AlphaGo ver­sus Lee Sedol

gjmMar 9, 2016, 12:22 PM
30 points
183 comments1 min readLW link

Two su­per-in­tel­li­gences (evolu­tion and sci­ence) already ex­ist: what could we learn from them in terms of AI’s fu­ture and safety?

turchinMar 9, 2016, 11:00 AM
3 points
3 comments8 min readLW link

Cross-Cul­tural maps and Asch’s Con­for­mity Experiment

SableMar 9, 2016, 12:40 AM
10 points
16 comments5 min readLW link

Pur­pose­ful Anti-Rush

EloMar 8, 2016, 7:34 AM
10 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

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

RobinZMar 8, 2016, 5:05 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Would you no­tice if sci­ence died?

Douglas_KnightMar 8, 2016, 4:04 AM
8 points
40 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : Ann Ar­bor Meetup—Meditation

Bound_upMar 7, 2016, 5:56 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Many Wor­lds against Si­mu­la­tion?

CoacherMar 7, 2016, 1:50 PM
2 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Cul­ti­vate the de­sire to X

EloMar 7, 2016, 3:40 AM
9 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Open Thread March 7 - March 13, 2016

EloMar 7, 2016, 3:24 AM
9 points
125 comments1 min readLW link

Outreach Thread

Gleb_TsipurskyMar 6, 2016, 10:18 PM
11 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

What is the fu­ture of nootropic drugs? Why can’t there be ones more effec­tive than ones that have ex­isted for 15+ years?

InquilineKeaMar 6, 2016, 6:45 PM
14 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Prefer­ence over preference

EloMar 6, 2016, 12:51 AM
9 points
3 comments7 min readLW link

Up­dat­ing to­wards the simu­la­tion hy­poth­e­sis be­cause you think about AI

SoerenMindMar 5, 2016, 10:23 PM
13 points
21 comments3 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread March 2016

elharoMar 5, 2016, 6:44 PM
11 points
45 comments1 min readLW link

In­formed over­sight through an en­tropy-max­i­miza­tion objective

jessicataMar 5, 2016, 4:26 AM
1 point
9 comments2 min readLW link

On Mak­ing Things

Gram_StoneMar 5, 2016, 3:26 AM
22 points
13 comments6 min readLW link

What does it mean for cor­rect op­er­a­tion to rely on trans­fer learn­ing?

jessicataMar 5, 2016, 3:24 AM
7 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

AIFoom De­bate—con­clu­sion?

Bound_upMar 4, 2016, 8:33 PM
18 points
48 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly LW Meetups

FrankAdamekMar 4, 2016, 4:59 PM
2 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Ed­u­ca­tion as En­ter­tain­ment and the Down­fall of LessWrong

SquirrelInHellMar 4, 2016, 2:06 PM
14 points
30 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : Lon­don ra­tio­nal­ish meetup − 2016-03-06

philhMar 4, 2016, 12:52 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Syd­ney pub meetup

EloMar 4, 2016, 6:34 AM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : San Fran­cisco Meetup: Projects

rocurleyMar 4, 2016, 6:24 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Black box knowledge

EloMar 3, 2016, 10:40 PM
6 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Ra­tional diet: Eat­ing in­sects?

RaelwayScotMar 3, 2016, 7:20 PM
−2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Cor­rigi­bil­ity and in­ter­rupt­ibil­ity for var­i­ous agents

Stuart_ArmstrongMar 3, 2016, 3:15 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity 101 - how would you in­tro­duce a per­son to the ra­tio­nal­ist con­cepts? What are the best top­ics to learn/​ex­plain first?

rayalezMar 3, 2016, 10:33 AM
4 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

[pa­per] [link] Defin­ing hu­man val­ues for value learners

Kaj_SotalaMar 3, 2016, 9:29 AM
8 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

World-mod­els con­tain­ing self-models

danieldeweyMar 3, 2016, 5:54 AM
0 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Pro­cras­ti­na­tion checklist

EloMar 3, 2016, 3:04 AM
9 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

Meetup : LW Melb Ra­tion­al­ity Dojo, March: A deep dive into Effec­tive Altruism

ChriswaterguyMar 2, 2016, 10:11 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

AI as a re­s­olu­tion to the Fermi Para­dox.

RaidenMar 2, 2016, 8:45 PM
3 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Re­quest for ad­vice: high school transferring

argella42Mar 1, 2016, 10:27 PM
12 points
33 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : Wash­ing­ton, D.C.: De­sign­ing Games

RobinZMar 1, 2016, 8:40 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

March 2016 Me­dia Thread

ArisKatsarisMar 1, 2016, 8:22 PM
6 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

The map of nan­otech global catas­trophic risks

turchinMar 1, 2016, 12:33 PM
3 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

I’m plan­ning a ra­tio­nal­ist tech­nique-demon­strat­ing se­quel to HPMOR. I know about the Virtue of Silence. Are there any skills I should leave out?

b_senMar 1, 2016, 4:13 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : San An­to­nio Meetup

Bryan-sanMar 1, 2016, 1:18 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

9 Strate­gies for Effec­tive Donors

Gleb_TsipurskyFeb 29, 2016, 6:33 PM
−5 points
8 comments5 min readLW link

Open Thread Feb 29 - March 6, 2016

EloFeb 28, 2016, 10:11 PM
9 points
289 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Ann Ar­bor Meetup—Satur­day, March 5, 7 PM, Amer’s

Bound_upFeb 28, 2016, 10:01 PM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

Con­clu­sion of the Re­plac­ing Guilt series

So8resFeb 28, 2016, 3:00 AM
17 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(mindingourway.com)

Goal set­ting jour­nal (March 2016)

[deleted]Feb 27, 2016, 9:39 AM
6 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Go see Ex Machina

lisperFeb 26, 2016, 9:44 PM
−3 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly LW Meetups

FrankAdamekFeb 26, 2016, 4:38 PM
1 point
0 comments2 min readLW link

If there IS alien su­per-in­teligence in our own galaxy, then what it could be like?

Coacher26 Feb 2016 11:55 UTC
8 points
59 comments1 min readLW link

Is al­tru­is­tic de­cep­tion re­ally nec­es­sary? So­cial ac­tivism and the free market

PhilGoetz26 Feb 2016 6:38 UTC
9 points
96 comments2 min readLW link

The Philo­soph­i­cal Im­pli­ca­tions of Quan­tum In­for­ma­tion Theory

lisper26 Feb 2016 2:00 UTC
9 points
55 comments3 min readLW link

Toy model: con­ver­gent in­stru­men­tal goals

Stuart_Armstrong25 Feb 2016 14:03 UTC
16 points
2 comments4 min readLW link