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Should you share your goals

EloDec 14, 2016, 11:27 PM

9 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Ozy’s Thoughts on CFAR’s Mission Statement

RaemonDec 14, 2016, 4:25 PM

4 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

(thingofthings.wordpress.com)

IEEE released the first draft of their AI ethics guide

c0rw1nDec 14, 2016, 1:30 PM

10 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(standards.ieee.org)

Minimax forecasting

Vanessa KosoyDec 14, 2016, 8:22 AM

0 points

2 comments13 min readLW link

The Partial Control Fallacy

DarmaniDec 14, 2016, 2:57 AM

29 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

In memory of Thomas Schelling

Qiaochu_YuanDec 13, 2016, 10:17 PM

16 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(publicpolicy.umd.edu)

Canons (What are they good for?)

BenquoDec 13, 2016, 9:34 PM

18 points

2 comments10 min readLW link

The Strategy of Subversive Conflict

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 12, 2016, 7:41 PM

1 point

2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.ribbonfarm.com)

Debate and Dialectic

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 12, 2016, 7:40 PM

9 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

(mapandterritory.org)

Further discussion of CFAR’s focus on AI safety, and the good things folks wanted from “cause neutrality”

AnnaSalamonDec 12, 2016, 7:39 PM

65 points

38 comments5 min readLW link

Sane Thinking about Mental Problems

sarahconstantinDec 12, 2016, 7:32 PM

10 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Open thread, Dec. 12 - Dec. 18, 2016

MrMindDec 12, 2016, 7:56 AM

9 points

141 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : SF Meetup: Projects

maiaDec 11, 2016, 8:18 PM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Melbourne Social Meetup: December

MaelinDec 11, 2016, 11:33 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Minimax and dynamic (in)consistency

Vanessa KosoyDec 11, 2016, 10:42 AM

0 points

0 comments10 min readLW link

2016: a year in review in science

EloDec 11, 2016, 5:01 AM

29 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

This one equation may be the root of intelligence

morganismDec 10, 2016, 11:23 PM

8 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(singularityhub.com)

Meetup : Sydney Solstice

EloDec 10, 2016, 10:16 PM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Mapping the Movements of the Mind Pt. 1

Bound_upDec 10, 2016, 4:53 PM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(secondinsight.wordpress.com)

CFAR’s new mission statement (on our website)

AnnaSalamonDec 10, 2016, 8:37 AM

15 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

(www.rationality.org)

Be secretly wrong

BenquoDec 10, 2016, 7:06 AM

66 points

46 comments3 min readLW link

Traditions and Rationality.

NatashaRostovaDec 10, 2016, 5:08 AM

11 points

33 comments4 min readLW link

Suggested solution to The Naturalized Induction Problem

Dec 10, 2016, 12:21 AM

2 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

Take the Rationality Test to determine your rational thinking style

Gunnar_ZarnckeDec 9, 2016, 11:10 PM

4 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

(programs.clearerthinking.org)

Reframing Average Utilitarianism

HalfwitzDec 9, 2016, 6:45 PM

3 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly LW Meetups

FrankAdamekDec 9, 2016, 6:11 PM

3 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Is Caviar a Risk Factor For Being a Millionaire?

Anders_HDec 9, 2016, 4:27 PM

67 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Canberra Secular Solstice

CalienDec 9, 2016, 1:10 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Baltimore Area / UMBC Weekly Meetup

iarwain1Dec 9, 2016, 12:14 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : December Meetup in Munich

ValeriyDec 9, 2016, 10:41 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Second Insight: Repairing My “Repairs” or Aspiring to Rationality instead of “Rationality”

Bound_upDec 9, 2016, 2:27 AM

5 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(secondinsight.wordpress.com)

Meetup : Moscow: pedagogy goals, willpower research, community growth

Slava MatyukhinDec 8, 2016, 9:05 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

The Ferrett: “The Day I Realized My Uncle Hung Around With Gay Guys”

CronoDASDec 8, 2016, 4:26 PM

10 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(theferrett.livejournal.com)

Meetup : AI safety Berlin

blobDec 8, 2016, 2:36 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Making nothing out of a big deal

KatjaGraceDec 8, 2016, 3:41 AM

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

“What is Wrong With our Thoughts” -David Stove (1991)

NatashaRostovaDec 8, 2016, 1:27 AM

16 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(web.maths.unsw.edu.au)

Self-Blackmail

Jack_LaSotaDec 8, 2016, 1:15 AM

3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(sinceriously.fyi)

Combining Prediction Technologies to Help Moderate Discussions

Wei DaiDec 8, 2016, 12:19 AM

21 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Discussion of LW in Ezra Klein podcast [starts 47:40]

Scott AlexanderDec 7, 2016, 11:22 PM

17 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(itunes.apple.com)

How I use Anki to learn mathematics

Arthur MilchiorDec 7, 2016, 10:29 PM

41 points

13 comments7 min readLW link

OpenAI releases Universe an interface between AI agents and the real world

Gunnar_ZarnckeDec 7, 2016, 10:04 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(openai.com)

If Prison Were a Disease, How Bad Would It Be?

sarahconstantinDec 7, 2016, 9:46 PM

11 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Mic-Ra-finance and the illusion of control

BenquoDec 7, 2016, 8:00 PM

8 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Land war in Asia

ApprenticeDec 7, 2016, 7:31 PM

26 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Solstice Day-After Megameetup

RaemonDec 7, 2016, 5:42 PM

0 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Unspeakable conversations

casebashDec 7, 2016, 3:24 PM

2 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : December Rationality meetup featuring Double Crux

MarkoDec 7, 2016, 8:05 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

On Philosophers Against Malaria

BenquoDec 7, 2016, 2:03 AM

5 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think

morganismDec 6, 2016, 10:42 PM

9 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(www.nngroup.com)

Measuring the Sanity Waterline

moridinamaelDec 6, 2016, 8:38 PM

9 points

21 comments3 min readLW link

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