PM

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Fake Deeply

Zack_M_DavisOct 26, 2023, 7:55 PM

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Alignment Implications of LLM Successes: a Debate in One Act

Zack_M_DavisOct 21, 2023, 3:22 PM

258 points

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Contra Yudkowsky on Epistemic Conduct for Author Criticism

Zack_M_DavisSep 13, 2023, 3:33 PM

69 points

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Assume Bad Faith

Zack_M_DavisAug 25, 2023, 5:36 PM

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“Is There Anything That’s Worth More”

Zack_M_DavisAug 2, 2023, 3:28 AM

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Lack of Social Grace Is an Epistemic Virtue

Zack_M_DavisJul 31, 2023, 4:38 PM

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“Justice, Cherryl.”

Zack_M_DavisJul 23, 2023, 4:16 PM

91 points

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A Hill of Validity in Defense of Meaning

Zack_M_DavisJul 15, 2023, 5:57 PM

25 points

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