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Book recommendation requests

ChristianKlJun 1, 2017, 10:33 PM

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49 comments1 min readLW link

Why I am not currently working on the AAMLS agenda

jessicataJun 1, 2017, 5:57 PM

28 points

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3 comments5 min readLW link

June 2017 Media Thread

ArisKatsarisJun 1, 2017, 6:17 AM

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35 comments1 min readLW link

Strong men are socialist—how to use a study’s own data to disprove it

Jacob FalkovichMay 31, 2017, 4:18 AM

9 points

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5 comments1 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

Regulatory lags for New Technology [2013 notes]

gwernMay 31, 2017, 1:27 AM

9 points

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5 comments69 min readLW link

Philosophical Parenthood

SquirrelInHellMay 30, 2017, 2:09 PM

1 point

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25 comments1 min readLW link

(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)

Divergent preferences and meta-preferences

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 30, 2017, 7:33 AM

6 points

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1 comment2 min readLW link

Futarchy Fix

abramdemskiMay 30, 2017, 5:46 AM

12 points

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9 comments9 min readLW link

“AIXIjs: A Software Demo for General Reinforcement Learning”, Aslanides 2017

gwernMay 29, 2017, 9:09 PM

7 points

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1 comment1 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

Invitation to comment on a draft on multiverse-wide cooperation via alternatives to causal decision theory (FDT/UDT/EDT/...)

Caspar OesterheldMay 29, 2017, 8:34 AM

6 points

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7 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Sydney Rationality—Pub meetup June

EloMay 29, 2017, 6:52 AM

2 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Open thread, May 29 - June 4, 2017

ThomasMay 29, 2017, 6:13 AM

4 points

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84 comments1 min readLW link

Interview on IQ, genes, and genetic engineering with expert (Hsu)

James_MillerMay 28, 2017, 10:19 PM

7 points

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8 comments1 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

Bi-Weekly Rational Feed

sapphireMay 28, 2017, 5:12 PM

21 points

17 votes

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7 comments8 min readLW link

Meetup : Melbourne Social Meetup: June

MaelinMay 28, 2017, 10:10 AM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

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arunbharatulaMay 28, 2017, 4:22 AM

12 points

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6 comments1 min readLW link

Researchers studying century-old drug in potential new approach to autism

morganismMay 27, 2017, 9:16 PM

1 point

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4 comments1 min readLW link

(medicalxpress.com)

Strong men are socialist, reports study that previously reported the opposite

Jacob FalkovichMay 27, 2017, 8:49 PM

2 points

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0 comments6 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

On “Overthinking” Concepts

Bound_upMay 27, 2017, 5:07 PM

9 points

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11 comments1 min readLW link

[brainstorm] - What should the AGIrisk community look like?

whpearsonMay 27, 2017, 1:00 PM

5 points

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14 comments1 min readLW link

Fiction advice

madhatterMay 26, 2017, 9:31 PM

2 points

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4 comments1 min readLW link

Develop skills, or “dive in” and start a startup?

Adam ZernerMay 26, 2017, 6:07 PM

4 points

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9 comments1 min readLW link

Looking for machine learning and computer science collaborators

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 26, 2017, 11:53 AM

17 points

10 votes

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9 comments1 min readLW link

The Atomic Bomb Considered As Hungarian High School Science Fair Project

Scott AlexanderMay 26, 2017, 9:45 AM

59 points

46 votes

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10 comments14 min readLW link

Meetup : Superintelligence chapter 7

pepe_primeMay 26, 2017, 8:11 AM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

As there are a number of podcasts by LWers now, I’ve made a wiki page for them

OpenThreadGuyMay 26, 2017, 7:34 AM

9 points

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2 comments1 min readLW link

(wiki.lesswrong.com)

Meetup : Rationality Potluck

Mati_RoyMay 25, 2017, 6:28 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Existential risk from AI without an intelligence explosion

AlexMennenMay 25, 2017, 4:44 PM

20 points

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23 comments3 min readLW link

Meetup : Chicago Rationality Reading Group

mingyuanMay 25, 2017, 3:21 AM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

How to Destroy Civilization

ZviMay 24, 2017, 11:29 PM

1 point

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1 comment6 min readLW link

Improbable Oversight, An Attempt at Informed Oversight

William_SMay 24, 2017, 5:43 PM

3 points

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9 comments1 min readLW link

(william-r-s.github.io)

Informed Oversight through Generalizing Explanations

William_SMay 24, 2017, 5:43 PM

2 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(william-r-s.github.io)

Proposal for an Implementable Toy Model of Informed Oversight

William_SMay 24, 2017, 5:43 PM

2 points

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1 comment1 min readLW link

(william-r-s.github.io)

Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Fun & Games

RobinZMay 24, 2017, 2:49 PM

2 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

AI printing the utility value it’s maximising

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2017, 9:08 AM

0 points

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0 comments3 min readLW link

Example of double indifference

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2017, 8:58 AM

2 points

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2 comments5 min readLW link

When the AI closes a door, it opens a window

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2017, 8:49 AM

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0 comments5 min readLW link

Reflexive Oracles and superrationality: Pareto

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2017, 8:35 AM

16 points

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0 comments2 min readLW link

Reflexive Oracles and superrationality: prisoner’s dilemma

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2017, 8:34 AM

14 points

4 votes

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5 comments4 min readLW link

Goal completion: noise, errors, bias, prejudice, preference and complexity

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2017, 8:30 AM

0 points

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0 comments7 min readLW link

Removing interrupted histories doesn’t debias

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2017, 8:23 AM

3 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Learning values versus indifference

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2017, 8:20 AM

2 points

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6 comments3 min readLW link

The alternate hypothesis for AIs in virtual worlds

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 24, 2017, 8:14 AM

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0 comments1 min readLW link

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arunbharatulaMay 24, 2017, 4:31 AM

1 point

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4 comments1 min readLW link

(www.google.com)

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arunbharatulaMay 24, 2017, 4:30 AM

1 point

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Effective learning

arunbharatulaMay 24, 2017, 4:28 AM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.google.com)

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arunbharatulaMay 24, 2017, 4:28 AM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.google.com)

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arunbharatulaMay 24, 2017, 4:27 AM

1 point

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2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.google.com)

Notes from the Hufflepuff Unconference

RaemonMay 23, 2017, 9:04 PM

30 points

22 votes

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6 comments23 min readLW link

Meetup : Moscow LW meetup in “Nauchka” library

Alexander230May 23, 2017, 8:29 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

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