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Moderator’s Dilemma: The Risks of Partial Intervention
Chris_Leong
Sep 29, 2017, 1:47 AM
33
points
17
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Post Fit Review
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Sep 28, 2017, 11:52 PM
5
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
For independent researchers?
whpearson
Sep 28, 2017, 8:56 PM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Uncertainty in Deep Learning
magfrump
Sep 28, 2017, 6:53 PM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(mlg.eng.cam.ac.uk)
The Virtue of Numbering ALL your Equations
Linda Linsefors
Sep 28, 2017, 6:41 PM
7
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Against Individual IQ Worries
Scott Alexander
Sep 28, 2017, 5:12 PM
73
points
8
comments
8
min read
LW
link
My IRB Nightmare
Scott Alexander
Sep 28, 2017, 4:47 PM
59
points
1
comment
19
min read
LW
link
Blind Goaltenders: Unproductive Disagreements
PDV
Sep 28, 2017, 4:19 PM
19
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
For signaling? (Part I)
KatjaGrace
Sep 28, 2017, 7:00 AM
7
points
5
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)
Musings on Double Crux (and “Productive Disagreement”)
Raemon
Sep 28, 2017, 5:26 AM
19
points
72
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Exposition and guidance by analogy
whales
Sep 28, 2017, 3:33 AM
5
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Speed & Performance is our current top priority
habryka
Sep 27, 2017, 11:36 PM
20
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Personal thoughts on careers in AI policy and strategy [x-post EA Forum]
crmflynn
Sep 27, 2017, 5:09 PM
7
points
1
comment
19
min read
LW
link
The Great Filter isn’t magic either
Stuart_Armstrong
Sep 27, 2017, 5:04 PM
13
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The Great Filter isn’t magic either
Stuart_Armstrong
Sep 27, 2017, 4:56 PM
5
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The Outside View isn’t magic
Stuart_Armstrong
Sep 27, 2017, 2:37 PM
12
points
4
comments
6
min read
LW
link
The Outside View isn’t magic
Stuart_Armstrong
Sep 27, 2017, 2:33 PM
21
points
4
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Tests make creating AI hard
whpearson
Sep 27, 2017, 12:03 PM
−1
points
14
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Stupid Questions—September 2017
ChristianKl
Sep 27, 2017, 9:51 AM
9
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Sabbath hard and go home
Benquo
Sep 27, 2017, 7:49 AM
100
points
15
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Iron Law of Evaluation and Other Metallic Rules.
panickedapricott
Sep 27, 2017, 3:11 AM
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.gwern.net)
Economics of AI conference from NBER
fortyeridania
Sep 27, 2017, 1:45 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Unfair outcomes from fair tests
whales
Sep 26, 2017, 11:48 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(whaaales.com)
Wikipedia pageviews: still in decline
VipulNaik
Sep 26, 2017, 11:03 PM
24
points
20
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Happy Petrov Day! If Today is Also Your Birthday, Happy Birthday!
Waltus
Sep 26, 2017, 10:56 PM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(akataskeuastos.wordpress.com)
The Anthropic Principle: Five Short Examples
Optimization Process
Sep 26, 2017, 10:35 PM
61
points
13
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Cognitive Empathy and Emotional Labor
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Sep 26, 2017, 8:39 PM
7
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(mapandterritory.org)
Map of the AI Safety Community
SoerenE
Sep 26, 2017, 8:39 AM
3
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(aisafety.com)
Why I am not a Quaker (even though it often seems as though I should be)
Benquo
Sep 26, 2017, 7:00 AM
49
points
18
comments
16
min read
LW
link
Translating CFAR to Therapy
squidious
Sep 26, 2017, 7:00 AM
27
points
1
comment
5
min read
LW
link
(www.blogger.com)
Frontpage Posting and Commenting Guidelines
Ben Pace
Sep 26, 2017, 6:24 AM
24
points
25
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The Best Self-Help Should Be Self-Defeating
lifelonglearner
Sep 26, 2017, 6:16 AM
6
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Thinking on the page
whales
Sep 26, 2017, 2:22 AM
8
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Why I Quit Social Media
sarahconstantin
Sep 26, 2017, 12:58 AM
9
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)
Travel Journal: Hawaii
Jacob Falkovich
Sep 25, 2017, 10:00 PM
1
point
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(putanumonit.com)
Life Updates Strike Again!
Kallisti
Sep 25, 2017, 9:51 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Five Hindrances to Doing the Thing
moridinamael
Sep 25, 2017, 5:04 PM
10
points
4
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Rational Feed: Last Week’s Community Articles and Some Recommended Posts
sapphire
Sep 25, 2017, 1:41 PM
9
points
7
comments
8
min read
LW
link
An incentive structure that might not suck too much.
whpearson
Sep 25, 2017, 9:07 AM
5
points
13
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Open thread, September 25 - October 1, 2017
Thomas
Sep 25, 2017, 7:36 AM
0
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Test post
the gears to ascension
Sep 25, 2017, 5:43 AM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Impression track records
KatjaGrace
Sep 24, 2017, 4:40 AM
9
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)
Deontologist Envy
ozymandias
Sep 23, 2017, 8:21 PM
10
points
16
comments
6
min read
LW
link
LW2.0 now in public beta (you’ll need to reset your password to log in)
Kaj_Sotala
Sep 23, 2017, 12:00 PM
3
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(lesserwrong.com)
Out to Get You
Zvi
Sep 23, 2017, 10:50 AM
135
points
14
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Nobody does the thing that they are supposedly doing
Kaj_Sotala
23 Sep 2017 10:40 UTC
62
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(kajsotala.fi)
LW 2.0 Site Update: 09/22/17
habryka
23 Sep 2017 10:10 UTC
11
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Intuitive explanation of why entropy maximizes in a uniform distribution?
roland
23 Sep 2017 9:43 UTC
0
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Voting Weight Discussion
Raemon
22 Sep 2017 22:48 UTC
20
points
73
comments
1
min read
LW
link
LessWrong-Portable
AABoyles
22 Sep 2017 20:48 UTC
8
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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