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Conversation with Paul Christiano
abergal
Sep 11, 2019, 11:20 PM
44
points
6
comments
30
min read
LW
link
(aiimpacts.org)
Scott Alexander visits DC
Robi Rahman
Sep 11, 2019, 10:31 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are the merits of signing up for cryonics with Alcor vs. with the Cryonics Institute?
Eli Tyre
Sep 11, 2019, 7:06 PM
21
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] Truth-telling is aggression in zero-sum frames (Jessica Taylor)
ioannes
Sep 11, 2019, 5:53 AM
9
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Western Massachusetts SSC meetup #16: Meetups Everywhere 2019 Edition
a_lieb
Sep 11, 2019, 3:18 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality Exercises Prize of September 2019 ($1,000)
Ben Pace
Sep 11, 2019, 12:19 AM
89
points
18
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Relaxed adversarial training for inner alignment
evhub
Sep 10, 2019, 11:03 PM
69
points
27
comments
27
min read
LW
link
“AI-GAs: AI-generating algorithms, an alternate paradigm for producing general artificial intelligence”, Clune 2019
gwern
Sep 10, 2019, 9:33 PM
13
points
5
comments
LW
link
(arxiv.org)
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Toulouse
Gyrodiot
Sep 10, 2019, 7:17 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[AN #63] How architecture search, meta learning, and environment design could lead to general intelligence
Rohin Shah
Sep 10, 2019, 7:10 PM
21
points
12
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
Free-to-Play Games: Three Key Trade-Offs
Zvi
Sep 10, 2019, 12:10 PM
47
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Hackable Rewards as a Safety Valve?
Davidmanheim
Sep 10, 2019, 10:33 AM
18
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Counterfactual Oracles = online supervised learning with random selection of training episodes
Wei Dai
Sep 10, 2019, 8:29 AM
52
points
26
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Is my result wrong? Maths vs intuition vs evolution in learning human preferences
Stuart_Armstrong
Sep 10, 2019, 12:46 AM
17
points
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Shallow Review of Consistency in Statement Evaluation
Elizabeth
Sep 9, 2019, 11:21 PM
65
points
6
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Simple and composite partial preferences
Stuart_Armstrong
Sep 9, 2019, 11:07 PM
11
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Slatestarcodex Meetup in Hamburg, Germany
Gunnar_Zarncke
Sep 9, 2019, 9:42 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What tools exist to compute all possible programs?
Alexei
Sep 9, 2019, 4:50 PM
16
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Alternative name for a Bug List
Bae's Theorem
Sep 9, 2019, 3:14 PM
8
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are some podcasts that just read aloud worthwhile content?
Rudi C
Sep 9, 2019, 8:41 AM
6
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Survival and Flourishing Fund grant applications open until October 4th ($1MM-$2MM planned for dispersal)
habryka
Sep 9, 2019, 4:12 AM
27
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Looking for answers about quantum immortality.
Fivehundred
Sep 9, 2019, 2:16 AM
15
points
57
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Stories About Progress
Ben Pace
Sep 8, 2019, 11:07 PM
28
points
1
comment
19
min read
LW
link
The Power to Make Scientific Breakthroughs
Liron
Sep 8, 2019, 4:14 AM
22
points
2
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Do you have algorithms for passing time productively with only your own mind?
Rudi C
Sep 7, 2019, 8:48 PM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Age gaps and Birth order: Reanalysis
Bucky
Sep 7, 2019, 7:33 PM
48
points
4
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Age gaps and Birth order: Failed reproduction of results
Bucky
Sep 7, 2019, 7:22 PM
59
points
1
comment
5
min read
LW
link
Are minimal circuits deceptive?
evhub
Sep 7, 2019, 6:11 PM
78
points
11
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Are we living at the most influential time in history?
jp
Sep 7, 2019, 6:09 PM
14
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)
Integrating the Lindy Effect
lsusr
Sep 7, 2019, 5:38 PM
54
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
1
review
Lisbon SSC Meetup #2
tamkin&popkin
Sep 7, 2019, 1:17 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Russian x-risks newsletter, summer 2019
avturchin
Sep 7, 2019, 9:50 AM
39
points
5
comments
4
min read
LW
link
AI Safety “Success Stories”
Wei Dai
Sep 7, 2019, 2:54 AM
126
points
27
comments
4
min read
LW
link
1
review
[Question]
What are concrete examples of potential “lock-in” in AI research?
Grue_Slinky
Sep 6, 2019, 11:39 PM
19
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Concrete experiments in inner alignment
evhub
Sep 6, 2019, 10:16 PM
74
points
12
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Running Effective Structured Forecasting Sessions
Ben Goldhaber
and
Bird Concept
Sep 6, 2019, 9:30 PM
21
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Political Violence and Distraction Theories
Ben Pace
Sep 6, 2019, 8:21 PM
17
points
0
comments
34
min read
LW
link
Copenhagen SSC/LW Meetup
Søren Elverlin
Sep 6, 2019, 7:21 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Does anyone else feel LessWrong is slow?
lifelonglearner
Sep 6, 2019, 7:20 PM
11
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Examples of Examples
Liron
Sep 6, 2019, 2:04 PM
19
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Somerville Housing Units
jefftk
Sep 6, 2019, 2:00 PM
7
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Who To Root For: 2019 College Football Edition
Zvi
Sep 6, 2019, 8:10 AM
11
points
2
comments
43
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Community Map on frontpage this month
habryka
Sep 5, 2019, 11:49 PM
22
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Seven habits towards highly effective minds
Richard_Ngo
Sep 5, 2019, 11:10 PM
38
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)
How to Throw Away Information
johnswentworth
Sep 5, 2019, 9:10 PM
18
points
5
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How important are model sizes to your timeline predictions?
SoerenMind
5 Sep 2019 17:34 UTC
11
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Utility ≠ Reward
Vlad Mikulik
5 Sep 2019 17:28 UTC
131
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Logical Counterfactuals and Proposition graphs, Part 3
Donald Hobson
5 Sep 2019 15:03 UTC
6
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Somerville Housing Over Time
jefftk
5 Sep 2019 14:40 UTC
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Living the Berkeley idealism
Yuxi_Liu
4 Sep 2019 22:20 UTC
12
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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