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Preface

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 11, 2015, 7:00 PM
832 points
17 comments4 min readLW link

Bi­ases: An Introduction

Rob BensingerMar 11, 2015, 7:00 PM
301 points
14 comments5 min readLW link

Chap­ter 1: A Day of Very Low Probability

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
258 points
19 comments9 min readLW link

…And I Show You How Deep The Rab­bit Hole Goes

Scott AlexanderJun 3, 2015, 1:47 AM
252 points
15 comments21 min readLW link

The Im­por­tance of Sidekicks

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) Jan 8, 2015, 11:21 PM
245 points
209 comments5 min readLW link

The Brain as a Univer­sal Learn­ing Machine

jacob_cannellJun 24, 2015, 9:45 PM
201 points
171 comments19 min readLW link

16 types of use­ful predictions

Julia_GalefApr 10, 2015, 3:31 AM
176 points
55 comments8 min readLW link

A Year of Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion Soft­ware in the Classroom

tanagrabeastJul 4, 2015, 10:30 PM
174 points
26 comments13 min readLW link

At­tempted Telekinesis

AnnaSalamonFeb 7, 2015, 6:53 PM
162 points
29 comments10 min readLW link

Car­diol­o­gists and Chi­nese Robbers

Scott AlexanderSep 16, 2015, 7:00 PM
161 points
8 comments6 min readLW link

How to learn soft skills

AnnaSalamonFeb 7, 2015, 5:22 AM
139 points
29 comments7 min readLW link

I’m the new moderator

NancyLebovitzJan 13, 2015, 11:21 PM
134 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

2014 Sur­vey Results

Scott AlexanderJan 5, 2015, 7:36 PM
128 points
283 comments16 min readLW link

The Library of Scott Alexandria

Rob BensingerSep 14, 2015, 1:38 AM
127 points
34 comments7 min readLW link

LessWrong 2.0

VaniverDec 9, 2015, 6:59 PM
127 points
313 comments8 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity: From AI to Zombies

Rob BensingerMar 13, 2015, 3:11 PM
126 points
104 comments2 min readLW link

Ex­pe­riences in ap­ply­ing “The Biode­ter­minist’s Guide to Par­ent­ing”

juliawiseJul 17, 2015, 7:19 PM
124 points
34 comments9 min readLW link

The art of griev­ing well

ValentineDec 15, 2015, 7:55 PM
108 points
23 comments9 min readLW link

Chap­ter 2: Every­thing I Believe is False

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
106 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Why startup founders have mood swings (and why they may have uses)

AnnaSalamonDec 9, 2015, 6:59 PM
105 points
20 comments5 min readLW link

The Truth About Math­e­mat­i­cal Ability

JonahSFeb 12, 2015, 1:29 AM
102 points
142 comments12 min readLW link

Wear a Helmet While Driv­ing a Car

James_MillerJul 30, 2015, 4:36 PM
99 points
118 comments1 min readLW link

Tak­ing the reins at MIRI

So8resJun 3, 2015, 11:52 PM
95 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

The God­dess of Every­thing Else

Scott AlexanderAug 17, 2015, 8:59 PM
94 points
8 comments8 min readLW link

Why peo­ple want to die

PhilGoetzAug 24, 2015, 8:13 PM
93 points
174 comments2 min readLW link

A few mis­con­cep­tions sur­round­ing Roko’s basilisk

Rob BensingerOct 5, 2015, 9:23 PM
92 points
135 comments5 min readLW link

Half-ass­ing it with ev­ery­thing you’ve got

So8resMar 12, 2015, 7:00 AM
91 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(mindingourway.com)

Chap­ter 122: Some­thing to Pro­tect: Hermione Granger

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
84 points
17 comments41 min readLW link

If you can see the box, you can open the box

ThePrussianFeb 26, 2015, 10:36 AM
83 points
108 comments5 min readLW link

Chap­ter 3: Com­par­ing Real­ity To Its Alternatives

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
83 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

Chap­ter 5: The Fun­da­men­tal At­tri­bu­tion Error

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
83 points
11 comments11 min readLW link

Don’t Be Afraid of Ask­ing Per­son­ally Im­por­tant Ques­tions of Less Wrong

Evan_GaensbauerMar 17, 2015, 6:54 AM
80 points
47 comments3 min readLW link

Chap­ter 4: The Effi­cient Mar­ket Hypothesis

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
79 points
8 comments6 min readLW link

Elon Musk donates $10M to the Fu­ture of Life In­sti­tute to keep AI benefi­cial

Paul CrowleyJan 15, 2015, 4:33 PM
78 points
52 comments1 min readLW link

HPMOR Q&A by Eliezer at Wrap Party in Berkeley [Tran­scrip­tion]

sceaduweMar 16, 2015, 8:54 PM
77 points
20 comments10 min readLW link

We Should In­tro­duce Our­selves Differently

NancyLebovitzMay 18, 2015, 8:48 PM
76 points
80 comments1 min readLW link

In­nate Math­e­mat­i­cal Ability

JonahSFeb 18, 2015, 11:11 AM
76 points
140 comments9 min readLW link

An­nounc­ing the Com­plice Less Wrong Study Hall

MalcolmOceanMar 2, 2015, 11:37 PM
75 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

Chap­ter 7: Reciprocation

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
75 points
13 comments36 min readLW link

Don’t es­ti­mate your cre­ative in­tel­li­gence by your crit­i­cal intelligence

PhilGoetzFeb 5, 2015, 2:41 AM
75 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Chap­ter 6: The Plan­ning Fallacy

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2015, 7:00 PM
75 points
9 comments32 min readLW link

Bill Gates: prob­lem of strong AI with con­flict­ing goals “very wor­thy of study and time”

Paul CrowleyJan 22, 2015, 8:21 PM
73 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Why CFAR? The view from 2015

PeteMichaudDec 23, 2015, 10:46 PM
73 points
63 comments17 min readLW link

An­swer to Job

Scott AlexanderMar 15, 2015, 6:02 PM
73 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

Sapiens

VaniverApr 8, 2015, 2:56 AM
70 points
12 comments13 min readLW link

Is Scott Alexan­der bad at math?

JonahSMay 4, 2015, 5:11 AM
70 points
220 comments6 min readLW link

Even bet­ter cry­on­ics – be­cause who needs nanites any­way?

maxikovApr 7, 2015, 8:10 PM
69 points
41 comments6 min readLW link

CFAR fundraiser far from filled; 4 days remaining

AnnaSalamonJan 27, 2015, 7:26 AM
69 points
48 comments1 min readLW link

An­nounce­ment: The Se­quences eBook will be re­leased in mid-March

Rob BensingerMar 3, 2015, 1:58 AM
69 points
45 comments2 min readLW link

Top 9+2 myths about AI risk

Stuart_ArmstrongJun 29, 2015, 8:41 PM
68 points
44 comments2 min readLW link