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Long-lasting Effects of Suspensions?

jefftkDec 3, 2019, 8:40 PM

20 points

1 comment3 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

(Reinventing wheels) Maybe our world has become more people-shaped.

aaqDec 3, 2019, 8:23 PM

5 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

Russian x-risks newsletter #2, fall 2019

avturchinDec 3, 2019, 4:54 PM

22 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Searching Along the Trail of Crumbs

ZviDec 3, 2019, 1:10 PM

8 points

0 comments31 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The December SSC AtlantaMeetup

Steve FrenchDec 3, 2019, 12:14 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—May 2020

NoctDec 3, 2019, 4:00 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—April 2020

NoctDec 3, 2019, 3:59 AM

1 point

1 comment1 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—March 2020

NoctDec 3, 2019, 3:57 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—February 2020

NoctDec 3, 2019, 3:55 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Sydney Rationality Dojo—January 2020

NoctDec 3, 2019, 3:53 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

MIRI’s 2019 Fundraiser

MaloDec 3, 2019, 1:16 AM

55 points

0 comments9 min readLW link

Open & Welcome Thread—December 2019

habrykaDec 3, 2019, 12:00 AM

14 points

56 comments1 min readLW link

Call for resources on the link between causation and ontology

aaqDec 2, 2019, 10:03 PM

8 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

Nov 2019 gwern.net newsletter

gwernDec 2, 2019, 9:16 PM

15 points

0 comments LW link

(www.gwern.net)

A list of good heuristics that the case for AI x-risk fails

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)Dec 2, 2019, 7:26 PM

43 points

15 comments2 min readLW link

What I talk about when I talk about AI x-risk: 3 core claims I want machine learning researchers to address.

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)Dec 2, 2019, 6:20 PM

29 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

Is the rate of scientific progress slowing down? (by Tyler Cowen and Ben Southwood)

Ben PaceDec 2, 2019, 3:45 AM

49 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(docs.google.com)

The history of smallpox and the origins of vaccines

philhDec 1, 2019, 8:51 PM

14 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Two Bay Area Winter Solstice Events

Chelsea VossDec 1, 2019, 6:49 PM

19 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Have you experienced a purity norm around learning “from first principles”?

aaqDec 1, 2019, 3:56 PM

5 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Vocal Range

jefftkDec 1, 2019, 3:50 PM

17 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

{Math} A times tables memory.

aaqDec 1, 2019, 3:40 PM

19 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

Pre-Solstice Unconference 2019

Chelsea VossDec 1, 2019, 5:34 AM

11 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Bay Area Winter Solstice 2019

Chelsea VossDec 1, 2019, 3:17 AM

32 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Learning Abstract Math from First Principles?

TeachDec 1, 2019, 12:41 AM

8 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Why aren’t assurance contracts widely used?

Daniel KokotajloDec 1, 2019, 12:20 AM

34 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

Epistemic Spot Check: Fatigue and the Central Governor Module

ElizabethDec 1, 2019, 12:10 AM

19 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

(acesounderglass.com)

CO2 Stripper Postmortem Thoughts

DiffractorNov 30, 2019, 9:20 PM

113 points

37 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] What’s been written about the nature of “son-of-CDT”?

Liam DonovanNov 30, 2019, 9:03 PM

16 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

How To Change a Dance

jefftkNov 30, 2019, 1:40 PM

11 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Counterfactuals as a matter of Social Convention

Chris_LeongNov 30, 2019, 10:35 AM

10 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

Useful Does Not Mean Secure

Ben PaceNov 30, 2019, 2:05 AM

46 points

12 comments11 min readLW link

Neural Annealing: Toward a Neural Theory of Everything (crosspost)

Michael Edward JohnsonNov 29, 2019, 5:31 PM

86 points

29 comments40 min readLW link 3 reviews

Preserving Practical Science (Phronesis)

SebastianG Nov 28, 2019, 10:37 PM

8 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

Order and Chaos

ExCephNov 28, 2019, 9:27 PM

12 points

4 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] What are the requirements for being “citable?”

RaemonNov 28, 2019, 9:24 PM

42 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What sources (i.e., blogs) of nonfiction book reviews do you find most useful?

Rudi CNov 28, 2019, 7:43 PM

3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Kansas City Dojo meetup 11-12-19

Bae's TheoremNov 28, 2019, 7:11 PM

4 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

SSC Meetups Everywhere Retrospective

Scott AlexanderNov 28, 2019, 7:10 PM

32 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

Transparent Newcomb’s Problem and the limitations of the Erasure framing

Chris_LeongNov 28, 2019, 11:32 AM

6 points

25 comments3 min readLW link

Updating a Complex Mental Model—An Applied Election Odds Example

DavidmanheimNov 28, 2019, 9:29 AM

10 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

How to make TensorFlow run faster

rmoehnNov 28, 2019, 12:28 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Getting Ready for the FB Donation Match

jefftkNov 27, 2019, 7:20 PM

10 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[AN #75]: Solving Atari and Go with learned game models, and thoughts from a MIRI employee

Rohin ShahNov 27, 2019, 6:10 PM

38 points

1 comment10 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Mental Mountains

Scott AlexanderNov 27, 2019, 5:30 AM

159 points

14 comments15 min readLW link 1 review

(slatestarcodex.com)

[Question] Building awareness habits (cognitive)

TeachNov 27, 2019, 1:36 AM

5 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Could someone please start a bright home lighting company?

lincolnquirkNov 26, 2019, 7:20 PM

94 points

42 comments6 min readLW link

(www.lincolnquirk.com)

3 Cultural Infrastructure Ideas from MAPLE

UnrealNov 26, 2019, 6:56 PM

53 points

15 comments9 min readLW link

Effect of Advertising

jefftkNov 26, 2019, 2:30 PM

26 points

24 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

A test for symbol grounding methods: true zero-sum games

Stuart_ArmstrongNov 26, 2019, 2:15 PM

22 points

2 comments2 min readLW link