Zurich SSC

ssczurichMay 3, 2019, 8:11 PM
1 point
0 commentsLW link

To­tal­i­tar­ian eth­i­cal systems

BenquoMay 3, 2019, 7:35 PM
33 points
12 comments3 min readLW link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Author­i­tar­ian Empiricism

BenquoMay 3, 2019, 7:34 PM
38 points
10 comments10 min readLW link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

The State of Affairs

Jacob FalkovichMay 3, 2019, 4:18 PM
33 points
0 comments14 min readLW link

Or­a­cles, se­quence pre­dic­tors, and self-con­firm­ing predictions

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 3, 2019, 2:09 PM
22 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Self-con­firm­ing pre­dic­tions can be ar­bi­trar­ily bad

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 3, 2019, 11:34 AM
49 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

Bay Sum­mer Sols­tice 2019

RaemonMay 3, 2019, 4:49 AM
26 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Epi­sode 3 of Tsuyoku Nar­i­tai! (the ’be­com­ing stronger pod­cast): Nike Timers

Bae's TheoremMay 3, 2019, 2:53 AM
5 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Func­tional De­ci­sion The­ory vs Causal De­ci­sion The­ory: Ex­pand­ing on New­comb’s Problem

GeropyMay 2, 2019, 10:15 PM
2 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What is cor­rigi­bil­ity? /​ What are the right back­ground read­ings on it?

RubyMay 2, 2019, 8:43 PM
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

South Bay SSC Meetup May 11th

DavidFriedmanMay 2, 2019, 6:09 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Neu­ral net­works for games

bipoloMay 2, 2019, 4:28 AM
0 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Swarm AI (tool)

AlexeiMay 1, 2019, 11:39 PM
17 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Open Thread May 2019

ryan_bMay 1, 2019, 3:43 PM
10 points
66 comments1 min readLW link

Nash equil­ibriums can be ar­bi­trar­ily bad

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 1, 2019, 2:58 PM
35 points
24 comments2 min readLW link

April 2019 gw­ern.net newsletter

gwernMay 1, 2019, 2:43 PM
11 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(www.gwern.net)

[Question] Has gov­ern­ment or in­dus­try had greater past suc­cess in main­tain­ing re­ally pow­er­ful tech­nolog­i­cal se­crets?

habrykaMay 1, 2019, 2:24 AM
27 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Does the patent sys­tem pre­vent in­dus­try from keep­ing se­crets?

habrykaMay 1, 2019, 2:24 AM
8 points
0 commentsLW link

[Question] What are con­crete his­tor­i­cal ex­am­ples of pow­er­ful tech­nolog­i­cal se­crets?

habrykaMay 1, 2019, 2:22 AM
9 points
7 commentsLW link

A quick map of consciousness

EloMay 1, 2019, 2:17 AM
11 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Why is it im­por­tant whether gov­ern­ments or in­dus­try pro­jects are bet­ter at keep­ing se­crets?

habrykaMay 1, 2019, 2:10 AM
8 points
5 commentsLW link

Nat­u­ral Struc­tures and Con­di­tional Definitions

Chris_LeongMay 1, 2019, 12:05 AM
20 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Change A View: An in­ter­est­ing on­line community

habrykaApr 30, 2019, 6:34 PM
52 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(changeaview.com)

Twin Cities SSC meetup

Drake ThomasApr 30, 2019, 3:07 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Peck­ing Order and Flight Leadership

sarahconstantinApr 29, 2019, 8:30 PM
43 points
18 comments3 min readLW link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

[Question] Refer­ence re­quest: hu­man as “backup”

Yuxi_LiuApr 29, 2019, 5:13 PM
6 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Buy­ing Value, not Price

Jacob FalkovichApr 29, 2019, 3:51 PM
32 points
9 comments3 min readLW link

SSC Meetup:Med­i­ta­tions on Moloch

marywangApr 29, 2019, 2:24 PM
1 point
0 commentsLW link

My poorly done at­tempt of for­mu­lat­ing a game with in­com­plete in­for­ma­tion.

RocksBasilApr 29, 2019, 4:36 AM
3 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What is the tran­scen­cion hy­poth­e­sis or sce­nario ? What would a Tran­scended civ­i­liza­tion be ca­pa­ble of ?

Orange Apple JuiceApr 29, 2019, 2:13 AM
−11 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity made me less bad at Mario Kart 8

Three-Monkey MindApr 28, 2019, 9:29 PM
12 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Re­cent up­dates to gw­ern.net (2017–2019)

gwernApr 28, 2019, 8:18 PM
35 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

The Forces of Bland­ness and the Disagree­able Majority

sarahconstantinApr 28, 2019, 7:44 PM
132 points
27 comments3 min readLW link2 reviews
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Hull: An al­ter­na­tive to shell that I’ll never have time to implement

Martin SustrikApr 28, 2019, 7:40 AM
15 points
6 comments4 min readLW link
(250bpm.com)

Aging re­search and pop­u­la­tion ethics

emanuele ascaniApr 28, 2019, 7:21 AM
15 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

[AN #54] Box­ing a finite-hori­zon AI sys­tem to keep it unambitious

Rohin ShahApr 28, 2019, 5:20 AM
20 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

[Question] What are some good ex­am­ples of in­cor­rigi­bil­ity?

RyanCareyApr 28, 2019, 12:22 AM
23 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Counterspells

Virgil KurkjianApr 27, 2019, 11:37 PM
100 points
24 comments10 min readLW link

10 Good Things about An­tifrag­ile: a pos­i­tivist book review

SebastianG Apr 27, 2019, 6:22 PM
21 points
4 comments7 min readLW link

“Every­thing is Cor­re­lated”: An An­thol­ogy of the Psy­chol­ogy Debate

gwernApr 27, 2019, 1:48 PM
41 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.gwern.net)

[Question] What’s the best ap­proach to cu­rat­ing a news­feed to max­i­mize use­ful con­trast­ing POV?

Ben GoldhaberApr 26, 2019, 5:29 PM
25 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Speak­ing for my­self (re: how the LW2.0 team com­mu­ni­cates)

RubyApr 25, 2019, 10:39 PM
56 points
20 comments2 min readLW link

Asym­met­ric Justice

ZviApr 25, 2019, 4:00 PM
236 points
105 comments5 min readLW link2 reviews
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What would Fem­totech­nol­ogy, at­totech­nol­ogy, yoc­totech­nol­ogy and planck level tech­nol­ogy be the­o­ret­i­cally ca­pa­ble of ?

Orange Apple JuiceApr 25, 2019, 7:45 AM
−7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Strate­gic im­pli­ca­tions of AIs’ abil­ity to co­or­di­nate at low cost, for ex­am­ple by merging

Wei DaiApr 25, 2019, 5:08 AM
69 points
46 comments2 min readLW link1 review

Against Street Epistemology

EponymApr 25, 2019, 5:01 AM
17 points
28 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Why does cat­e­gory the­ory ex­ist?

Ben PaceApr 25, 2019, 4:54 AM
37 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

“Tsuyoku Nar­i­tai!” (the ‘be­com­ing stronger’ pod­cast): Epi­sode 2 - Yoda Timers

Bae's TheoremApr 25, 2019, 4:37 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Femtotechnology

Orange Apple JuiceApr 24, 2019, 11:43 PM
−17 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

When is ra­tio­nal­ity use­ful?

Richard_NgoApr 24, 2019, 10:40 PM
28 points
26 comments3 min readLW link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)