Bos­ton Sols­tice 2019 Retrospective

jefftkDec 15, 2019, 9:20 PM
32 points
8 comments4 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ap­proval Ex­trac­tion Ad­ver­tised as Production

BenquoDec 15, 2019, 2:51 PM
82 points
39 comments19 min readLW link3 reviews
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

[Question] When would an agent do some­thing differ­ent as a re­sult of be­liev­ing the many wor­lds the­ory?

mako yassDec 15, 2019, 1:02 AM
13 points
35 comments1 min readLW link

Is the term mesa op­ti­mizer too nar­row?

Matthew BarnettDec 14, 2019, 11:20 PM
39 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Table­top Role Play­ing Game or in­ter­ac­tive sto­ries for my daughter

kotrfaDec 14, 2019, 2:05 PM
2 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[Per­sonal Ex­per­i­ment] One Year with­out Junk Media

lsusrDec 14, 2019, 8:26 AM
45 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Ac­knowl­edge­ments & References

JesseCliftonDec 14, 2019, 7:04 AM
6 points
0 comments14 min readLW link

Eggy Waffles

jefftkDec 14, 2019, 2:40 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Book Recom­men­da­tions for so­cial skill de­vel­op­ment?

TeachDec 14, 2019, 12:36 AM
11 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] “Do­ing be­ing ra­tio­nal: polymerase chain re­ac­tion” by David Chapman

KennyDec 13, 2019, 11:54 PM
12 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Pre­face to CLR’s Re­search Agenda on Co­op­er­a­tion, Con­flict, and TAI

JesseCliftonDec 13, 2019, 9:02 PM
62 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

LWCM—LessWrong Congress Meetup

Felix KargDec 13, 2019, 6:09 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Un­der what cir­cum­stances is “don’t look at ex­ist­ing re­search” good ad­vice?

Kaj_SotalaDec 13, 2019, 1:59 PM
76 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Vantress Gar­goyle Dimir

ZviDec 13, 2019, 12:50 PM
−1 points
0 comments9 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

CHAI In­tern­ship ap­pli­ca­tions are due by 12/​15

martinfukuiDec 13, 2019, 9:19 AM
24 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

iald­abaoth is banned

VaniverDec 13, 2019, 6:34 AM
30 points
68 comments5 min readLW link

A Re-In­ter­pre­ta­tion of the Nor­ma­tive Foun­da­tions of Ma­jor­ity Rule

June KuDec 13, 2019, 4:09 AM
11 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(preprints.apsanet.org)

Frac­tional Sweets

jefftkDec 13, 2019, 1:50 AM
14 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ex­am­ples of Causal Abstraction

johnswentworthDec 12, 2019, 10:54 PM
24 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

Two-headed Go

jefftkDec 12, 2019, 3:30 AM
8 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

The Cy­ber­se­cu­rity Dilemma in a Nutshell

GentzelDec 12, 2019, 3:20 AM
35 points
5 comments3 min readLW link
(theconsequentialist.wordpress.com)

Causal Ab­strac­tion Toy Model: Med­i­cal Sensor

johnswentworthDec 11, 2019, 9:12 PM
34 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

[Link] (EA Pod­cast) So­cial Sta­tus: The Key to the Ma­trix Part III

Daniel_GambacortaDec 11, 2019, 8:59 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Gen­er­al­iz­ing Ex­per­i­men­tal Re­sults by Lev­er­ag­ing Knowl­edge of Mechanisms

Carlos_CinelliDec 11, 2019, 8:39 PM
50 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

ToL: Meth­ods and Success

HazardDec 10, 2019, 9:17 PM
8 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

ToL: This ONE WEIRD Trick to make you a GENIUS at Topol­ogy!

HazardDec 10, 2019, 9:02 PM
10 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

[Question] What’s an im­por­tant (new) idea you haven’t had time to ar­gue for yet?

Mati_RoyDec 10, 2019, 8:36 PM
8 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

ToL: The Topolog­i­cal Connection

HazardDec 10, 2019, 8:29 PM
11 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

ToL: Introduction

HazardDec 10, 2019, 8:19 PM
12 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

ToL: Foundations

HazardDec 10, 2019, 8:15 PM
10 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Ap­pli­ca­tions of Eco­nomic Models to Phys­iol­ogy?

johnswentworthDec 10, 2019, 6:09 PM
38 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Many Tur­ing Machines

Logan ZoellnerDec 10, 2019, 5:36 PM
−5 points
9 comments2 min readLW link

Pre­dic­tive cod­ing = RL + SL + Bayes + MPC

Steven ByrnesDec 10, 2019, 11:45 AM
56 points
8 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] About BOINC

Teerth AlokeDec 10, 2019, 9:22 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Re­view] Meta-Hon­esty (Ben Pace, Dec 2019)

Ben PaceDec 10, 2019, 12:37 AM
29 points
4 comments10 min readLW link

[Re­view] On the Chatham House Rule (Ben Pace, Dec 2019)

Ben PaceDec 10, 2019, 12:24 AM
40 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

Were vac­cines rele­vant to 20th cen­tury US mor­tal­ity im­prove­ments?

jasoncrawfordDec 10, 2019, 12:13 AM
12 points
7 comments3 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

Bayesian examination

Lê Nguyên HoangDec 9, 2019, 7:50 PM
86 points
56 comments5 min readLW link

Is Ra­tion­al­ist Self-Im­prove­ment Real?

Jacob FalkovichDec 9, 2019, 5:11 PM
263 points
78 comments11 min readLW link3 reviews

[Question] Who are some peo­ple you met that were the most ex­treme on some axis?

Mati_RoyDec 9, 2019, 4:49 PM
5 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] What are some things you would do (more) if you were less averse to be­ing/​look­ing weird?

Mati_RoyDec 9, 2019, 4:10 PM
13 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Long Bets by Con­fi­dence Level

jefftkDec 9, 2019, 2:20 PM
24 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Dublin SSC Meetup—Death and Self

Dan ValentineDec 9, 2019, 7:50 AM
1 point
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are the best ar­gu­ments and/​or plans for do­ing work in “AI policy”?

Eli TyreDec 9, 2019, 7:04 AM
14 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

The Re­view Phase

Ben PaceDec 9, 2019, 12:54 AM
53 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Books on the zeit­geist of sci­ence dur­ing Lord Kelvin’s time.

HazardDec 9, 2019, 12:17 AM
30 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What de­ter­mines the bal­ance be­tween in­tel­li­gence sig­nal­ing and virtue sig­nal­ing?

Wei DaiDec 9, 2019, 12:11 AM
70 points
37 comments2 min readLW link

Coun­ter­fac­tu­als: Smok­ing Le­sion vs. New­comb’s

Chris_Leong8 Dec 2019 21:02 UTC
9 points
24 comments3 min readLW link

Progress and preser­va­tion in IDA

cole_haus8 Dec 2019 19:39 UTC
11 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(www.col-ex.org)

Confabulation

lsusr8 Dec 2019 10:18 UTC
62 points
6 comments2 min readLW link