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More Cryonics Probability Estimates
jefftk
Dec 17, 2012, 8:59 PM
30
points
89
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley: How Robot Cars Are Near
Nisan
Dec 17, 2012, 7:46 PM
3
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] Rethinking the way colleges teach critical thinking
Despard
Dec 17, 2012, 6:51 PM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Statistical checks on some social science
NancyLebovitz
Dec 17, 2012, 5:23 PM
30
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 17, chapter 86
Alsadius
Dec 17, 2012, 7:19 AM
15
points
609
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Wanted: Rationalist Pushback (link)
aronwall
Dec 17, 2012, 5:51 AM
−1
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Wrapping Up
MinibearRex
Dec 17, 2012, 4:33 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Parallelizing Rationality: How Should Rationalists Think in Groups?
almkglor
Dec 17, 2012, 4:08 AM
21
points
23
comments
11
min read
LW
link
A utility-maximizing varient of AIXI
AlexMennen
Dec 17, 2012, 3:48 AM
26
points
22
comments
5
min read
LW
link
A utility-maximizing varient of AIXI
AlexMennen
Dec 17, 2012, 1:12 AM
2
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
a utility-maximizing varient of AIXI
AlexMennen
Dec 17, 2012, 12:58 AM
2
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Ask LW: ω-self-aware systems
robertzk
Dec 16, 2012, 10:18 PM
0
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : First Buffalo Meetup
StonesOnCanvas
Dec 16, 2012, 7:55 PM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Consistence of reciprocity?
yttrium
Dec 16, 2012, 7:08 PM
0
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, December 16-31, 2012
OpenThreadGuy
Dec 16, 2012, 6:26 AM
7
points
160
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Artificial Mysterious Intelligence
MinibearRex
Dec 16, 2012, 5:35 AM
5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] New prize on causality in statistics education
jsalvatier
Dec 15, 2012, 11:50 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : DC meetup Dec 16
[deleted]
Dec 15, 2012, 5:18 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Brussels meetup
Axel
Dec 15, 2012, 5:04 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Shared AI Wins
MinibearRex
Dec 15, 2012, 7:24 AM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups: Austin; Atlanta; Cleveland; Montreal; Sofia, Bulgaria; Toronto; Vancouver; Washington DC
FrankAdamek
Dec 14, 2012, 3:49 PM
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Is That Your True Rejection?
MinibearRex
Dec 14, 2012, 4:03 AM
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bad news for uploading
PhilGoetz
Dec 13, 2012, 11:32 PM
19
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Durham HPMoR Discussion, chapters 21-23
evand
Dec 13, 2012, 8:25 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Paderborn Meetup, December 19th
Just_existing
Dec 13, 2012, 8:10 PM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Cleveland Ohio Meetup
Raelifin
Dec 13, 2012, 7:52 PM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Why (anthropic) probability isn’t enough
Stuart_Armstrong
Dec 13, 2012, 4:09 PM
33
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Negative karma is a bad design
sanxiyn
Dec 13, 2012, 11:27 AM
−10
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Friendly Projects vs. Products
MinibearRex
Dec 13, 2012, 9:00 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Noisy Reasoners
lukeprog
Dec 13, 2012, 7:53 AM
20
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Math appendix for: “Why you must maximize expected utility”
Benya
Dec 13, 2012, 1:11 AM
13
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Why you must maximize expected utility
Benya
Dec 13, 2012, 1:11 AM
50
points
76
comments
21
min read
LW
link
Singularity the hard way
CCC
Dec 12, 2012, 7:07 PM
−15
points
30
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Vancouver Last call for 2012
[deleted]
Dec 12, 2012, 1:54 PM
6
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Replaceability as a virtue
chaosmage
Dec 12, 2012, 7:53 AM
6
points
41
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Buffalo Meetup: Survey of Interest
StonesOnCanvas
Dec 12, 2012, 3:19 AM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] 23andme is 99$ now
Jabberslythe
Dec 12, 2012, 2:31 AM
8
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Sustained Strong Recursion
MinibearRex
Dec 12, 2012, 12:30 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne social meetup
toner
Dec 11, 2012, 11:35 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Should we live to 1,000?
XFrequentist
Dec 11, 2012, 4:59 PM
16
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rational subjects and rational practitioners
Richard_Kennaway
Dec 11, 2012, 2:40 PM
50
points
36
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Group rationality diary, 12/10/12
cata
Dec 11, 2012, 11:50 AM
4
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Moscow: Applied Rationality
Yuu
Dec 11, 2012, 9:14 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Evolved Desires
MinibearRex
Dec 11, 2012, 2:21 AM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Call for a Friendly AI channel on freenode
Mitchell_Porter
Dec 10, 2012, 11:27 PM
11
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The challenges of bringing up AIs
Stuart_Armstrong
Dec 10, 2012, 12:43 PM
16
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Two Modes of Discourse: Taking everything personally v. debate as sport
Vaniver
10 Dec 2012 7:46 UTC
6
points
61
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Do I really not believe in God? Do you?
Shmi
10 Dec 2012 7:02 UTC
18
points
58
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Taking into account another’s preferences
SarahNibs
10 Dec 2012 5:06 UTC
18
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
New Sequences and General Update From Castify
scott_from_castify
10 Dec 2012 4:45 UTC
16
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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