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Inefficient Games

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)Aug 23, 2016, 5:47 PM

26 points

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13 comments1 min readLW link

A Conversation with GoD

Jacob FalkovichAug 23, 2016, 7:59 AM

9 points

3 votes

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0 comments4 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

Productivity—List Notch system

EloAug 23, 2016, 4:46 AM

11 points

6 votes

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1 comment4 min readLW link

Meetup : Moscow LW meetup in “Nauchka” library

Alexander230Aug 22, 2016, 8:50 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

The map of the risks of aliens

turchinAug 22, 2016, 7:05 PM

12 points

9 votes

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21 comments5 min readLW link

Open Thread, Aug. 22 − 28, 2016

polymathwannabeAug 22, 2016, 4:24 PM

6 points

4 votes

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67 comments1 min readLW link

The non-indifferent behaviour of stratified indifference?

Stuart_ArmstrongAug 22, 2016, 1:51 PM

0 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Willpower Schedule

SquirrelInHellAug 22, 2016, 1:05 PM

9 points

11 votes

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6 comments2 min readLW link

DARPA accepting proposals for explainable AI

morganismAug 22, 2016, 12:05 AM

10 points

8 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : SF Meetup: Fun and Games

maiaAug 20, 2016, 3:13 PM

2 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Corrigibility through stratified indifference

Stuart_ArmstrongAug 19, 2016, 4:11 PM

8 points

5 votes

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0 comments5 min readLW link

Weekly LW Meetups

FrankAdamekAug 19, 2016, 3:40 PM

3 points

2 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

Modeling the capabilities of advanced AI systems as episodic reinforcement learning

jessicataAug 19, 2016, 2:52 AM

4 points

2 votes

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6 comments5 min readLW link

Deepmind Plans for Rat-Level AI

moridinamaelAug 18, 2016, 4:26 PM

33 points

22 votes

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9 comments1 min readLW link

The Future of Humanity Institute is hiring!

crmflynnAug 18, 2016, 1:09 PM

23 points

14 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

The barriers to the task

EloAug 18, 2016, 7:22 AM

19 points

10 votes

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5 comments3 min readLW link

Meetup : Baltimore Area Weekly Meetup

iarwain1Aug 18, 2016, 12:24 AM

1 point

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Games in Kocherga club: FallacyMania, Zendo, Tower of Chaos

Alexander230Aug 17, 2016, 6:39 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Superintelligence via whole brain emulation

AlexMennenAug 17, 2016, 4:11 AM

15 points

12 votes

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33 comments3 min readLW link

Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Mini Talks

RobinZAug 17, 2016, 3:19 AM

2 points

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Time management and Do your tasks in a different order

EloAug 16, 2016, 11:15 PM

15 points

8 votes

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5 comments3 min readLW link

Meetup : Rationality Meetup Vienna

ViliamAug 16, 2016, 8:21 PM

2 points

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Wicked Problems

EloAug 16, 2016, 8:35 AM

10 points

5 votes

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7 comments4 min readLW link

The ladder of abstraction and giving examples

EloAug 16, 2016, 5:31 AM

26 points

15 votes

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3 comments4 min readLW link

Willpower Thermodynamics

FluttershyAug 16, 2016, 3:00 AM

9 points

6 votes

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5 comments2 min readLW link

Seeking Optimization of New Website “New Atheist Survival Kit,” a go-to site for newly-made atheists

Bound_upAug 16, 2016, 1:03 AM

7 points

5 votes

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11 comments1 min readLW link

Addendum to applicable advice

EloAug 16, 2016, 12:59 AM

6 points

5 votes

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1 comment3 min readLW link

European Soylent alternatives

ChristianKlAug 15, 2016, 8:22 PM

20 points

11 votes

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18 comments4 min readLW link

Meetup : Melbourne Social Meetup: August

MaelinAug 15, 2016, 2:56 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Identity map

turchinAug 15, 2016, 11:29 AM

15 points

9 votes

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41 comments5 min readLW link

Avoiding collapse: Grand challenges for science and society to solve by 2050

morganismAug 15, 2016, 5:47 AM

5 points

7 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Meetup : San Jose Meetup: Park Day (VII)

steven0461Aug 15, 2016, 1:05 AM

2 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Open Thread, Aug. 15. - Aug 21. 2016

EloAug 15, 2016, 12:26 AM

11 points

6 votes

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53 comments1 min readLW link

What is it like to understand advanced mathematics?

morganismAug 14, 2016, 11:14 PM

−3 points

5 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

A Review of Signal Data Science

The_Jaded_OneAug 14, 2016, 3:32 PM

18 points

13 votes

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15 comments2 min readLW link

Help with Bayesian priors

WikiLogicOrgAug 14, 2016, 10:24 AM

8 points

5 votes

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26 comments2 min readLW link

New LW Meetup: Munich

FrankAdamekAug 12, 2016, 3:51 PM

1 point

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0 comments2 min readLW link

“Is Science Broken?” is underspecified

NancyLebovitzAug 12, 2016, 11:59 AM

16 points

9 votes

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11 comments1 min readLW link

Applicable advice

EloAug 12, 2016, 8:16 AM

6 points

3 votes

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5 comments4 min readLW link

Filter on the way in, Filter on the way out...

EloAug 12, 2016, 7:24 AM

12 points

9 votes

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22 comments3 min readLW link

Inverse cryonics: one weird trick to persuade anyone to sign up for cryonics today!

The_Jaded_OneAug 11, 2016, 5:29 PM

7 points

12 votes

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37 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : Washington, D.C.: TED Talks

RobinZAug 11, 2016, 4:52 PM

2 points

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Baltimore Area Weekly Meetup

iarwain1Aug 11, 2016, 4:47 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Mental models—giving people personhood and taking it away

EloAug 11, 2016, 8:32 AM

7 points

4 votes

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9 comments3 min readLW link

Non-Fiction Book Reviews

SquirrelInHellAug 11, 2016, 5:05 AM

15 points

10 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)

Meetup : SF Meetup: Group Debugging

maiaAug 11, 2016, 4:59 AM

2 points

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Setting up my work environment—Doing the causation backwards

EloAug 11, 2016, 2:36 AM

11 points

6 votes

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2 comments3 min readLW link

Low hanging productivity—improving your workspace

EloAug 9, 2016, 12:14 PM

22 points

12 votes

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7 comments1 min readLW link

People who lie about how much they eat are jerks

EloAug 8, 2016, 3:45 AM

1 point

19 votes

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40 comments3 min readLW link

Open Thread, Aug. 8 - Aug 14. 2016

EloAug 7, 2016, 11:07 PM

9 points

5 votes

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71 comments1 min readLW link

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