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Comparing LICDT and LIEDT
abramdemski
Oct 21, 2017, 11:41 PM
4
points
2
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Introducing Goalclaw, personal goal tracker
Nic_Smith
Oct 21, 2017, 8:10 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Trope Dodging
Hazard
Oct 21, 2017, 6:43 PM
2
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Halloween costume: Paperclipperer
Elo
Oct 21, 2017, 6:33 AM
6
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Halloween costume: Paperclipperer
Elo
Oct 21, 2017, 6:32 AM
7
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Instrumental Rationality: Postmortem
lifelonglearner
Oct 21, 2017, 6:23 AM
17
points
8
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Instrumental Rationality 7: Closing Disclaimer
lifelonglearner
Oct 21, 2017, 6:03 AM
8
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
AlphaGo Zero and the Foom Debate
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Oct 21, 2017, 2:18 AM
98
points
17
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Rationality and overriding human preferences: a combined model
Stuart_Armstrong
Oct 20, 2017, 10:47 PM
0
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Thinking Toys
Gary Basin
Oct 20, 2017, 9:45 PM
9
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
LDL 2: Nonconvex Optimization
magfrump
Oct 20, 2017, 6:20 PM
13
points
13
comments
4
min read
LW
link
NYC Solstice and East Coast Megameetup. Interested in attending? We need your help.
clarkey
Oct 20, 2017, 4:49 PM
3
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
NYC Solstice and East Coast Megameetup. Interested in attending? We need your help.
Rachel Shu
Oct 20, 2017, 4:32 PM
2
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
10/20/17 Development Update: HTML pasting, the return of the bullets and bugfixes
habryka
Oct 20, 2017, 8:31 AM
3
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Functional Decision Theory: A New Theory of Instrumental Rationality
ESRogs
Oct 20, 2017, 8:09 AM
16
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(arxiv.org)
The Four States: action, cognitive, emotional, relational
squidious
Oct 20, 2017, 7:00 AM
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.blogger.com)
Lucid dreaming technique and study
morganism
Oct 20, 2017, 3:18 AM
1
point
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.luciddreamingaustralia.com)
Recent updates to gwern.net (2016-2017)
gwern
Oct 20, 2017, 2:11 AM
10
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The NN/tank Story Probably Never Happened
gwern
Oct 20, 2017, 1:41 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.gwern.net)
Yudkowsky on AGI ethics
Rob Bensinger
Oct 19, 2017, 11:13 PM
69
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Regress Thyself to the Mean
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Oct 19, 2017, 10:42 PM
11
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(mapandterritory.org)
Learning Deep Learning: Joining data science research as a mathematician
magfrump
Oct 19, 2017, 7:14 PM
10
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Just a photo
MaryCh
Oct 19, 2017, 6:48 PM
1
point
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Fighting the evil influence of Facebook (but keeping the good bits): a manifesto and how-to guide
[deleted]
Oct 19, 2017, 11:43 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(thomas-sittler.github.io)
10/19/2017: Development Update (new vote backend, revamped user pages and advanced editor)
habryka
Oct 19, 2017, 9:09 AM
8
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Use concrete language to improve your communication in relationships
Elo
Oct 19, 2017, 3:46 AM
10
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Use concrete language to improve your communication in relationships
Elo
Oct 19, 2017, 3:46 AM
4
points
13
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Feature Request—Disable Voting on Main Page
Chris_Leong
Oct 19, 2017, 3:15 AM
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
LessWrong: West vs. East
Neuroff
Oct 19, 2017, 3:13 AM
11
points
15
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Alpha Go Zero comments
Kyre
Oct 19, 2017, 1:27 AM
9
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.nature.com)
Distinctions Between Natalism Positions
ozymandias
Oct 19, 2017, 1:06 AM
12
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
De-Centering Bias
Chris_Leong
Oct 18, 2017, 11:24 PM
14
points
10
comments
2
min read
LW
link
New program can beat Alpha Go, didn’t need input from human games
NancyLebovitz
Oct 18, 2017, 8:01 PM
8
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(deepmind.com)
Adjust for the middleman.
MaryCh
Oct 18, 2017, 2:40 PM
2
points
1
comment
4
min read
LW
link
Seeding a productive culture: a working hypothesis
Benquo
Oct 18, 2017, 9:10 AM
11
points
15
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
Instrumental Rationality 6: Attractor Theory
lifelonglearner
Oct 18, 2017, 3:54 AM
15
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Global Catastrophe Prevention Plan Comprehensive Working Outline (wip)
Sailor_Vulcan
Oct 18, 2017, 3:05 AM
3
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(docs.google.com)
Travel Journal: Mexico City
Jacob Falkovich
Oct 18, 2017, 2:30 AM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(putanumonit.com)
Seek Fair Expectations of Others’ Models
Zvi
Oct 17, 2017, 2:30 PM
60
points
17
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Postmodernism for rationalists
Kaj_Sotala
Oct 17, 2017, 12:20 PM
3
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(palegreendot.net)
Anti-tribalism and positive mental health as high-value cause areas
Kaj_Sotala
Oct 17, 2017, 10:20 AM
12
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(kajsotala.fi)
Defense against discourse
Benquo
Oct 17, 2017, 9:10 AM
38
points
15
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
A Software Agent Illustrating Some Features of an Illusionist Account of Consciousness
ESRogs
Oct 17, 2017, 7:42 AM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)
The Balance Between Hard Work and Exhaustion
Rossin
17 Oct 2017 4:06 UTC
15
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
That’s a Thing!
abramdemski
16 Oct 2017 22:25 UTC
5
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Outside View as the Main Debiasing Technique
abramdemski
16 Oct 2017 21:53 UTC
8
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Open thread, October 16 - October 22, 2017
root
16 Oct 2017 18:53 UTC
2
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On the construction of beacons
Benquo
16 Oct 2017 9:10 UTC
21
points
9
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
Multidimensional signaling
KatjaGrace
16 Oct 2017 7:00 UTC
24
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)
Against naming things, and so on
whales
15 Oct 2017 23:48 UTC
24
points
8
comments
4
min read
LW
link
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