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Hier­ar­chi­cal plan­ning: con­text agents

Charlie SteinerDec 19, 2020, 11:24 AM
22 points
6 comments9 min readLW link

Mo­ral in­tu­itions are sur­pris­ingly variable

Bob BakerDec 26, 2020, 7:50 PM
22 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Book Re­view: On In­tel­li­gence by Jeff Hawk­ins (and San­dra Blakeslee)

Rafael HarthDec 29, 2020, 7:48 PM
21 points
7 comments14 min readLW link

Some recom­men­da­tions for al­ign­ing the de­ci­sion to go to war with the pub­lic in­ter­est, from The Spoils of War

Eli TyreDec 27, 2020, 1:04 AM
21 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

Un­in­formed Ele­va­tion of Trust

ShmiDec 28, 2020, 8:18 AM
21 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

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

RubyDec 4, 2020, 11:30 PM
21 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

No, Newspeak Won’t Make You Stupid

MikkWDec 18, 2020, 12:56 AM
21 points
38 comments7 min readLW link

Why I love stand up comedy

Adam ZernerDec 16, 2020, 9:34 AM
20 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

Con­scious­ness of abstraction

Richard_KennawayDec 21, 2020, 9:35 PM
20 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

The Perver­sity of High Standards

SocratesDissatisfiedDec 27, 2020, 2:37 PM
20 points
3 comments3 min readLW link

Episte­mol­ogy Vol­ume of “A Map That Reflects the Ter­ri­tory” Set—My Per­sonal Commentary

hamnoxDec 24, 2020, 9:34 PM
20 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

Launch­ing the Fore­cast­ing AI Progress Tournament

TamayDec 7, 2020, 2:08 PM
20 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.metaculus.com)

Notes on Fairness

David GrossDec 7, 2020, 6:52 PM
20 points
4 comments8 min readLW link

AGI Align­ment Should Solve Cor­po­rate Alignment

magfrumpDec 27, 2020, 2:23 AM
20 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

Please Take the 2020 Effec­tive Altru­ism Survey

Peter WildefordDec 7, 2020, 10:18 PM
20 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

In­cen­tiviz­ing fore­cast­ing via so­cial media

David Althaus and Daniel Kokotajlo
Dec 16, 2020, 12:15 PM
19 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

What is food like?

KatjaGraceDec 22, 2020, 12:30 PM
19 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Stock mar­ket hints for 2021 from past crashes

bfinnDec 30, 2020, 8:05 PM
19 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

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

Steven ByrnesDec 5, 2020, 5:06 PM
19 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] [Meta?] Us­ing the LessWrong code­base for a blog

George3d6Dec 20, 2020, 3:05 AM
19 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Num­ber-guess­ing pro­to­col?

abramdemskiDec 7, 2020, 3:07 PM
19 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

De­sires as film posters

KatjaGraceDec 30, 2020, 12:30 AM
19 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Eth2 Stak­ing ex­plained as a Fi­nan­cial Instrument

AnnapurnaDec 2, 2020, 3:33 AM
18 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Notes on Fitness

David GrossDec 21, 2020, 4:51 PM
18 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

Notes on Integrity

David GrossDec 3, 2020, 11:42 PM
18 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

Ge­netic magic

KatjaGraceDec 18, 2020, 5:20 AM
18 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] What are the best prece­dents for in­dus­tries failing to in­vest in valuable AI re­search?

Daniel KokotajloDec 14, 2020, 11:57 PM
18 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Op­po­site attractions

KatjaGraceDec 19, 2020, 9:30 PM
17 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Notes on Duty

David GrossDec 18, 2020, 6:54 PM
17 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Flights of wonder

KatjaGraceDec 11, 2020, 10:50 AM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

The wild

KatjaGraceDec 15, 2020, 10:50 AM
17 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Net­flix’s “Start-Up” and sincere work dramatization

Maxwell PetersonDec 25, 2020, 5:32 AM
17 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

Why are deli­cious bis­cuits ob­scure?

KatjaGraceDec 8, 2020, 6:10 AM
17 points
18 comments2 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

Vac­ci­na­tion with the EMH

DirectedEvolutionDec 29, 2020, 3:05 AM
17 points
16 comments8 min readLW link

Travers­ing a Cog­ni­tion Space

Rafael HarthDec 7, 2020, 6:32 PM
17 points
5 comments12 min readLW link

Poll: Any in­ter­est in an edit­ing buddy sys­tem?

dynomightDec 2, 2020, 2:18 AM
17 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Toward A Cul­ture of Persuasion

DirectedEvolutionDec 7, 2020, 2:42 AM
17 points
14 comments6 min readLW link

How We Failed COVID-19

LukeOnlineDec 2, 2020, 9:29 PM
16 points
7 comments7 min readLW link

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

Rohin ShahDec 9, 2020, 6:20 PM
16 points
2 comments10 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

[Question] What are the un­writ­ten rules of academia?

YitzDec 25, 2020, 3:33 PM
16 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Map and Ter­ri­tory: Sum­mary and Thoughts

Adam ZernerDec 5, 2020, 8:21 AM
16 points
4 comments26 min readLW link

[Question] Writ­ing tools for taboo­ing?

abramdemskiDec 13, 2020, 7:50 PM
15 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Where are the post-COVID com­plain­ers?

kniteDec 28, 2020, 6:36 PM
15 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What Are Some Alter­na­tive Ap­proaches to Un­der­stand­ing Agency/​In­tel­li­gence?

intersticeDec 29, 2020, 11:21 PM
15 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

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

maximkazhenkovDec 5, 2020, 8:23 PM
15 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #129]: Ex­plain­ing dou­ble de­scent by mea­sur­ing bias and variance

Rohin ShahDec 16, 2020, 6:10 PM
14 points
1 comment7 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

[Question] In a mul­ti­po­lar sce­nario, how do peo­ple ex­pect sys­tems to be trained to in­ter­act with sys­tems de­vel­oped by other labs?

JesseCliftonDec 1, 2020, 8:04 PM
14 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

In­finite possibilities

KatjaGraceDec 28, 2020, 10:10 AM
14 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Novem­ber 2020 gw­ern.net newsletter

gwernDec 3, 2020, 10:47 PM
14 points
5 commentsLW link
(www.gwern.net)

Choos­ing the right ask for a context

ChristianKlDec 28, 2020, 2:58 PM
14 points
6 comments2 min readLW link