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Always Discard Fascist Policies

David SpiesOct 15, 2019, 10:23 PM

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Philadelphia SSC Meetup

MajusculeOct 15, 2019, 5:41 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Transportation Tracking

jefftkOct 15, 2019, 11:00 AM

10 points

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0 comments3 min readLW link

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SSC Madison: Meditations on Raikoth

marywangOct 15, 2019, 3:42 AM

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TAISU 2019 Field Report

Gordon Seidoh WorleyOct 15, 2019, 1:09 AM

36 points

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5 comments5 min readLW link

The Parable of Predict-O-Matic

abramdemskiOct 15, 2019, 12:49 AM

364 points

171 votes

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43 comments14 min readLW link 2 reviews

Strong stances

KatjaGraceOct 15, 2019, 12:40 AM

27 points

13 votes

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9 comments9 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

Impact measurement and value-neutrality verification

evhubOct 15, 2019, 12:06 AM

31 points

10 votes

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13 comments6 min readLW link

Schematic Thinking: heuristic generalization using Korzybski’s method

romeostevensitOct 14, 2019, 7:29 PM

28 points

9 votes

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7 comments3 min readLW link

[AN #68]: The attainable utility theory of impact

Rohin ShahOct 14, 2019, 5:00 PM

17 points

5 votes

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0 comments8 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Whistle-based Synthesis

jefftkOct 14, 2019, 12:10 PM

7 points

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0 comments3 min readLW link

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Maybe Lying Doesn’t Exist

Zack_M_DavisOct 14, 2019, 7:04 AM

70 points

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59 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] What would the world be like if everyone was a rationalist?

Nikolas MitropoulosOct 14, 2019, 5:29 AM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Fall Pittsburgh SSC Meetup

fr8trainOct 14, 2019, 3:32 AM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Regarding Archimedes (a philosophy of math anecdote)

KyriakosCHOct 13, 2019, 9:25 PM

2 points

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0 comments2 min readLW link

MA Price Accuracy Law

jefftkOct 13, 2019, 12:00 PM

15 points

5 votes

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2 comments2 min readLW link

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[Question] What’s going on with “provability”?

Sunny from QADOct 13, 2019, 3:59 AM

23 points

10 votes

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22 comments1 min readLW link

AI alignment landscape

paulfchristianoOct 13, 2019, 2:10 AM

40 points

16 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

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Prediction Markets Don’t Reveal The Territory

SebastianG Oct 12, 2019, 11:54 PM

6 points

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14 comments3 min readLW link

SSC Meetup 10/12: Minneapolis / St. Paul

Drake ThomasOct 12, 2019, 3:44 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Planned Power Outages

jefftkOct 12, 2019, 2:10 PM

27 points

10 votes

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18 comments1 min readLW link

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A simple sketch of how realism became unpopular

Rob BensingerOct 11, 2019, 10:25 PM

63 points

27 votes

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55 comments4 min readLW link

A Short Introduction to Theory of Change

Ian David MossOct 11, 2019, 7:00 PM

6 points

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0 comments4 min readLW link

Rent Needs to Decrease

jefftkOct 11, 2019, 12:40 PM

15 points

7 votes

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18 comments1 min readLW link

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When we substantially modify an old post should we edit directly or post a version 2?

Chris_LeongOct 11, 2019, 10:40 AM

11 points

4 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

Sets and Functions

countedblessingsOct 11, 2019, 5:06 AM

31 points

18 votes

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22 comments10 min readLW link

Reflections on Premium Poker Tools: Part 4 - Smaller things that I’ve learned

Adam ZernerOct 11, 2019, 1:26 AM

21 points

9 votes

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8 comments6 min readLW link

Reflections on Premium Poker Tools: Part 3 - What I’ve learned

Adam ZernerOct 11, 2019, 12:49 AM

29 points

12 votes

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34 comments15 min readLW link

How feasible is long-range forecasting?

Ben PaceOct 10, 2019, 10:11 PM

40 points

13 votes

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7 comments2 min readLW link

(www.openphilanthropy.org)

[Question] I would like to try double crux.

valentinslepukhinOct 10, 2019, 9:34 PM

11 points

4 votes

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158 comments1 min readLW link

The Baconian Method (Novum Organum Book 1: 93-107)

Francis BaconOct 10, 2019, 6:54 PM

33 points

9 votes

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1 comment11 min readLW link

“Mild Hallucination” Test

Logan RiggsOct 10, 2019, 5:57 PM

9 points

5 votes

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55 comments2 min readLW link

What is the real “danger zone” for food?

jefftkOct 10, 2019, 11:00 AM

8 points

2 votes

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CPH meetup 10/20/19

SønderjyeOct 10, 2019, 10:08 AM

10 points

3 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Thoughts on “Human-Compatible”

TurnTroutOct 10, 2019, 5:24 AM

64 points

34 votes

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34 comments5 min readLW link

Western Massachusetts SSC meetup #17

a_liebOct 10, 2019, 2:44 AM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Examples of Categories

countedblessingsOct 10, 2019, 1:25 AM

27 points

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2 comments5 min readLW link

Long Term Future Fund application is closing this Friday (October 11th)

habrykaOct 10, 2019, 12:44 AM

26 points

5 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(docs.google.com)

Minimization of prediction error as a foundation for human values in AI alignment

Gordon Seidoh WorleyOct 9, 2019, 6:23 PM

15 points

8 votes

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42 comments5 min readLW link

Expected Value- Millionaires Math

Matt GoldenbergOct 9, 2019, 2:50 PM

8 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(foreverjobless.com)

On Collusion—Vitalik Buterin

Matt GoldenbergOct 9, 2019, 2:45 PM

24 points

11 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

(hackernoon.com)

Regularly Scheduled: Day-of Reminders

jefftkOct 9, 2019, 11:00 AM

10 points

3 votes

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Reflections on Premium Poker Tools: Part 2 - Deciding to call it quits

Adam ZernerOct 9, 2019, 4:17 AM

42 points

12 votes

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6 comments8 min readLW link

Categories: models of models

countedblessingsOct 9, 2019, 2:45 AM

52 points

31 votes

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18 comments13 min readLW link

Reflections on Premium Poker Tools: Part 1 - My journey

Adam ZernerOct 9, 2019, 12:42 AM

57 points

24 votes

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14 comments38 min readLW link

Misconceptions about continuous takeoff

Matthew BarnettOct 8, 2019, 9:31 PM

82 points

37 votes

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38 comments4 min readLW link

Book summary: Unlocking the Emotional Brain

Kaj_SotalaOct 8, 2019, 7:11 PM

336 points

182 votes

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48 comments21 min readLW link 3 reviews

Characterizing Real-World Agents as a Research Meta-Strategy

johnswentworthOct 8, 2019, 3:32 PM

29 points

11 votes

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4 comments5 min readLW link

What’s the dream for giving natural language commands to AI?

Charlie SteinerOct 8, 2019, 1:42 PM

14 points

4 votes

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8 comments7 min readLW link

Artifact: What Went Wrong?

ZviOct 8, 2019, 12:10 PM

34 points

11 votes

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2 comments20 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

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