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[Question]
What are we predicting for Neuralink event?
Dr_Manhattan
Jul 12, 2019, 7:33 PM
32
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
My Conversion from LW to Pragmatism: Steelman
hunterglennzero
Jul 12, 2019, 7:17 PM
3
points
1
comment
7
min read
LW
link
Largest open collection quotes about AI
teradimich
Jul 12, 2019, 5:18 PM
36
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(docs.google.com)
[Question]
Bystander effect false?
Ben Pace
Jul 12, 2019, 6:30 AM
17
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
If I knew how to make an omohundru optimizer, would I be able to do anything good with that knowledge?
mako yass
Jul 12, 2019, 1:40 AM
5
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How much background technical knowledge do LW readers have?
johnswentworth
Jul 11, 2019, 5:38 PM
30
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
New SSC meetup group in Lisbon
tamkin&popkin
Jul 11, 2019, 12:19 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are we certain that gpt-2 and similar algorithms are not self-aware?
Ozyrus
Jul 11, 2019, 8:37 AM
0
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Modeling AI milestones to adjust AGI arrival estimates?
Ozyrus
Jul 11, 2019, 8:17 AM
10
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Please give your links speaking names!
rmoehn
Jul 11, 2019, 7:47 AM
44
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI Alignment “Scaffolding” Project Ideas (Request for Advice)
DirectedEvolution
Jul 11, 2019, 4:39 AM
9
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
The AI Timelines Scam
jessicata
Jul 11, 2019, 2:52 AM
117
points
111
comments
7
min read
LW
link
3
reviews
(unstableontology.com)
Magic is Dead, Give me Attention
Hazard
Jul 10, 2019, 8:15 PM
40
points
13
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How can guesstimates work?
Bird Concept
Jul 10, 2019, 7:33 PM
24
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Types of Boltzmann Brains
avturchin
Jul 10, 2019, 8:22 AM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(philpapers.org)
Schism Begets Schism
Davis_Kingsley
Jul 10, 2019, 3:09 AM
24
points
25
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Do bond yield curve inversions really indicate there is likely to be a recession?
Ben Goldhaber
Jul 10, 2019, 1:23 AM
20
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Would you join the Society of the Free & Easy?
David Gross
Jul 10, 2019, 1:15 AM
18
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Diversify Your Friendship Portfolio
Davis_Kingsley
Jul 9, 2019, 11:06 PM
74
points
13
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The I Ching Series (2/10): How should I prioritize my career-building projects?
DirectedEvolution
Jul 9, 2019, 10:55 PM
14
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are there easy, low cost, ways to freeze personal cell samples for future therapies? And is this a good idea?
Eli Tyre
Jul 9, 2019, 9:57 PM
20
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Outline of NIST draft plan for AI standards
ryan_b
Jul 9, 2019, 5:30 PM
21
points
1
comment
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How can I help research Friendly AI?
avichapman
Jul 9, 2019, 12:15 AM
22
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Results of My First LessWrong-inspired I Ching Divination
DirectedEvolution
Jul 8, 2019, 9:26 PM
21
points
3
comments
6
min read
LW
link
“Rationalizing” and “Sitting Bolt Upright in Alarm.”
Raemon
Jul 8, 2019, 8:34 PM
45
points
56
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Some Comments on Stuart Armstrong’s “Research Agenda v0.9”
Charlie Steiner
Jul 8, 2019, 7:03 PM
21
points
12
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[AN #59] How arguments for AI risk have changed over time
Rohin Shah
Jul 8, 2019, 5:20 PM
43
points
4
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
NIST: draft plan for AI standards development
ryan_b
Jul 8, 2019, 2:13 PM
16
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(www.nist.gov)
Indifference: multiple changes, multiple agents
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 8, 2019, 1:36 PM
15
points
5
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Can I automatically cross-post to LW via RSS?
lifelonglearner
Jul 8, 2019, 5:04 AM
9
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is the sum individual informativeness of two independent variables no more than their joint informativeness?
Ronny Fernandez
Jul 8, 2019, 2:51 AM
10
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How does the organization “EthAGI” fit into the broader AI safety landscape?
Liam Donovan
Jul 8, 2019, 12:46 AM
4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Religion as Goodhart
Shmi
Jul 8, 2019, 12:38 AM
21
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
First application round of the EAF Fund
JesseClifton
Jul 8, 2019, 12:20 AM
20
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)
[Question]
LW authors: How many clusters of norms do you (personally) want?
Raemon
Jul 7, 2019, 8:27 PM
38
points
40
comments
2
min read
LW
link
How to make a giant whiteboard for $14 (plus nails)
eukaryote
Jul 7, 2019, 7:23 PM
29
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(eukaryotewritesblog.com)
Musings on Cumulative Cultural Evolution and AI
calebo
Jul 7, 2019, 4:46 PM
19
points
5
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Black hole narratives
Alexei
Jul 7, 2019, 4:07 AM
25
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Thank You, Old Man Jevons, For My Job
Closed Limelike Curves
Jul 6, 2019, 6:37 PM
12
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(thelimelike.wordpress.com)
87,000 Hours or: Thoughts on Home Ownership
romeostevensit
Jul 6, 2019, 8:01 AM
20
points
50
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Learning biases and rewards simultaneously
Rohin Shah
Jul 6, 2019, 1:45 AM
41
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Thoughts on The Replacing Guilt Series — pt 1
dragohole
Jul 5, 2019, 7:35 PM
9
points
9
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Here Be Epistemic Dragons
DirectedEvolution
Jul 4, 2019, 10:31 PM
8
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
What product are you building?
Raemon
4 Jul 2019 19:08 UTC
57
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
How to handle large numbers of questions?
Raemon
4 Jul 2019 18:22 UTC
12
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Let’s Read: an essay on AI Theology
Yuxi_Liu
4 Jul 2019 7:50 UTC
23
points
9
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are good resources for learning functional programming?
Matt Goldenberg
4 Jul 2019 1:22 UTC
22
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What’s state-of-the-art in AI understanding of theory of mind?
ioannes
3 Jul 2019 23:11 UTC
14
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Blatant lies are the best kind!
Benquo
3 Jul 2019 20:45 UTC
26
points
17
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
[Question]
What was the official story for many top physicists congregating in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project?
moses
3 Jul 2019 18:05 UTC
13
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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