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Sunday December 13th, 12:00PM (PT) – Puzzle Hunt

RubyDec 9, 2020, 11:28 PM

9 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Where does this community lean politically ?

Madeven1335Dec 9, 2020, 9:08 PM

−10 points

4 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do we know that the things we want have credibility ?

Madeven1335Dec 9, 2020, 9:08 PM

−10 points

3 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

Switching to Google Calendar

jefftkDec 9, 2020, 8:10 PM

8 points

3 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[AN #128]: Prioritizing research on AI existential safety based on its application to governance demands

Rohin ShahDec 9, 2020, 6:20 PM

16 points

6 votes

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2 comments10 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Notes on Know-how

David GrossDec 9, 2020, 5:21 PM

10 points

5 votes

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1 comment4 min readLW link

Walk to a San Francisco FedEx

KatjaGraceDec 9, 2020, 8:50 AM

27 points

15 votes

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0 comments4 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 6

lsusrDec 9, 2020, 8:14 AM

99 points

63 votes

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14 comments2 min readLW link

Quick Thoughts on Immoral Mazes

abramdemskiDec 9, 2020, 1:21 AM

86 points

28 votes

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47 comments5 min readLW link

Chance that “AI safety basically [doesn’t need] to be solved, we’ll just solve it by default unless we’re completely completely careless”

Quinn, Aidan_Kierans, Morpheus and Nicholas Turner

Dec 8, 2020, 9:08 PM

27 points

12 votes

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0 comments5 min readLW link

Velocity-sensitive electronic drum pedals

jefftkDec 8, 2020, 8:20 PM

4 points

2 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Conservatism in neocortex-like AGIs

Steven ByrnesDec 8, 2020, 4:37 PM

22 points

11 votes

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5 comments8 min readLW link

Signaling importance

Mati_RoyDec 8, 2020, 9:14 AM

6 points

1 vote

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4 comments1 min readLW link

How long does it take to become Gaussian?

Maxwell PetersonDec 8, 2020, 7:23 AM

143 points

76 votes

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40 comments4 min readLW link

Why are delicious biscuits obscure?

KatjaGraceDec 8, 2020, 6:10 AM

17 points

9 votes

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18 comments2 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

White Sphere Hypothesis

James S. ErieeDec 8, 2020, 5:56 AM

6 points

6 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

An elegant proof of Laplace’s rule of succession

Eric NeymanDec 7, 2020, 10:43 PM

39 points

18 votes

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7 comments8 min readLW link

(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

Please Take the 2020 Effective Altruism Survey

Peter WildefordDec 7, 2020, 10:18 PM

20 points

5 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Fairness

David GrossDec 7, 2020, 6:52 PM

20 points

8 votes

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4 comments8 min readLW link

Announcing the Technical AI Safety Podcast

QuinnDec 7, 2020, 6:51 PM

42 points

19 votes

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6 comments2 min readLW link

(technical-ai-safety.libsyn.com)

Traversing a Cognition Space

Rafael HarthDec 7, 2020, 6:32 PM

17 points

5 votes

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5 comments12 min readLW link

[Question] Number-guessing protocol?

abramdemskiDec 7, 2020, 3:07 PM

19 points

4 votes

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28 comments1 min readLW link

Launching the Forecasting AI Progress Tournament

TamayDec 7, 2020, 2:08 PM

20 points

8 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.metaculus.com)

[Question] Recommendation for a good international event betting site like predictit.org

df fdDec 7, 2020, 9:09 AM

6 points

4 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Toward A Culture of Persuasion

DirectedEvolutionDec 7, 2020, 2:42 AM

17 points

9 votes

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14 comments6 min readLW link

The Incomprehensibility Bluff

SocratesDissatisfiedDec 6, 2020, 6:26 PM

45 points

27 votes

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22 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Pre-Hindsight Prompt: Why did 2021 NOT bring a return to normalcy?

mike_hawkeDec 6, 2020, 5:35 PM

22 points

11 votes

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13 comments1 min readLW link

Minimal Maps, Semi-Decisions, and Neural Representations

Past AccountDec 6, 2020, 3:15 PM

30 points

6 votes

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2 comments5 min readLW link

Cultural accumulation

KatjaGraceDec 6, 2020, 6:20 AM

93 points

41 votes

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53 comments3 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

Values Form a Shifting Landscape (and why you might care)

VojtaKovarikDec 5, 2020, 11:56 PM

29 points

11 votes

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6 comments4 min readLW link

D&D.Sci

abstractapplicDec 5, 2020, 11:26 PM

82 points

55 votes

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50 comments1 min readLW link

AI Problems Shared by Non-AI Systems

VojtaKovarikDec 5, 2020, 10:15 PM

7 points

3 votes

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2 comments4 min readLW link

Human Genetic Engineering: Increasing Intelligence

GeneSmithDec 5, 2020, 10:06 PM

37 points

11 votes

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5 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] Finance—accessibility (asking for textbook recommendations)

max heDec 5, 2020, 9:14 PM

3 points

3 votes

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8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] AI Winter Is Coming—How to profit from it?

maximkazhenkovDec 5, 2020, 8:23 PM

15 points

8 votes

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7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How can I restore my previous account?

Stirling_Westrup2Dec 5, 2020, 7:31 PM

1 point

1 vote

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Anti-EMH Evidence (and a plea for help)

Wei DaiDec 5, 2020, 6:29 PM

93 points

42 votes

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44 comments5 min readLW link

Supervised learning in the brain, part 4: compression / filtering

Steven ByrnesDec 5, 2020, 5:06 PM

19 points

6 votes

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0 comments5 min readLW link

Notes on Care

David GrossDec 5, 2020, 4:33 PM

8 points

3 votes

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0 comments6 min readLW link

[RXN#7] Russian x-risks newsletter fall 2020

avturchinDec 5, 2020, 4:28 PM

12 points

5 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

The AI Safety Game (UPDATED)

Daniel KokotajloDec 5, 2020, 10:27 AM

45 points

21 votes

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10 comments3 min readLW link

Map and Territory: Summary and Thoughts

Adam ZernerDec 5, 2020, 8:21 AM

16 points

7 votes

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4 comments26 min readLW link

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 5

lsusrDec 5, 2020, 1:23 AM

113 points

77 votes

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8 comments3 min readLW link

Forecasting is a responsibility

DirectedEvolutionDec 5, 2020, 12:40 AM

23 points

12 votes

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23 comments2 min readLW link

Beyond 175 billion parameters: Can we anticipate future GPT-X Capabilities?

bakztfutureDec 4, 2020, 11:42 PM

−1 points

2 votes

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1 comment2 min readLW link

Online Meetup for the Meetup Organizers (Sun, 20th December)

RubyDec 4, 2020, 11:30 PM

21 points

6 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup Organizers, Our Virtual Garden is at Your Disposal

RubyDec 4, 2020, 11:29 PM

59 points

25 votes

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10 comments2 min readLW link

The Hard Problem of Magic

enaumovDec 4, 2020, 6:51 PM

7 points

17 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

Commitment and credibility in multipolar AI scenarios

anni_leskelaDec 4, 2020, 6:48 PM

31 points

17 votes

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3 comments18 min readLW link

Postmortem on my Comment Challenge

adamShimiDec 4, 2020, 2:15 PM

46 points

18 votes

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12 comments2 min readLW link

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