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The Little Dragon is Dead
SquirrelInHell
Nov 6, 2017, 9:24 PM
1
point
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)
The Little Dragon is Dead
SquirrelInHell
Nov 6, 2017, 9:20 PM
6
points
0
comments
LW
link
(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)
Kolmogorov complexity makes reward learning worse
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 6, 2017, 8:08 PM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meditation and mental space
Kaj_Sotala
Nov 6, 2017, 1:10 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(kajsotala.fi)
Bias in rationality is much worse than noise
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 6, 2017, 11:08 AM
0
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Normative assumptions: regret
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 6, 2017, 10:59 AM
0
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Our values are underdefined, changeable, and manipulable
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 6, 2017, 10:59 AM
0
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Learning values, or defining them?
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 6, 2017, 10:59 AM
0
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Self-confidence as a time saving tactic
devas
Nov 6, 2017, 10:37 AM
1
point
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Acknowledging Rationalist Angst
Hazard
Nov 6, 2017, 5:26 AM
10
points
10
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Paradox and pedagogy
whales
Nov 5, 2017, 9:01 PM
8
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
AGI
curi
Nov 5, 2017, 8:20 PM
0
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(groups.yahoo.com)
Pascal’s mugging in reward learning
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 5, 2017, 7:44 PM
9
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Zeroing Out
Zvi
Nov 5, 2017, 4:10 PM
55
points
8
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Kialo—an online discussion platform that attempts to support reasonable debates
mirefek
Nov 5, 2017, 12:48 PM
9
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.kialo.com)
Non-market failures: inefficient networks
whales
Nov 5, 2017, 4:10 AM
4
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
Moved from Moloch’s Toolbox: Discussion re style of latest Eliezer sequence
habryka
Nov 5, 2017, 2:22 AM
7
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
50 Ways To Leave Your Therapist: Termination and why it’s important
squidious
Nov 5, 2017, 1:00 AM
9
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(www.blogger.com)
Moloch’s Toolbox (1/2)
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Nov 4, 2017, 9:46 PM
154
points
70
comments
33
min read
LW
link
War(Craft) Never Changes
Raemon
Nov 4, 2017, 9:09 PM
5
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Intent of Experimenters; Halting Procedures; Frequentists vs. Bayesians
curi
Nov 4, 2017, 7:13 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(groups.google.com)
Intercellular competition and the inevitability of multicellular aging
Gunnar_Zarncke
Nov 4, 2017, 12:32 PM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.pnas.org)
Announcing the AI Alignment Prize
cousin_it
Nov 4, 2017, 11:44 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.lesserwrong.com)
Cooperative model knob-turning
Gust
Nov 3, 2017, 4:18 PM
2
points
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Announcing the AI Alignment Prize
cousin_it
Nov 3, 2017, 3:47 PM
95
points
78
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Announcing the AI Alignment Prize
cousin_it
Nov 3, 2017, 3:45 PM
12
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Preferences over non-rewards
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 3, 2017, 3:28 PM
5
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Normative assumptions: answers, emotions, and narratives
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 3, 2017, 3:27 PM
7
points
2
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Problems as dragons and papercuts
Elo
Nov 3, 2017, 1:42 AM
4
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Problems as dragons and papercuts
Elo
Nov 3, 2017, 1:41 AM
2
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
Expert Iteration From the Inside
tristanm
Nov 2, 2017, 9:11 PM
8
points
0
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Optimising Scientific Research
DragonGod
Nov 2, 2017, 7:52 PM
4
points
13
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Being Likened to a Trolley Problem
Portodiovilla
Nov 2, 2017, 5:49 PM
1
point
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Our values are underdefined, changeable, and manipulable
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 2, 2017, 11:09 AM
26
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Nightmare of the Perfectly Principled
Benquo
Nov 2, 2017, 9:10 AM
14
points
14
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
Is FB optimized to kill my time?
MrRobot
Nov 2, 2017, 5:51 AM
−6
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Satoshi Nakamoto?
MrRobot
Nov 2, 2017, 5:24 AM
−8
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Craft & The Community—A Post-Mortem & Resurrection
Bendini
Nov 2, 2017, 3:45 AM
91
points
107
comments
68
min read
LW
link
November 2017 Media Thread
ArisKatsaris
Nov 2, 2017, 12:35 AM
1
point
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Yet another failed utopia
Kazi Siddiqui
Nov 2, 2017, 12:04 AM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Research Syndicates
whpearson
Nov 1, 2017, 6:54 PM
7
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Competitive Truth-Seeking
SatvikBeri
Nov 1, 2017, 12:06 PM
62
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Copernican Revolution from the Inside
Bird Concept
Nov 1, 2017, 10:51 AM
156
points
46
comments
19
min read
LW
link
Activation Energies and Uncertainty
whpearson
Nov 1, 2017, 10:23 AM
21
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Anthropic reasoning isn’t magic
Stuart_Armstrong
Nov 1, 2017, 8:57 AM
22
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Simple refutation of the ‘Bayesian’ philosophy of science
curi
Nov 1, 2017, 6:54 AM
2
points
34
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.daviddeutsch.org.uk)
Why Competition in The Politics Industry Is Failing America -pdf
morganism
Oct 31, 2017, 11:26 PM
0
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(r.duckduckgo.com)
Doxa, Episteme, and Gnosis
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Oct 31, 2017, 11:23 PM
29
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
(mapandterritory.org)
An Equilibrium of No Free Energy
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Oct 31, 2017, 9:27 PM
136
points
50
comments
27
min read
LW
link
Questions about AGI’s Importance
curi
Oct 31, 2017, 8:50 PM
−13
points
116
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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