Tak­ing the reins at MIRI

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

Sum­mary of my Par­ti­ci­pa­tion in the Good Judg­ment Project

Gunnar_ZarnckeJun 3, 2015, 9:51 PM
13 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Si­mul­ta­neous Over­con­fi­dence and Underconfidence

abramdemskiJun 3, 2015, 9:04 PM
37 points
6 comments5 min readLW link

Per­cep­tual En­tropy and Frozen Estimates

DavidmanheimJun 3, 2015, 7:27 PM
23 points
22 comments6 min readLW link

FAI Re­search Con­straints and AGI Side Effects

JustinShovelainJun 3, 2015, 7:25 PM
27 points
59 comments7 min readLW link

A tractable, in­ter­pretable for­mu­la­tion of ap­prox­i­mate con­di­tion­ing for pair­wise-speci­fied prob­a­bil­ity dis­tri­bu­tions over truth values

János KramárJun 3, 2015, 7:08 PM
3 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

In Defense of the Fun­da­men­tal At­tri­bu­tion Error

OrphanWildeJun 3, 2015, 6:46 PM
13 points
28 comments3 min readLW link

An Or­a­cle stan­dard trick

Stuart_ArmstrongJun 3, 2015, 2:25 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

An Or­a­cle stan­dard trick

Stuart_ArmstrongJun 3, 2015, 2:17 PM
7 points
33 comments1 min readLW link

Sys­temic re­view of an­tide­pres­sants vs placebo commentary

michael_bJun 3, 2015, 12:40 PM
1 point
17 comments1 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

Meetup : Dal­las, TX

DubiousTwizzlerJun 3, 2015, 12:35 AM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

So­cial class amongst the in­tel­lec­tu­ally gifted

JonahSJun 2, 2015, 11:02 PM
15 points
61 comments2 min readLW link

A Pro­posal for Defeat­ing Moloch in the Pri­son In­dus­trial Complex

lululuJun 2, 2015, 10:03 PM
33 points
77 comments4 min readLW link

Meetup : Wash­ing­ton, D.C.: Fun & Games

RobinZJun 2, 2015, 8:43 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Con­fes­sion Thread: Mis­takes as an as­piring rationalist

diegocaleiroJun 2, 2015, 6:10 PM
25 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

LINK: Com­pe­ti­tion is toxic

polymathwannabeJun 2, 2015, 5:53 PM
−9 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

Mea­sur­ing open-mindedness

cleonidJun 2, 2015, 1:35 PM
15 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Are con­se­quen­tial­ism and de­on­tol­ogy not even wrong?

Kaj_SotalaJun 2, 2015, 7:49 AM
34 points
58 comments5 min readLW link

The value of learn­ing math­e­mat­i­cal proof

JonahSJun 2, 2015, 3:15 AM
8 points
42 comments1 min readLW link

June 2015 Me­dia Thread

ArisKatsarisJun 1, 2015, 8:27 PM
8 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

Salary charts & Pro­jec­tion tool

NanashiJun 1, 2015, 4:37 PM
11 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

Roadmap: Plan of Ac­tion to Prevent Hu­man Ex­tinc­tion Risks

turchinJun 1, 2015, 9:58 AM
18 points
88 comments1 min readLW link

Open Thread, Jun. 1 - Jun. 7, 2015

GondolinianJun 1, 2015, 12:45 AM
6 points
203 comments1 min readLW link

Real­is­tic epistemic expectations

JonahSMay 31, 2015, 10:52 PM
22 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

How do hu­mans as­sign util­ities to world states?

DorikkaMay 31, 2015, 8:40 PM
5 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

[Link] Coun­ter­ing The In­side View and Mak­ing Bet­ter Decisions

[deleted]May 31, 2015, 7:22 PM
2 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : San Fran­cisco Meetup: Board Games + Books giveaway

rocurleyMay 31, 2015, 8:17 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Group ra­tio­nal­ity di­ary, May 24th—June 13th

PrismatticMay 31, 2015, 3:41 AM
10 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Learn­ing takes a long time

JonahSMay 31, 2015, 3:21 AM
42 points
37 comments2 min readLW link

Stupid Ques­tions June 2015

GondolinianMay 31, 2015, 2:14 AM
9 points
200 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread June 2015

GondolinianMay 31, 2015, 2:12 AM
10 points
134 comments1 min readLW link

Asymp­totic Log­i­cal Uncer­tainty: The Ben­ford Test

Scott GarrabrantMay 31, 2015, 12:30 AM
3 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Not be­cause you “should”

So8resMay 30, 2015, 7:00 AM
21 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(mindingourway.com)

Group Brag­ging Thread (May 2015)

ViliamMay 29, 2015, 10:36 PM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : West LA: Wait a minute… just what is bias?

abramdemskiMay 29, 2015, 10:18 PM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Learn­ing to get things right first time

owencbMay 29, 2015, 10:06 PM
12 points
36 comments2 min readLW link

What If It Rains?

ZviMay 29, 2015, 9:29 PM
1 point
0 comments4 min readLW link

“Im­mor­tal But Damned to Hell on Earth”

Bound_upMay 29, 2015, 7:55 PM
3 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Mi­sun­der­stand­ings of not understanding

KatjaGraceMay 29, 2015, 6:19 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Giv­ing What We Can needs your help!

RobertWiblinMay 29, 2015, 4:30 PM
31 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Weekly LW Meetups

FrankAdamekMay 29, 2015, 3:35 PM
6 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Ap­prox­i­mat­ing Solomonoff Induction

HoushalterMay 29, 2015, 12:23 PM
13 points
45 comments3 min readLW link

Meetup : Moscow: episte­mol­ogy, fram­ing, new pro­ject announcement

Slava MatyukhinMay 29, 2015, 11:58 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Re­quest for Ad­vice : A.I. - can I make my­self use­ful?

zslastmanMay 29, 2015, 9:13 AM
22 points
35 comments1 min readLW link

[link] in­for­ma­tional deriva­tion of quan­tum theory

Angela29 May 2015 9:10 UTC
0 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Oslo Meetup at Bi­traf.

FourFire29 May 2015 7:04 UTC
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

A Challenge: Maps We Take For Granted

Sable29 May 2015 3:50 UTC
5 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

Why is a goal a good thing?

Elo29 May 2015 3:00 UTC
4 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] Small-game fal­la­cies: a Prob­lem for Pre­dic­tion Markets

Antisuji28 May 2015 3:32 UTC
15 points
13 comments1 min readLW link