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[Question] Compilers/PLs book recommendation?

johnswentworthJul 28, 2019, 3:49 PM

10 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Arguments for the existence of qualia

Chris_LeongJul 28, 2019, 10:52 AM

3 points

63 comments5 min readLW link

Applying Overoptimization to Selection vs. Control (Optimizing and Goodhart Effects—Clarifying Thoughts, Part 3)

DavidmanheimJul 28, 2019, 9:32 AM

18 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

What does Optimization Mean, Again? (Optimizing and Goodhart Effects—Clarifying Thoughts, Part 2)

DavidmanheimJul 28, 2019, 9:30 AM

26 points

7 comments4 min readLW link

Keep Your Beliefs Cruxy

RaemonJul 28, 2019, 1:18 AM

54 points

34 comments3 min readLW link

The wisdom of the Crowd

Jason GeringerJul 27, 2019, 11:14 PM

−2 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is this info on zinc lozenges accurate?

philhJul 27, 2019, 10:05 PM

40 points

24 comments5 min readLW link

Shortform Beta Launch

RaemonJul 27, 2019, 8:09 PM

67 points

18 comments2 min readLW link

The Artificial Intentional Stance

Charlie SteinerJul 27, 2019, 7:00 AM

12 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

Results of LW Technical Background Survey

johnswentworthJul 26, 2019, 5:33 PM

41 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How many researchers does a new paper reach?

SliderJul 26, 2019, 4:14 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Old Man Jevons Can’t Save You Now (Part 2/2)

Closed Limelike CurvesJul 26, 2019, 3:51 AM

12 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

(thelimelike.wordpress.com)

[Question] Can you summarize highlights from Vernon’s Creativity?

RaemonJul 26, 2019, 1:12 AM

14 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How often are new ideas discovered in old papers?

TurnTroutJul 26, 2019, 1:00 AM

23 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Ought: why it matters and ways to help

paulfchristianoJul 25, 2019, 6:00 PM

89 points

7 comments5 min readLW link

On the purposes of decision theory research

Wei DaiJul 25, 2019, 7:18 AM

64 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Metaphorical extensions and conceptual figure-ground inversions

jessicataJul 24, 2019, 6:21 AM

38 points

7 comments3 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

AI Safety Debate and Its Applications

VojtaKovarikJul 23, 2019, 10:31 PM

38 points

5 comments11 min readLW link

How to take smart notes (Ahrens, 2017)

Yuxi_LiuJul 23, 2019, 3:34 PM

72 points

12 comments6 min readLW link

Prediction as coordination

Bird ConceptJul 23, 2019, 6:19 AM

42 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

The Real Rules Have No Exceptions

Said AchmizJul 23, 2019, 3:38 AM

136 points

57 comments1 min readLW link 2 reviews

“Shortform” vs “Scratchpad” or other names

RaemonJul 23, 2019, 1:21 AM

14 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Cambridge LW/SSC Meetup

NoSignalNoNoiseJul 23, 2019, 12:47 AM

8 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Where is the Meaning?

HazardJul 22, 2019, 8:18 PM

21 points

3 comments4 min readLW link

The Self-Unaware AI Oracle

Steven ByrnesJul 22, 2019, 7:04 PM

21 points

38 comments8 min readLW link

APL AI Safety Conference

Aryeh EnglanderJul 22, 2019, 6:18 PM

12 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #60] A new AI challenge: Minecraft agents that assist human players in creative mode

Rohin ShahJul 22, 2019, 5:00 PM

23 points

6 comments9 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

[Question] Solving for X instead of 3 in love triangles?

EruvnalJul 22, 2019, 4:35 PM

2 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Self-experiment Protocol: Effect of Chocolate on Sleep

NoSignalNoNoiseJul 22, 2019, 3:32 AM

30 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How Much Do Different Users Really Care About Upvotes?

Evan_GaensbauerJul 22, 2019, 2:31 AM

14 points

12 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Should I wear wrist-weights while playing Beat Saber?

RaemonJul 21, 2019, 7:56 PM

8 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Cross-Validation vs Bayesian Model Comparison

johnswentworthJul 21, 2019, 6:14 PM

28 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

Learning to Learn and Navigating Moods

caleboJul 21, 2019, 3:53 PM

22 points

13 comments11 min readLW link

Bayes’ Theorem in three pictures

Sunny from QADJul 21, 2019, 7:01 AM

30 points

3 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What questions about the future would influence people’s actions today if they were informed by a prediction market?

Mati_RoyJul 21, 2019, 5:26 AM

20 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Do you fear the rock or the hard place?

RubyJul 20, 2019, 10:01 PM

77 points

10 comments5 min readLW link 3 reviews

Bayesian Model Testing Comparisons

johnswentworthJul 20, 2019, 4:40 PM

15 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Book review: The Technology Trap

Richard_NgoJul 20, 2019, 12:40 PM

28 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

The Costs of Reliability

sarahconstantinJul 20, 2019, 1:20 AM

154 points

13 comments3 min readLW link 2 reviews

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Appeal to Consequence, Value Tensions, And Robust Organizations

Matt GoldenbergJul 19, 2019, 10:09 PM

45 points

90 comments5 min readLW link

Watch Elon Musk’s Neuralink presentation

AlexeiJul 19, 2019, 9:48 PM

9 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

[Question] When does adding food make an organism reliably better?

SliderJul 19, 2019, 9:22 PM

9 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Scope Insensitivity Judo

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJul 19, 2019, 5:33 PM

22 points

3 comments6 min readLW link

From Laplace to BIC

johnswentworthJul 19, 2019, 4:52 PM

21 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

Against Excessive Apologising

Chris_LeongJul 19, 2019, 3:00 PM

7 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] Intro to causal inference by Michael Nielsen (2012)

yagudinJul 19, 2019, 12:19 PM

29 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] When does adding more people reliably make a system better?

Bird ConceptJul 19, 2019, 4:21 AM

30 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

Robust Agency for People and Organizations

RaemonJul 19, 2019, 1:18 AM

65 points

10 comments12 min readLW link

[Question] What do you think of cognitive types and MBTI? What type are you? What do you think is the percentage of the 16 different personality types on LessWrong?

NikoTMJul 18, 2019, 8:20 PM

1 point

6 comments LW link

Thoughts on the 5-10 Problem

ToflyJul 18, 2019, 6:56 PM

18 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

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