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Storytelling and the evolution of human intelligence
Richard_Kennaway
Jun 13, 2019, 8:13 PM
14
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Real-World Coordination Problems are Usually Information Problems
johnswentworth
Jun 13, 2019, 6:21 PM
35
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
On Having Enough Socks
gwern
Jun 13, 2019, 3:15 PM
21
points
9
comments
LW
link
(www.gwern.net)
[Question]
Learning Over Time for AI and Humans and Rationality
jmh
Jun 13, 2019, 1:23 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Some Ways Coordination is Hard
Zvi
Jun 13, 2019, 1:00 PM
55
points
11
comments
10
min read
LW
link
1
review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[Question]
Can we use ideas from ecosystem management to cultivate a healthy rationality memespace?
Bird Concept
and
Nora_Ammann
Jun 13, 2019, 12:38 PM
36
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Episode 6 of Tsuyoku Naritai (the ‘becoming stronger’ podcast)
Bae's Theorem
Jun 12, 2019, 11:31 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What kind of thing is logic in an ontological sense?
Chris_Leong
Jun 12, 2019, 10:28 PM
12
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Let’s talk about “Convergent Rationality”
David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)
Jun 12, 2019, 9:53 PM
44
points
33
comments
6
min read
LW
link
The Ninth Atlanta SSC Meetup
Steve French
Jun 12, 2019, 9:02 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
MLU: New Blog!
lifelonglearner
Jun 12, 2019, 4:20 AM
16
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Outsider and the Onlooker (on esoteric meaning in fiction)
KyriakosCH
Jun 11, 2019, 8:02 PM
4
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How much does neatly eating matter? What about other food manners?
sapphire
Jun 11, 2019, 7:40 PM
8
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Tal Yarkoni: No, it’s not The Incentives—it’s you
Zack_M_Davis
Jun 11, 2019, 7:09 AM
89
points
119
comments
1
min read
LW
link
4
reviews
(www.talyarkoni.org)
Long Term Future Fund applications open until June 28th
habryka
Jun 10, 2019, 8:39 PM
30
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Get Rich Real Slowly
Jacob Falkovich
Jun 10, 2019, 5:51 PM
35
points
13
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Honors Fuel Achievement
Samo Burja
Jun 10, 2019, 4:10 PM
38
points
2
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(medium.com)
On pointless waiting
Kaj_Sotala
Jun 10, 2019, 8:58 AM
43
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Dissolving the zombie argument
Chris_Leong
Jun 10, 2019, 4:54 AM
−1
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Knights and Knaves
filius
Jun 10, 2019, 1:51 AM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Ramifications of limited positive value, unlimited negative value?
Raemon
Jun 9, 2019, 11:17 PM
10
points
18
comments
3
min read
LW
link
On why mathematics appear to be non-cosmic
KyriakosCH
Jun 9, 2019, 8:42 PM
4
points
20
comments
4
min read
LW
link
An attempt to list out my core values and virtues
Ruby
Jun 9, 2019, 8:02 PM
26
points
1
comment
7
min read
LW
link
The expected value of extinction risk reduction is positive
JanB
Jun 9, 2019, 3:49 PM
23
points
0
comments
35
min read
LW
link
In Defense of Those Reclusive Authors
KyriakosCH
Jun 9, 2019, 2:14 PM
11
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Learning magic
Smaug123
Jun 9, 2019, 12:29 PM
12
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Paternal Formats
abramdemski
Jun 9, 2019, 1:26 AM
52
points
35
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Word-Idols (or an examination of ties between philosophy and horror literature)
KyriakosCH
Jun 9, 2019, 12:31 AM
9
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Mistakes with Conservation of Expected Evidence
abramdemski
Jun 8, 2019, 11:07 PM
232
points
29
comments
12
min read
LW
link
1
review
Two labyrinths—where would you rather be?
KyriakosCH
Jun 8, 2019, 5:48 PM
15
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Asymmetric Weapons Aren’t Always on Your Side
Davis_Kingsley
Jun 8, 2019, 8:47 AM
37
points
20
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Schelling Choice is “Rabbit”, not “Stag”
Raemon
Jun 8, 2019, 12:24 AM
165
points
52
comments
12
min read
LW
link
3
reviews
AGI will drastically increase economies of scale
Wei Dai
Jun 7, 2019, 11:17 PM
65
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Risks from Learned Optimization: Conclusion and Related Work
evhub
,
Chris van Merwijk
,
Vlad Mikulik
,
Joar Skalse
and
Scott Garrabrant
Jun 7, 2019, 7:53 PM
82
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Personal musings on Individualism and Empathy
dragohole
Jun 7, 2019, 5:07 PM
13
points
6
comments
5
min read
LW
link
For the past, in some ways only, we are moral degenerates
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 7, 2019, 3:57 PM
32
points
17
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Map of (old) MIRI’s Research Agendas
Jsevillamol
Jun 7, 2019, 7:22 AM
9
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Fractional Reserve Charity
Alicorn
Jun 7, 2019, 5:14 AM
34
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Visiting the Bay Area from 17-30 June
Chris_Leong
Jun 7, 2019, 2:40 AM
16
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Arbital scrape
emmab
Jun 6, 2019, 11:11 PM
89
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Circle Games
sarahconstantin
Jun 6, 2019, 4:40 PM
85
points
15
comments
4
min read
LW
link
1
review
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)
Impact of aging research besides LEV
emanuele ascani
Jun 6, 2019, 10:42 AM
15
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[AN #57] Why we should focus on robustness in AI safety, and the analogous problems in programming
Rohin Shah
Jun 5, 2019, 11:20 PM
26
points
15
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
Steelmanning Divination
Vaniver
Jun 5, 2019, 10:53 PM
206
points
49
comments
6
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Deceptive Alignment
evhub
,
Chris van Merwijk
,
Vlad Mikulik
,
Joar Skalse
and
Scott Garrabrant
Jun 5, 2019, 8:16 PM
118
points
20
comments
17
min read
LW
link
An Introduction to Decision Modeling
Ian David Moss
Jun 5, 2019, 8:13 PM
7
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(medium.com)
Major Update on Cost Disease
Max foobar
Jun 5, 2019, 7:10 PM
42
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Book Review: The Secret Of Our Success
Scott Alexander
Jun 5, 2019, 6:50 AM
164
points
20
comments
25
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
(slatestarcodex.com)
All knowledge is circularly justified
Chris_Leong
Jun 4, 2019, 10:39 PM
10
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Seeing the Matrix, Switching Abstractions, and Missing Moods
Raemon
Jun 4, 2019, 9:08 PM
36
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
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