What are the op­ti­mal bi­ases to over­come?

aaronswAug 4, 2012, 3:04 PM
103 points
70 comments2 min readLW link

A cyn­i­cal ex­pla­na­tion for why ra­tio­nal­ists worry about FAI

aaronswAug 4, 2012, 12:27 PM
28 points
172 comments1 min readLW link

Smart non-re­duc­tion­ists, philo­soph­i­cal vs. en­g­ineer­ing mind­sets, and religion

Kaj_SotalaAug 4, 2012, 10:48 AM
22 points
48 comments4 min readLW link

The sup­pos­edly hard prob­lem of con­scious­ness and the nonex­is­tence of sense data: Is your dog a con­scious be­ing?

[deleted]Aug 4, 2012, 1:57 AM
−21 points
19 comments3 min readLW link

Meetup : Pitts­burgh: Se­man­tic Stopsigns

KatjaGraceAug 3, 2012, 10:14 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

“Epiphany ad­dic­tion”

cousin_itAug 3, 2012, 5:52 PM
69 points
90 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Au­gust 2012

Alejandro1Aug 3, 2012, 3:33 PM
9 points
432 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly LW Mee­tups: Austin, Madi­son, NYC

FrankAdamekAug 3, 2012, 3:21 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

What are you work­ing on? Au­gust 2012

RobertLumleyAug 3, 2012, 3:10 PM
13 points
95 comments1 min readLW link

Wel­l­come Col­lec­tion in Lon­don has ex­hi­bi­tion on hu­man augmentation

tawAug 3, 2012, 8:02 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Is­sue 301 shipped: Show par­ent com­ments on /​comments

mattAug 3, 2012, 6:14 AM
43 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] Holis­tic learn­ing ebook

John_MaxwellAug 3, 2012, 12:29 AM
14 points
16 comments2 min readLW link

AI 5 minute ex­is­ten­tial risk talk

Stuart_ArmstrongAug 2, 2012, 5:44 PM
8 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Meetup : Melbourne, prac­ti­cal rationality

mattAug 2, 2012, 5:15 PM
7 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Melbourne, prac­ti­cal rationality

mattAug 2, 2012, 5:14 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

PM sys­tem is not work­ing

jsteinhardtAug 2, 2012, 4:09 PM
19 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Room­mate in­ter­est and co­or­di­na­tion thread

patrickscottshieldsAug 2, 2012, 9:22 AM
13 points
47 comments1 min readLW link

Re­in­force­ment Learn­ing: A Non-Stan­dard In­tro­duc­tion (Part 2)

royfAug 2, 2012, 8:17 AM
16 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] When An­thro­po­mor­phism Be­came Stupid

MinibearRexAug 2, 2012, 5:07 AM
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Rus­sian plan for im­mor­tal­ity [link]

Dr_ManhattanAug 1, 2012, 8:49 PM
8 points
40 comments1 min readLW link

Ad­mis­sions Es­say Help?

OnTheOtherHandleAug 1, 2012, 7:19 PM
10 points
34 comments3 min readLW link

Look­ing for a room­mate in Moun­tain View

jsteinhardtAug 1, 2012, 7:04 PM
15 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Au­gust 2012 Me­dia Thread

RobertLumleyAug 1, 2012, 6:29 PM
7 points
56 comments1 min readLW link

Open Thread, Au­gust 1-15, 2012

OpenThreadGuyAug 1, 2012, 3:39 PM
3 points
149 comments1 min readLW link

Poli­tics Dis­cus­sion Thread Au­gust 2012

OrphanWildeAug 1, 2012, 3:25 PM
−4 points
167 comments1 min readLW link

Be­com­ing a gene ma­chine—what should change?

DeltaAug 1, 2012, 1:06 PM
0 points
38 comments2 min readLW link

Thoughts on a pos­si­ble solu­tion to Pas­cal’s Mugging

Dolores1984Aug 1, 2012, 12:32 PM
4 points
40 comments5 min readLW link

Why AGI is ex­tremely likely to come be­fore FAI

skeptical_lurkerAug 1, 2012, 10:22 AM
6 points
28 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : Berkeley meetup: Board game night

NisanAug 1, 2012, 6:40 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Hot Air Doesn’t Disagree

MinibearRexAug 1, 2012, 6:29 AM
6 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Ad­vice please: Cog­ni­tive dis­tor­tion pre­vent­ing me from ac­com­plish­ing anything

abcd_zJul 31, 2012, 11:12 PM
10 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] Machi­avelli in his­tor­i­cal context

CyanJul 31, 2012, 7:41 PM
12 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

What is the Mantra of Polya?

Mark_EichenlaubJul 31, 2012, 5:49 PM
9 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

AGI-12 con­fer­ence in Oxford in December

Stuart_ArmstrongJul 31, 2012, 10:38 AM
6 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Always check your as­ser­tions… (Win­ning the Lot­tery)

brileeJul 31, 2012, 10:32 AM
7 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Utili­tar­i­anism Subreddit

TuxedageJul 31, 2012, 6:23 AM
9 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : West LA Meetup

[deleted]Jul 31, 2012, 5:58 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : West LA Meetup

[deleted]Jul 31, 2012, 5:58 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] The Be­drock of Mo­ral­ity: Ar­bi­trary?

MinibearRexJul 31, 2012, 3:45 AM
6 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Cam­bridge (MA) Meetup

chronophasiacJul 31, 2012, 1:01 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Cam­bridge (MA) Meetup

chronophasiacJul 31, 2012, 12:58 AM
−8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Cam­bridge (MA) Meetup

chronophasiacJul 31, 2012, 12:58 AM
11 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Meetup : Fort Col­lins, Colorado Meetup Thurs­day 7pm *New Place*

EvelynMJul 31, 2012, 12:24 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Fort Col­lins, Colorado Meetup Thurs­day 7pm *New Place*

EvelynMJul 31, 2012, 12:24 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Fort Col­lins, Colorado Meetup Thurs­day 7pm *New Place*

EvelynMJul 31, 2012, 12:24 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Re­tracted] Simp­son’s para­dox strikes again: there is no great stag­na­tion?

CarlShulmanJul 30, 2012, 5:55 PM
41 points
51 comments1 min readLW link

AI co­op­er­a­tion is already stud­ied in academia as “pro­gram equil­ibrium”

cousin_itJul 30, 2012, 3:22 PM
60 points
40 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Third Copen­hagen Meet-up.

[deleted]Jul 30, 2012, 2:40 PM
3 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Brain struc­ture—scans re­veal an amaz­ingly reg­u­lar pattern

D_AlexJul 30, 2012, 8:20 AM
13 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Is Fair­ness Ar­bi­trary?

MinibearRexJul 30, 2012, 5:47 AM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link