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The Parable of Predict-O-Matic
abramdemski
Oct 15, 2019, 12:49 AM
359
points
43
comments
14
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Book summary: Unlocking the Emotional Brain
Kaj_Sotala
Oct 8, 2019, 7:11 PM
332
points
48
comments
21
min read
LW
link
3
reviews
Debate on Instrumental Convergence between LeCun, Russell, Bengio, Zador, and More
Ben Pace
Oct 4, 2019, 4:08 AM
221
points
61
comments
15
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Make more land
jefftk
Oct 16, 2019, 11:20 AM
167
points
36
comments
2
min read
LW
link
5
reviews
(www.jefftk.com)
What Comes After Epistemic Spot Checks?
Elizabeth
Oct 22, 2019, 5:00 PM
122
points
9
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(acesounderglass.com)
Introduction to Introduction to Category Theory
countedblessings
Oct 6, 2019, 2:43 PM
114
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Gradient hacking
evhub
Oct 16, 2019, 12:53 AM
107
points
39
comments
3
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Turning air into bread
jasoncrawford
Oct 21, 2019, 5:50 PM
103
points
12
comments
6
min read
LW
link
1
review
(rootsofprogress.org)
[Question]
How do you assess the quality / reliability of a scientific study?
Eli Tyre
Oct 29, 2019, 2:52 PM
90
points
41
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Site Update] Subscriptions, Bookmarks, & Pingbacks
Ruby
Oct 29, 2019, 4:32 AM
88
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Two explanations for variation in human abilities
Matthew Barnett
Oct 25, 2019, 10:06 PM
87
points
28
comments
5
min read
LW
link
1
review
Misconceptions about continuous takeoff
Matthew Barnett
Oct 8, 2019, 9:31 PM
82
points
38
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Introducing Foretold.io: A New Open-Source Prediction Registry
ozziegooen
Oct 16, 2019, 2:23 PM
79
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Prospecting for Conceptual Holes
lsusr
Oct 30, 2019, 8:34 AM
72
points
20
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Maybe Lying Doesn’t Exist
Zack_M_Davis
Oct 14, 2019, 7:04 AM
71
points
59
comments
8
min read
LW
link
World State is the Wrong Abstraction for Impact
TurnTrout
Oct 1, 2019, 9:03 PM
67
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Why are people so bad at dating?
Xodarap
Oct 28, 2019, 2:32 PM
66
points
61
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What is category theory?
countedblessings
Oct 6, 2019, 2:33 PM
65
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is it harder to become a MIRI mathematician in 2019 compared to in 2013?
riceissa
Oct 29, 2019, 3:28 AM
65
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Thoughts on “Human-Compatible”
TurnTrout
Oct 10, 2019, 5:24 AM
64
points
34
comments
5
min read
LW
link
A simple sketch of how realism became unpopular
Rob Bensinger
Oct 11, 2019, 10:25 PM
63
points
55
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Human instincts, symbol grounding, and the blank-slate neocortex
Steven Byrnes
Oct 2, 2019, 12:06 PM
62
points
23
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Does the US nuclear policy still target cities?
Jeffrey Ladish
Oct 2, 2019, 12:18 AM
61
points
7
comments
10
min read
LW
link
[AN #69] Stuart Russell’s new book on why we need to replace the standard model of AI
Rohin Shah
Oct 19, 2019, 12:30 AM
60
points
12
comments
15
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
Invisible Choices, Made by Default
lsusr
Oct 20, 2019, 2:09 AM
59
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Reflections on Premium Poker Tools: Part 1 - My journey
Adam Zerner
Oct 9, 2019, 12:42 AM
57
points
14
comments
38
min read
LW
link
Healthy Competition
Raemon
Oct 20, 2019, 8:55 PM
56
points
13
comments
2
min read
LW
link
1
review
The Technique Taboo
lsusr
Oct 30, 2019, 11:22 AM
55
points
43
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mediums Overpower Messages
lsusr
Oct 20, 2019, 5:46 AM
54
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Gears of Impact
TurnTrout
Oct 7, 2019, 2:44 PM
54
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Categories: models of models
countedblessings
Oct 9, 2019, 2:45 AM
52
points
18
comments
13
min read
LW
link
How to Improve Your Sleep
lynettebye
Oct 27, 2019, 11:28 PM
50
points
19
comments
18
min read
LW
link
We tend to forget complicated things
Rafael Harth
Oct 20, 2019, 8:05 PM
49
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Effect heterogeneity and external validity in medicine
Anders_H
Oct 25, 2019, 8:53 PM
49
points
14
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Occam’s Razor May Be Sufficient to Infer the Preferences of Irrational Agents: A reply to Armstrong & Mindermann
Daniel Kokotajlo
Oct 7, 2019, 7:52 PM
47
points
39
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Prediction markets for internet points?
paulfchristiano
Oct 27, 2019, 7:30 PM
47
points
9
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(sideways-view.com)
Archiving Yahoo Groups
jefftk
Oct 18, 2019, 11:20 AM
43
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Technical AGI safety research outside AI
Richard_Ngo
Oct 18, 2019, 3:00 PM
43
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Reflections on Premium Poker Tools: Part 2 - Deciding to call it quits
Adam Zerner
Oct 9, 2019, 4:17 AM
42
points
6
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Human-AI Collaboration
Rohin Shah
Oct 22, 2019, 6:32 AM
42
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(bair.berkeley.edu)
The sentence structure of mathematics
countedblessings
Oct 7, 2019, 6:58 PM
41
points
15
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Implementing an Idea-Management System
MartinB
Oct 18, 2019, 10:48 AM
41
points
23
comments
4
min read
LW
link
On Internal Family Systems and multi-agent minds: a reply to PJ Eby
Kaj_Sotala
Oct 29, 2019, 2:56 PM
41
points
31
comments
25
min read
LW
link
AI alignment landscape
paulfchristiano
Oct 13, 2019, 2:10 AM
40
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(ai-alignment.com)
How feasible is long-range forecasting?
Ben Pace
Oct 10, 2019, 10:11 PM
40
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.openphilanthropy.org)
Random Thoughts on Predict-O-Matic
abramdemski
Oct 17, 2019, 11:39 PM
40
points
3
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Climate technology primer (1/3): basics
amarbles
Oct 25, 2019, 11:18 PM
38
points
5
comments
59
min read
LW
link
Epistemic Spot Checks: The Fall of Rome
Elizabeth
Oct 16, 2019, 6:40 PM
38
points
2
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(acesounderglass.com)
TAISU 2019 Field Report
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Oct 15, 2019, 1:09 AM
36
points
5
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Long-Term Future Fund: August 2019 grant recommendations
habryka
Oct 3, 2019, 8:41 PM
35
points
0
comments
64
min read
LW
link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)
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