Iden­tities are [Sub­con­scious] Strategies

RubyOct 15, 2017, 6:10 PM
39 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

LW 2.0 Open Beta starts 9/​20

VaniverSep 15, 2017, 2:57 AM
39 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

In­finite Sum­ma­tions: A Ra­tion­al­ity Lit­mus Test

shevJan 20, 2017, 9:31 AM
38 points
23 comments5 min readLW link

Ten­sions in Truth­seek­ing

RaemonOct 2, 2017, 12:54 AM
38 points
42 comments7 min readLW link

Defense against discourse

BenquoOct 17, 2017, 9:10 AM
38 points
15 comments6 min readLW link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Log­i­cal Up­date­less­ness as a Ro­bust Del­e­ga­tion Problem

Scott GarrabrantOct 27, 2017, 9:16 PM
38 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Ac­tors and scribes, words and deeds

BenquoApr 26, 2017, 5:12 AM
38 points
5 comments9 min readLW link

List of civil­i­sa­tional inadequacy

ChristianKlNov 23, 2017, 1:56 PM
38 points
52 comments1 min readLW link

Does Age Bring Wis­dom?

Scott AlexanderNov 8, 2017, 7:20 AM
37 points
9 comments4 min readLW link
(slatestarcodex.com)

Soft Skills for Run­ning Mee­tups for Beginners

RaemonMay 6, 2017, 4:04 PM
37 points
8 comments7 min readLW link

Back­ground Read­ing: The Real Hufflepuff Se­quence Was The Posts We Made Along The Way

RaemonApr 26, 2017, 6:15 PM
37 points
27 comments8 min readLW link

Bayesian prob­a­bil­ity the­ory as ex­tended logic—a new result

ksvanhornJul 6, 2017, 7:14 PM
37 points
40 comments4 min readLW link

Suffi­ciently sincere con­fir­ma­tion bias is in­dis­t­in­guish­able from science

BenquoMar 15, 2017, 1:19 PM
37 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

Distinc­tions in Types of Thought

sarahconstantinOct 10, 2017, 3:36 AM
37 points
24 comments13 min readLW link

What Ev­i­dence Is AlphaGo Zero Re AGI Com­plex­ity?

RobinHansonOct 22, 2017, 2:28 AM
37 points
44 comments2 min readLW link

The Dar­win Game

ZviNov 15, 2017, 11:20 PM
37 points
17 comments3 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

You can never be uni­ver­sally inclusive

Kaj_SotalaOct 14, 2017, 11:30 AM
36 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(kajsotala.fi)

In sup­port of Yak Shaving

EloMar 16, 2017, 5:31 AM
36 points
14 comments4 min readLW link

Plac­ing Your­self as an In­stance of a Class

abramdemskiOct 3, 2017, 7:10 PM
36 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

Why no to­tal win­ner?

Paul CrowleyOct 15, 2017, 10:01 PM
36 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

LW 2.0 Open Beta Live

VaniverSep 21, 2017, 1:15 AM
35 points
37 comments1 min readLW link

Con­tra dou­ble crux

ThrasymachusOct 8, 2017, 4:29 PM
35 points
67 comments8 min readLW link

Res­cu­ing the Ex­tropy Magaz­ine archives

Deku-shrubJul 1, 2017, 2:25 PM
35 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Com­mu­nity Capital

weftOct 9, 2017, 3:49 AM
35 points
15 comments3 min readLW link

Bi-Weekly Ra­tional Feed

sapphireJun 24, 2017, 12:07 AM
35 points
3 comments12 min readLW link

Two Ma­jor Ob­sta­cles for Log­i­cal In­duc­tor De­ci­sion Theory

Scott GarrabrantApr 17, 2017, 9:10 PM
35 points
5 comments5 min readLW link

On mo­ti­va­tions for MIRI’s highly re­li­able agent de­sign research

jessicataJan 29, 2017, 7:34 PM
35 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

Nate Soares’ Re­plac­ing Guilt Series com­piled in epub Format

lifelonglearnerApr 30, 2017, 6:36 AM
34 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Why did ev­ery­thing take so long?

KatjaGraceDec 29, 2017, 1:00 AM
34 points
17 comments1 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

Con­crete Ways You Can Help Make the Com­mu­nity Better

sapphireJun 17, 2017, 3:03 AM
33 points
37 comments5 min readLW link

The “I Already Get It” Slide

jsalvatierFeb 1, 2017, 3:11 AM
33 points
23 comments1 min readLW link
(johnsalvatier.org)

Moder­a­tor’s Dilemma: The Risks of Par­tial Intervention

Chris_LeongSep 29, 2017, 1:47 AM
33 points
17 comments4 min readLW link

Rules of variety

KatjaGraceDec 8, 2017, 5:10 PM
32 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

Beta—First Impressions

Chris_LeongSep 21, 2017, 1:56 AM
32 points
104 comments1 min readLW link

Big Ad­vance in In­finite Ethics

bwestNov 28, 2017, 3:10 PM
32 points
13 comments5 min readLW link

LessWrong an­a­lyt­ics (Fe­bru­ary 2009 to Jan­uary 2017)

riceissaApr 16, 2017, 10:45 PM
32 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

Con­fes­sions of a Slacker

Jacob FalkovichNov 7, 2017, 2:20 PM
32 points
5 comments6 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

Strate­gic High Skill Immigration

GentzelDec 6, 2017, 1:15 AM
32 points
8 comments21 min readLW link

In defence of epistemic modesty

ThrasymachusOct 29, 2017, 8:00 PM
31 points
20 comments36 min readLW link

Learn­ing To Love Scien­tific Consensus

Scott AlexanderSep 2, 2017, 8:44 AM
31 points
1 comment19 min readLW link

Win­ning is for Losers

Jacob FalkovichOct 11, 2017, 4:01 AM
31 points
12 comments18 min readLW link
(putanumonit.com)

There is No Akrasia

lifelonglearnerApr 30, 2017, 3:33 PM
31 points
24 comments5 min readLW link

S-risks: Why they are the worst ex­is­ten­tial risks, and how to pre­vent them

Kaj_SotalaJun 20, 2017, 12:34 PM
31 points
106 comments1 min readLW link
(foundational-research.org)

Doxa, Episteme, and Gnosis

Gordon Seidoh WorleyOct 31, 2017, 11:23 PM
30 points
1 comment3 min readLW link
(mapandterritory.org)

Modesty and di­ver­sity: a con­crete suggestion

[deleted]Nov 8, 2017, 8:42 PM
30 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Notes from the Hufflepuff Unconference

RaemonMay 23, 2017, 9:04 PM
30 points
6 comments23 min readLW link

Pos­i­tive Focusing

RossinSep 30, 2017, 3:00 AM
30 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Models of hu­man re­la­tion­ships—tools to un­der­stand people

EloJul 29, 2017, 3:31 AM
30 points
27 comments22 min readLW link

Mu­si­cal set­ting of the Li­tany of Tarski

komponistoMar 23, 2017, 11:18 AM
30 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Be­com­ing stronger together

b4yes_duplicate0.9924090729683128Jul 11, 2017, 1:00 PM
30 points
39 comments9 min readLW link