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The Competence Myth

Davis_KingsleyJun 30, 2019, 6:55 PM

48 points

31 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Is AlphaZero any good without the tree search?

Steven ByrnesJun 30, 2019, 4:41 PM

31 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] I’m looking for alternative funding strategies for cryonics.

Walker VargasJun 30, 2019, 3:22 AM

4 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Being Wrong Doesn’t Mean You’re Stupid and Bad (Probably)

Zack_M_DavisJun 29, 2019, 11:58 PM

20 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Do children lose ‘childlike curiosity?’ Why?

RaemonJun 29, 2019, 10:42 PM

44 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How can we measure creativity?

ElizabethJun 29, 2019, 10:30 PM

32 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

An unconfortable epistemic position regarding “Verb Magic”.

HijolJun 29, 2019, 3:38 AM

3 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

Conceptual Problems with UDT and Policy Selection

abramdemskiJun 28, 2019, 11:50 PM

66 points

16 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] Whence decision exhaustion?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJun 28, 2019, 8:41 PM

15 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Aligning a toy model of optimization

paulfchristianoJun 28, 2019, 8:23 PM

53 points

25 comments3 min readLW link

Book Review: Why Are The Prices So Damn High?

sarahconstantinJun 28, 2019, 7:40 PM

61 points

7 comments8 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

[Question] What’s the best explanation of intellectual generativity?

RaemonJun 28, 2019, 6:33 PM

28 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

Systems Engineering Advancement Research Initiative

ryan_bJun 28, 2019, 5:57 PM

22 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(seari.mit.edu)

Self-confirming prophecies, and simplified Oracle designs

Stuart_ArmstrongJun 28, 2019, 9:57 AM

10 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

GreaterWrong Arbital Viewer

clone of saturnJun 28, 2019, 6:32 AM

55 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

(arbital.greaterwrong.com)

Instead of “I’m anxious,” try “I feel threatened”

Holly_ElmoreJun 28, 2019, 5:24 AM

58 points

19 comments2 min readLW link

(mhollyelmoreblog.wordpress.com)

False assumptions and leaky abstractions in machine learning and AI safety

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)Jun 28, 2019, 4:54 AM

21 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Why would “necro-ing” be a bad idea?

NebuJun 28, 2019, 2:21 AM

5 points

0 comments LW link

[Question] How to deal with a misleading conference talk about AI risk?

rmoehnJun 27, 2019, 9:04 PM

21 points

12 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Is it good practice to write questions/comments on old posts you’re trying to understand?

Liam DonovanJun 27, 2019, 9:23 AM

22 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are principled ways for penalising complexity in practice?

BuckyJun 27, 2019, 7:28 AM

36 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Embedded Agency: Not Just an AI Problem

johnswentworthJun 27, 2019, 12:35 AM

15 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

Jordan Peterson on AI-FOOM

Bound_upJun 26, 2019, 5:05 PM

3 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Apocalypse, corrupted

Stuart_ArmstrongJun 26, 2019, 1:46 PM

20 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What does the word “collaborative” mean in the phrase “collaborative truthseeking”?

Zack_M_DavisJun 26, 2019, 5:26 AM

26 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

Epistemic Spot Check: The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance

ElizabethJun 25, 2019, 11:00 PM

81 points

9 comments4 min readLW link

(acesounderglass.com)

Writing children’s picture books

jessicataJun 25, 2019, 9:43 PM

125 points

22 comments5 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

[Question] Only optimize to 95 %

Leo ShineJun 25, 2019, 8:50 PM

7 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Research Agenda in reverse: what would a solution look like?

Stuart_ArmstrongJun 25, 2019, 1:52 PM

35 points

25 comments1 min readLW link

Arbital Scrape V2

emmabJun 25, 2019, 10:03 AM

40 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What’s up with self-esteem?

abramdemskiJun 25, 2019, 3:38 AM

39 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Pittsburgh SSC/RAT-adjacent meetup

fr8trainJun 25, 2019, 2:11 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Causal Reality vs Social Reality

RubyJun 24, 2019, 11:50 PM

46 points

96 comments6 min readLW link

Machine Learning Projects on IDA

Owain_Evans, William_S and stuhlmueller

Jun 24, 2019, 6:38 PM

49 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Being the (Pareto) Best in the World

johnswentworthJun 24, 2019, 6:36 PM

474 points

60 comments3 min readLW link 3 reviews

[AN #58] Mesa optimization: what it is, and why we should care

Rohin ShahJun 24, 2019, 4:10 PM

55 points

10 comments8 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Explaining “The Crackpot Bet”

glennonymousJun 24, 2019, 3:17 PM

−40 points

20 comments3 min readLW link

How does one get invited to the alignment forum?

Chris_LeongJun 23, 2019, 9:39 AM

15 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Podcast—Putanumonit on The Switch

Jacob FalkovichJun 23, 2019, 4:09 AM

6 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

The Foundational Toolbox for Life: Introduction

ExCephJun 22, 2019, 6:11 AM

23 points

2 comments6 min readLW link

How hard is it for altruists to discuss going against bad equilibria?

abramdemskiJun 22, 2019, 3:42 AM

46 points

6 comments11 min readLW link

The Hacker Learns to Trust

Ben PaceJun 22, 2019, 12:27 AM

80 points

18 comments8 min readLW link

(medium.com)

“The Bitter Lesson”, an article about compute vs human knowledge in AI

the gears to ascensionJun 21, 2019, 5:24 PM

52 points

14 comments4 min readLW link

(www.incompleteideas.net)

Decisions are hard, words feel easier

HazardJun 21, 2019, 4:17 PM

9 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

Splitting Concepts

HazardJun 21, 2019, 4:03 PM

8 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Modeling AGI Safety Frameworks with Causal Influence Diagrams

Ramana KumarJun 21, 2019, 12:50 PM

43 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

Is your uncertainty resolvable?

RaemonJun 21, 2019, 7:32 AM

30 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Should rationality be a movement?

Chris_LeongJun 20, 2019, 11:09 PM

48 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

Let Values Drift

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJun 20, 2019, 8:45 PM

4 points

19 comments8 min readLW link

A case for strategy research: what it is and why we need more of it

SiebeJun 20, 2019, 8:22 PM

24 points

19 comments20 min readLW link