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For the metaphors

KatjaGraceNov 8, 2019, 11:30 PM

12 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

Catalyst: a collaborative biosecurity summit

epiphiNov 8, 2019, 9:37 PM

18 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

A First Sketch of the Nature of Heat (Novum Organum Book 2: 15-25)

Francis BaconNov 8, 2019, 3:42 AM

12 points

0 comments24 min readLW link

The Credit Assignment Problem

abramdemskiNov 8, 2019, 2:50 AM

105 points

40 comments17 min readLW link 1 review

LW Team Updates—November 2019 (Subscriptions & More)

RubyNov 8, 2019, 2:39 AM

28 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

To Be Decided #2

Ian David MossNov 8, 2019, 2:35 AM

5 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

[Team Update] Why we spent Q3 optimizing for karma

RubyNov 7, 2019, 11:39 PM

70 points

27 comments10 min readLW link

SSC Hangout—New Delhi

VolorNov 7, 2019, 11:36 PM

1 point

0 comments LW link

Social Meetup TLV

Daniel DavisNov 7, 2019, 11:36 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

New evidence on popular perception of “AI” risk

egNov 7, 2019, 11:36 PM

12 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Self policing for self doubt

KatjaGraceNov 7, 2019, 11:10 PM

36 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

Kansas City Dojo Meetup: 11-5-19

Bae's TheoremNov 7, 2019, 9:32 PM

4 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Literature on memetics?

moridinamaelNov 7, 2019, 7:18 PM

17 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Randomness vs. Ignorance

Rafael HarthNov 7, 2019, 6:51 PM

5 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

LessWrong Darmstadt Meetup

MaxRaNov 7, 2019, 5:55 PM

1 point

0 comments LW link

Units of Action

ryan_bNov 7, 2019, 5:47 PM

6 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Uber Self-Driving Crash

jefftkNov 7, 2019, 3:00 PM

109 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Building Intuitions On Non-Empirical Arguments In Science

Scott AlexanderNov 7, 2019, 6:50 AM

56 points

27 comments11 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

Personal quality experimentation

KatjaGraceNov 6, 2019, 9:50 PM

21 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

A mechanistic model of meditation

Kaj_SotalaNov 6, 2019, 9:37 PM

136 points

12 comments21 min readLW link

AI Alignment Research Overview (by Jacob Steinhardt)

Ben PaceNov 6, 2019, 7:24 PM

44 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

(docs.google.com)

[AN #72]: Alignment, robustness, methodology, and system building as research priorities for AI safety

Rohin ShahNov 6, 2019, 6:10 PM

26 points

4 comments10 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Judgment, Punishment, and the Information-Suppression Field

BenquoNov 6, 2019, 5:44 PM

19 points

12 comments3 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Lisbon SSC Meetup #3

tamkin&popkinNov 6, 2019, 10:07 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is my perception of reality bounded by my intelligence?

bvangilsNov 5, 2019, 8:40 PM

1 point

1 comment1 min readLW link

Normative reductionism

KatjaGraceNov 5, 2019, 8:20 PM

13 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

Lite Blocking

jefftkNov 5, 2019, 1:50 PM

21 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Book Review: Design Principles of Biological Circuits

johnswentworthNov 5, 2019, 6:49 AM

234 points

24 comments12 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] What would happen if all the water on Earth were accumulated into spheres & drop on the surface?

Long tryNov 5, 2019, 4:55 AM

2 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What AI safety problems need solving for safe AI research assistants?

John_MaxwellNov 5, 2019, 2:09 AM

14 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

Total horse takeover

KatjaGraceNov 5, 2019, 12:10 AM

103 points

14 comments6 min readLW link 1 review

(meteuphoric.com)

More variations on pseudo-alignment

evhubNov 4, 2019, 11:24 PM

27 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

Drug Policy

jefftkNov 4, 2019, 9:30 PM

7 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Will transparency help catch deception? Perhaps not

Matthew BarnettNov 4, 2019, 8:52 PM

43 points

5 comments7 min readLW link

Politics is work and work needs breaks

KatjaGraceNov 4, 2019, 5:10 PM

19 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

Elon Musk is wrong: Robotaxis are stupid. We need standardized rented autonomous tugs to move customized owned unpowered wagons.

chaosmageNov 4, 2019, 2:04 PM

36 points

35 comments2 min readLW link

Book Review: Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankel

Chris_LeongNov 4, 2019, 11:21 AM

17 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

Ways that China is surpassing the US

Wei DaiNov 4, 2019, 9:45 AM

59 points

19 comments2 min readLW link

(palladiummag.com)

Meetup Notes: Ole Peters on ergodicity

OrbordeNov 3, 2019, 11:31 PM

32 points

13 comments4 min readLW link

Picture Frames, Window Frames and Frameworks

RaemonNov 3, 2019, 10:09 PM

35 points

7 comments7 min readLW link

Skill and leverage

KatjaGraceNov 3, 2019, 9:10 PM

49 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

But exactly how complex and fragile?

KatjaGraceNov 3, 2019, 6:20 PM

87 points

32 comments3 min readLW link 1 review

(meteuphoric.com)

[Math] Proofs vs. documentation vs. “it’s trivial”

aaqNov 3, 2019, 4:50 PM

13 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] When Do Unlikely Events Should Be Questioned?

NSegallNov 3, 2019, 3:21 PM

6 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Where should I ask this particular kind of question?

Long tryNov 3, 2019, 11:27 AM

3 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

“embedded self-justification,” or something like that

nostalgebraistNov 3, 2019, 3:20 AM

40 points

14 comments5 min readLW link

(nostalgebraist.tumblr.com)

Open & Welcome Thread—November 2019

habrykaNov 2, 2019, 8:06 PM

12 points

76 comments1 min readLW link

Economics and Evolutionary Psychology

Chris_LeongNov 2, 2019, 4:36 PM

12 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.daviddfriedman.com)

Speaking up publicly is heroic

jefftkNov 2, 2019, 12:00 PM

44 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

What are human values? - Thoughts and challenges

Chris_LeongNov 2, 2019, 10:52 AM

11 points

6 comments2 min readLW link