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The Limits of Correctness, by Bryan Cantwell Smith [pdf]
cousin_it
Aug 25, 2017, 11:36 AM
5
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca)
Could the Maxipok rule have catastrophic consequences? (I argue yes.)
philosophytorres
Aug 25, 2017, 10:00 AM
10
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
When “I’m here” means nothing
squidious
Aug 25, 2017, 7:00 AM
2
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.blogger.com)
Paranoia testing
Elo
Aug 25, 2017, 4:41 AM
0
points
2
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Social Insight: Status Exchange: When an Insult Is a Compliment, When a Compliment Is an Insult
Bound_up
Aug 25, 2017, 3:57 AM
9
points
11
comments
6
min read
LW
link
What is Rational?
DragonGod
Aug 24, 2017, 10:35 PM
3
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A Decision Problem
DragonGod
Aug 24, 2017, 9:53 PM
0
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Using modal fixed points to formalize logical causality
cousin_it
Aug 24, 2017, 2:33 PM
21
points
10
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Nasas ambitious plan to save earth from a supervolcano
ChristianKl
Aug 24, 2017, 10:01 AM
7
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.bbc.com)
Habits 101: Techniques and Research
lifelonglearner
Aug 22, 2017, 10:54 AM
8
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(medium.com)
Emotional labour
Elo
Aug 22, 2017, 12:54 AM
6
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
It is easy to expose users’ secret web habits, say researchers
ChristianKl
Aug 21, 2017, 7:05 AM
6
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.bbc.com)
Open thread, August 21 - August 27, 2017
Thomas
Aug 21, 2017, 6:13 AM
1
point
71
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The new spring of artificial intelligence: A few early economics
fortyeridania
Aug 21, 2017, 2:06 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(voxeu.org)
Ten small life improvements
paulfchristiano
Aug 20, 2017, 7:09 PM
40
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Altruism is Incomplete
Zvi
Aug 20, 2017, 4:29 PM
2
points
0
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Paths Forward on Berkeley Culture Discussion
Zvi
Aug 20, 2017, 4:27 PM
4
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Multiverse-wide Cooperation via Correlated Decision Making
Kaj_Sotala
Aug 20, 2017, 12:01 PM
5
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(foundational-research.org)
Autopoietic systems and difficulty of AGI alignment
jessicata
Aug 20, 2017, 1:05 AM
19
points
14
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Reality of Emergence
DragonGod
Aug 19, 2017, 9:58 PM
8
points
47
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Like-Minded Forums
Bound_up
Aug 19, 2017, 6:26 PM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Embracing Metamodernism
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Aug 18, 2017, 7:23 PM
13
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(mapandterritory.org)
Seattle Minimum Wage Study (Part 3): Tell Me Why I’m Wrong, Please!
Zvi
Aug 17, 2017, 11:56 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Conditioning on Conditionals
Scott Garrabrant
Aug 17, 2017, 1:15 AM
8
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Density Zero Exploration
AlexMennen
Aug 17, 2017, 12:43 AM
4
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Logical Induction with incomputable sequences
AlexMennen
Aug 17, 2017, 12:39 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Stable Pointers to Value: An Agent Embedded in Its Own Utility Function
abramdemski
Aug 17, 2017, 12:22 AM
15
points
9
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Tabooing Science + an xkcd comic about the eclipse—“Honestly, it’s not that scientific.”
Voltairina
Aug 16, 2017, 3:19 PM
6
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Take my Job
Jacob Falkovich
Aug 16, 2017, 3:00 PM
1
point
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(putanumonit.com)
We need to think more about Terminal Values
[deleted]
Aug 16, 2017, 7:50 AM
2
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Social Insight: When a Lie Is Not a Lie; When a Truth Is Not a Truth—Pt. 2
Bound_up
Aug 15, 2017, 12:53 AM
3
points
29
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Humor] A Fearsome Rationality Technique
SquirrelInHell
Aug 14, 2017, 9:05 PM
2
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)
Open thread, August 14 - August 20, 2017
Thomas
Aug 14, 2017, 7:48 AM
2
points
59
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What is Rationalist Berkey’s Community Culture
sapphire
Aug 13, 2017, 6:36 PM
0
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
What Is Rationalist Berkley’s Community Culture?
Zvi
Aug 12, 2017, 3:21 PM
8
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Choices Are Really Bad
Zvi
Aug 12, 2017, 2:19 PM
1
point
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Repairing Anxiety using Internal and External locus of control models
Elo
Aug 12, 2017, 8:05 AM
4
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Social Insight: When a Lie Is Not a Lie; When a Truth Is Not a Truth
Bound_up
Aug 11, 2017, 6:28 PM
14
points
58
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Prediction should be a sport
chaosmage
Aug 10, 2017, 7:55 AM
22
points
21
comments
2
min read
LW
link
China’s Plan to ‘Lead’ in AI: Purpose, Prospects, and Problems
fortyeridania
Aug 10, 2017, 1:54 AM
7
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.newamerica.org)
The Lizard People Of Alpha Draconis 1 Decided To Build An Ansible
Scott Alexander
Aug 10, 2017, 12:33 AM
45
points
1
comment
5
min read
LW
link
Bi-weekly Rational Feed
sapphire
Aug 8, 2017, 1:56 PM
29
points
4
comments
13
min read
LW
link
CIRL Wireheading
tom4everitt
Aug 8, 2017, 6:33 AM
3
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Open thread, August 7 - August 13, 2017
Thomas
Aug 7, 2017, 8:07 AM
1
point
35
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI Summer Fellows Program
abramdemski
Aug 6, 2017, 7:35 AM
13
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Something Was Wrong
Zvi
Aug 5, 2017, 2:48 PM
10
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Unyoga Manifesto
SquirrelInHell
Aug 4, 2017, 9:24 PM
9
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)
Inscrutable Ideas
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Aug 4, 2017, 8:55 PM
8
points
14
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(mapandterritory.org)
Test EA human swarm [Friday 4 Aug − 11 AM PST]
old
Aug 3, 2017, 8:02 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.facebook.com)
Where The Falling Einstein Meets The Rising Mouse
Scott Alexander
Aug 3, 2017, 12:54 AM
17
points
2
comments
8
min read
LW
link
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