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[AN #98]: Understanding neural net training by seeing which gradients were helpful

Rohin ShahMay 6, 2020, 5:10 PM

22 points

3 comments9 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Named Distributions as Artifacts

George3d6May 4, 2020, 8:54 AM

22 points

9 comments15 min readLW link

(blog.cerebralab.com)

Post-crash market efficiency 1696-2020

bfinnMay 22, 2020, 2:13 PM

22 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

Predicted Land Value Tax: a better tax than an unimproved land value tax

michaelcohenMay 27, 2020, 1:40 PM

21 points

49 comments3 min readLW link

Orthogonality

lsusrMay 21, 2020, 3:17 AM

21 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Hate Crime Statistics

jefftkMay 3, 2020, 10:30 PM

21 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Why COVID-19 prevention at the margin might be bad for most LWers

KenoubiMay 10, 2020, 12:19 AM

21 points

23 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What are Michael Vassar’s beliefs?

Chris_LeongMay 15, 2020, 6:15 AM

21 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How should potential AI alignment researchers gauge whether the field is right for them?

TurnTroutMay 6, 2020, 12:24 PM

20 points

5 comments LW link

Announcing Progress Studies for Young Scholars, an online summer program in the history of technology

jasoncrawfordMay 20, 2020, 12:52 AM

19 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

[Question] How does iterated amplification exceed human abilities?

riceissaMay 2, 2020, 11:44 PM

19 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Is there any scientific evidence for benefits of meditation?

CheerfulWarriorMay 9, 2020, 8:53 AM

18 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

What Is The Cost of Your Attention?

Ari LewisMay 2, 2020, 8:50 PM

18 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Haskenthetical

philhMay 19, 2020, 10:00 PM

18 points

9 comments14 min readLW link

(reasonableapproximation.net)

An addendum on effective population size

willbradshawMay 25, 2020, 12:35 PM

18 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(apomorphic.com)

Rationality vs. Taleb’s Antifragilism

MellivoraMay 2, 2020, 2:07 PM

18 points

3 comments4 min readLW link

Kurzweil’s predictions’ individual scores

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 7, 2020, 5:10 PM

17 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Why you should minimax in two-player zero-sum games

NisanMay 17, 2020, 8:48 PM

17 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Open & Welcome Thread—May 2020

rolandMay 1, 2020, 12:01 PM

17 points

50 comments1 min readLW link

How should AIs update a prior over human preferences?

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 15, 2020, 1:14 PM

17 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

Consistent Glomarization should be feasible

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 4, 2020, 10:06 AM

17 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Distinguishing logistic curves: visual

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 15, 2020, 10:33 AM

17 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Wrist Issues

jefftkMay 28, 2020, 4:50 PM

16 points

11 comments4 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

“It’s Okay”, Instructions, Focusing, Experiencing and Frames

OuroborusMay 15, 2020, 12:49 AM

16 points

6 comments7 min readLW link

(ouroborusdotblog.wordpress.com)

[Question] How to learn from a stronger rationalist in daily life?

Thomas KwaMay 20, 2020, 4:55 AM

16 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Covid-19: New York’s Antibody Tests 2

ZviMay 6, 2020, 5:40 PM

16 points

0 comments10 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Meditation skill: Surfing the Urge

Max HodgesMay 7, 2020, 5:30 PM

16 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Adding a Housemate Under Covid

jefftkMay 14, 2020, 9:30 PM

16 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Reward functions and updating assumptions can hide a multitude of sins

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 18, 2020, 3:18 PM

16 points

2 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] What is your internet search methodology ?

George3d6May 23, 2020, 8:33 PM

16 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

Constructive Definitions

Chris_LeongMay 4, 2020, 11:50 PM

15 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

The Mechanistic and Normative Structure of Agency

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMay 18, 2020, 4:03 PM

15 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(philpapers.org)

[Question] What are the best tools for recording predictions?

RaemonMay 24, 2020, 7:15 PM

15 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

Covid 5/21: Limbo Under

ZviMay 14, 2020, 10:30 PM

15 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[AN #101]: Why we should rigorously measure and forecast AI progress

Rohin ShahMay 27, 2020, 5:20 PM

15 points

0 comments10 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Signaling: Why People Have Conversations

liam_hinzmanMay 20, 2020, 3:18 AM

15 points

21 comments3 min readLW link

(liamhinzman.com)

[Question] What information on (or relevant to) modal immortality do you recommend?

Mati_RoyMay 4, 2020, 11:30 AM

14 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Topological metaphysics: relating point-set topology and locale theory

jessicataMay 1, 2020, 3:57 AM

14 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

Updated Hierarchy of Disagreement

B JacobsMay 28, 2020, 3:57 PM

14 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

Modeling naturalized decision problems in linear logic

jessicataMay 6, 2020, 12:15 AM

14 points

2 comments6 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

[Meta] Finding free energy in karma

eapacheMay 24, 2020, 2:47 PM

13 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Introduction to forecasting worksheet

edoaradMay 6, 2020, 1:54 PM

13 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.foretold.io)

TFW No Incels

Jacob FalkovichMay 3, 2020, 4:56 PM

13 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

Legends of Runeterra: Early Review

ZviMay 13, 2020, 10:50 AM

13 points

12 comments11 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

AI Safety Discussion Days

Linda LinseforsMay 27, 2020, 4:54 PM

13 points

1 comment3 min readLW link

Interview with Aubrey de Grey, chief science officer of the SENS Research Foundation

emanuele ascaniMay 1, 2020, 9:04 AM

12 points

6 comments14 min readLW link

[Question] Do nasal decongestants increase risk associated with cardiovascular (and respiratory via second-order effects) symptoms from COVID-19?

DorikkaMay 10, 2020, 7:17 PM

12 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Multiple Arguments, Multiple Comments

lcMay 7, 2020, 9:30 AM

12 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Race for the Galaxy: 9 Choose 6

jefftkMay 20, 2020, 12:10 PM

12 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Should we stop using the term ‘Rationalist’?

B JacobsMay 29, 2020, 3:11 PM

12 points

42 comments1 min readLW link