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Meetup : Baltimore
l1n
May 6, 2017, 11:51 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Working with multiple problems at once
Elo
May 6, 2017, 10:14 PM
5
points
8
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Change
Zack_M_Davis
May 6, 2017, 9:17 PM
2
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(zackmdavis.net)
Generalizing Foundations of Decision Theory II
abramdemski
May 6, 2017, 8:40 PM
15
points
4
comments
19
min read
LW
link
Infinite ethics comparisons
Stuart_Armstrong
May 6, 2017, 7:24 PM
1
point
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Soft Skills for Running Meetups for Beginners
Raemon
May 6, 2017, 4:04 PM
37
points
8
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Cognitive Core Systems explaining intuitions behind belief in souls, free will, and creation myths
Kaj_Sotala
May 6, 2017, 12:13 PM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(kajsotala.fi)
Nuisance Noise and Competing Access Needs
Fluttershy
May 4, 2017, 10:07 PM
2
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
AI arms race
Stuart_Armstrong
May 4, 2017, 10:59 AM
10
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Thoughts on civilization collapse
Stuart_Armstrong
May 4, 2017, 10:41 AM
28
points
79
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Regression to the Mean
RobinZ
May 4, 2017, 2:09 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Chicago Applied Rationality Training
mingyuan
May 4, 2017, 1:29 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
From Jonathan Haidt: A site that lets you “experience different viewpoints”
fortyeridania
May 3, 2017, 4:01 PM
4
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(heterodoxacademy.org)
Intertheoretic utility comparison: outcomes, strategies and utilities
Stuart_Armstrong
May 3, 2017, 8:37 AM
0
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Intertheoretic utility comparison: simple theory
Stuart_Armstrong
May 3, 2017, 8:36 AM
1
point
8
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Equilibria in adversarial supervised learning
RyanCarey
May 3, 2017, 8:14 AM
5
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Call for Special Issue on Superintelligence—Informatica
RyanCarey
May 3, 2017, 5:08 AM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.informatica.si)
How I’d Introduce LessWrong to an Outsider
Adam Zerner
May 3, 2017, 4:32 AM
10
points
25
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Acting on your intended preferences—What does that look like in practice? (critical introspective questions)
Elo
May 3, 2017, 12:51 AM
8
points
1
comment
5
min read
LW
link
Decomposing the normal computer control problem
whpearson
May 2, 2017, 9:47 PM
4
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Finding reflective oracle distributions using a Kakutani map
jessicata
May 2, 2017, 2:12 AM
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Experiments, iterations and the scientific method
Elo
May 2, 2017, 12:59 AM
15
points
2
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Open thread, May. 1 - May. 7, 2017
Thomas
May 1, 2017, 3:55 PM
3
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
May 2017 Media Thread
ArisKatsaris
May 1, 2017, 10:26 AM
3
points
39
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bad intent is a disposition, not a feeling
Benquo
May 1, 2017, 1:28 AM
26
points
74
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Nate Soares’ “Assuming Good Intent”
Raemon
Apr 30, 2017, 5:45 PM
19
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(mindingourway.com)
There is No Akrasia
lifelonglearner
Apr 30, 2017, 3:33 PM
31
points
24
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Nate Soares’ Replacing Guilt Series compiled in epub Format
lifelonglearner
Apr 30, 2017, 6:36 AM
34
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Moral Robots: Making sense of robot ethics. News aggregator
morganism
Apr 29, 2017, 9:51 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(moral-robots.com)
Stationary algorithmic probability
Jacob_Hilton
Apr 29, 2017, 5:23 PM
3
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jacobh.co.uk)
Relationship compatibility as patterns of emotional associations
Kaj_Sotala
Apr 29, 2017, 5:11 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(kajsotala.fi)
Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Fun & Games
RobinZ
Apr 29, 2017, 1:27 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
New meet up in Las Vegas!
Adam Zerner
Apr 28, 2017, 11:57 PM
5
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Baltimore / UMBC
l1n
Apr 28, 2017, 6:50 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Change utility, reduce extortion
Stuart_Armstrong
Apr 28, 2017, 2:05 PM
3
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Change utility, reduce extortion
Stuart_Armstrong
Apr 28, 2017, 1:58 PM
1
point
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Superintelligence chapter 5
pepe_prime
Apr 28, 2017, 1:17 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Stockholm Slate Star Codex Meetup
pepe_prime
Apr 28, 2017, 1:15 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Learning incomplete models using dominant markets
Vanessa Kosoy
Apr 28, 2017, 9:57 AM
1
point
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Boundedly Rational Patients? Health and Patient Mistakes in a Behavioral Framework
fortyeridania
Apr 28, 2017, 1:01 AM
2
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(papers.ssrn.com)
Meetup : Las Vegas Meetup
Adam Zerner
Apr 28, 2017, 12:52 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Scenario analysis: a parody
Stuart_Armstrong
Apr 27, 2017, 3:21 PM
9
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A permutation argument for comparing utility functions
Stuart_Armstrong
Apr 27, 2017, 3:01 PM
0
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Use and misuse of models: case study
Stuart_Armstrong
Apr 27, 2017, 2:36 PM
26
points
4
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Slatestar Codex Sao Paulo
leohmarruda
Apr 27, 2017, 12:48 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Shallow Questions
rocurley
Apr 27, 2017, 4:08 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Introducing the Instrumental Rationality Sequence
lifelonglearner
Apr 26, 2017, 9:53 PM
45
points
20
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Background Reading: The Real Hufflepuff Sequence Was The Posts We Made Along The Way
Raemon
Apr 26, 2017, 6:15 PM
37
points
27
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Chicago Applied Rationality Training
mingyuan
Apr 26, 2017, 4:17 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Stub] Extortion and Pascal’s wager
Stuart_Armstrong
26 Apr 2017 13:07 UTC
6
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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