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Random Thoughts on Predict-O-Matic
abramdemski
Oct 17, 2019, 11:39 PM
40
points
3
comments
9
min read
LW
link
The best of the www, in my opinion
aiiixiii
Oct 17, 2019, 3:14 PM
20
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Festival Stats 2019
jefftk
Oct 17, 2019, 11:00 AM
8
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
The Dualist Predict-O-Matic ($100 prize)
John_Maxwell
Oct 17, 2019, 6:45 AM
19
points
35
comments
5
min read
LW
link
A Money Dojo
Elo
Oct 16, 2019, 8:35 PM
16
points
3
comments
3
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)
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
Make more land
jefftk
Oct 16, 2019, 11:20 AM
167
points
36
comments
2
min read
LW
link
5
reviews
(www.jefftk.com)
Full toy model for preference learning
Stuart_Armstrong
Oct 16, 2019, 11:06 AM
20
points
2
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Gradient hacking
evhub
Oct 16, 2019, 12:53 AM
107
points
39
comments
3
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Always Discard Fascist Policies
David Spies
Oct 15, 2019, 10:23 PM
15
points
1
comment
4
min read
LW
link
Philadelphia SSC Meetup
Majuscule
Oct 15, 2019, 5:41 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Transportation Tracking
jefftk
Oct 15, 2019, 11:00 AM
10
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
SSC Madison: Meditations on Raikoth
marywang
Oct 15, 2019, 3:42 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
TAISU 2019 Field Report
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Oct 15, 2019, 1:09 AM
36
points
5
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Parable of Predict-O-Matic
abramdemski
Oct 15, 2019, 12:49 AM
360
points
43
comments
14
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Strong stances
KatjaGrace
Oct 15, 2019, 12:40 AM
27
points
9
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(meteuphoric.com)
Impact measurement and value-neutrality verification
evhub
Oct 15, 2019, 12:06 AM
31
points
13
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Schematic Thinking: heuristic generalization using Korzybski’s method
romeostevensit
Oct 14, 2019, 7:29 PM
28
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[AN #68]: The attainable utility theory of impact
Rohin Shah
Oct 14, 2019, 5:00 PM
17
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
Whistle-based Synthesis
jefftk
Oct 14, 2019, 12:10 PM
7
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Maybe Lying Doesn’t Exist
Zack_M_Davis
Oct 14, 2019, 7:04 AM
71
points
59
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What would the world be like if everyone was a rationalist?
Nikolas Mitropoulos
Oct 14, 2019, 5:29 AM
1
point
0
comments
LW
link
Fall Pittsburgh SSC Meetup
fr8train
Oct 14, 2019, 3:32 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Regarding Archimedes (a philosophy of math anecdote)
KyriakosCH
Oct 13, 2019, 9:25 PM
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
MA Price Accuracy Law
jefftk
Oct 13, 2019, 12:00 PM
15
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
[Question]
What’s going on with “provability”?
Sunny from QAD
Oct 13, 2019, 3:59 AM
23
points
22
comments
1
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)
Prediction Markets Don’t Reveal The Territory
SebastianG
Oct 12, 2019, 11:54 PM
6
points
14
comments
3
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetup 10/12: Minneapolis / St. Paul
Drake Thomas
Oct 12, 2019, 3:44 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Planned Power Outages
jefftk
Oct 12, 2019, 2:10 PM
27
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
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
A Short Introduction to Theory of Change
Ian David Moss
Oct 11, 2019, 7:00 PM
6
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Rent Needs to Decrease
jefftk
Oct 11, 2019, 12:40 PM
15
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
When we substantially modify an old post should we edit directly or post a version 2?
Chris_Leong
Oct 11, 2019, 10:40 AM
11
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Sets and Functions
countedblessings
Oct 11, 2019, 5:06 AM
31
points
22
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Reflections on Premium Poker Tools: Part 4 - Smaller things that I’ve learned
Adam Zerner
Oct 11, 2019, 1:26 AM
21
points
8
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Reflections on Premium Poker Tools: Part 3 - What I’ve learned
Adam Zerner
Oct 11, 2019, 12:49 AM
29
points
34
comments
15
min read
LW
link
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)
[Question]
I would like to try double crux.
valentinslepukhin
Oct 10, 2019, 9:34 PM
11
points
158
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Baconian Method (Novum Organum Book 1: 93-107)
Francis Bacon
Oct 10, 2019, 6:54 PM
28
points
1
comment
11
min read
LW
link
“Mild Hallucination” Test
Logan Riggs
Oct 10, 2019, 5:57 PM
9
points
55
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What is the real “danger zone” for food?
jefftk
Oct 10, 2019, 11:00 AM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
CPH meetup 10/20/19
Sønderjye
Oct 10, 2019, 10:08 AM
10
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Thoughts on “Human-Compatible”
TurnTrout
Oct 10, 2019, 5:24 AM
64
points
34
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Western Massachusetts SSC meetup #17
a_lieb
Oct 10, 2019, 2:44 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Examples of Categories
countedblessings
Oct 10, 2019, 1:25 AM
27
points
2
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Long Term Future Fund application is closing this Friday (October 11th)
habryka
Oct 10, 2019, 12:44 AM
26
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(docs.google.com)
Minimization of prediction error as a foundation for human values in AI alignment
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Oct 9, 2019, 6:23 PM
15
points
42
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Expected Value- Millionaires Math
Matt Goldenberg
Oct 9, 2019, 2:50 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(foreverjobless.com)
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