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The Golden Age of Data
Collisteru
Aug 4, 2020, 9:35 PM
5
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
My paper was signalling the whole time—Robin Hanson wins again
Tim Liptrot
Aug 4, 2020, 9:13 PM
49
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Boston/Cambridge LW Hangout, Sunday 8/16/20
ItsGiusto
Aug 4, 2020, 8:43 PM
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Infinite Data/Compute Arguments in Alignment
johnswentworth
Aug 4, 2020, 8:21 PM
50
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Property as Coordination Minimization
Vaniver
Aug 4, 2020, 7:24 PM
38
points
35
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Interpretability in ML: A Broad Overview
lifelonglearner
Aug 4, 2020, 7:03 PM
53
points
5
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Budapest Meetup on Margit Sziget
Timothy Underwood
Aug 4, 2020, 12:29 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
RT-LAMP is the right way to scale diagnostic testing for the coronavirus
Kevin
Aug 4, 2020, 10:05 AM
35
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A sketch of ‘Simulacra Levels and their Interactions’
Yoav Ravid
Aug 4, 2020, 9:13 AM
44
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What is filling the hole left by religion?
Philosophistry
Aug 4, 2020, 6:48 AM
13
points
14
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
RFC: COVID-19 Statistical Guilt
Erhannis
Aug 4, 2020, 6:46 AM
3
points
4
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(Ir)rationality of Pascal’s wager
filozof3377@gmial.com
Aug 3, 2020, 8:57 PM
3
points
10
comments
4
min read
LW
link
is gpt-3 few-shot ready for real applications?
nostalgebraist
Aug 3, 2020, 7:50 PM
31
points
5
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(nostalgebraist.tumblr.com)
Solving Key Alignment Problems Group
Logan Riggs
Aug 3, 2020, 7:30 PM
19
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Cryonics Cost-Benefit Analysis
niplav
Aug 3, 2020, 5:30 PM
46
points
8
comments
32
min read
LW
link
Three mental images from thinking about AGI debate & corrigibility
Steven Byrnes
Aug 3, 2020, 2:29 PM
55
points
35
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Unifying the Simulacra Definitions
Zvi
Aug 3, 2020, 12:10 PM
84
points
31
comments
12
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[Question]
What are examples of ‘scientific’ studies that contradict what you believe about yourself?
Mati_Roy
Aug 3, 2020, 6:11 AM
12
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are the most important papers/post/resources to read to understand more of GPT-3?
adamShimi
Aug 2, 2020, 8:53 PM
22
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Irrational Resistance to Business Success
curi
Aug 2, 2020, 7:15 PM
3
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Why isn’t there a LessWrong App? Is a “blog-app” sustainable/useful for a community?
Osson4
Aug 2, 2020, 5:47 PM
9
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Burley Bee kids bike trailer review
jefftk
Aug 2, 2020, 5:20 PM
11
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Engineering Experience Through Score
ZorbaTHut
Aug 2, 2020, 12:09 PM
25
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
When Gears Go Wrong
Matt Goldenberg
Aug 2, 2020, 6:21 AM
28
points
6
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Tearing down the Chesterton’s Fence principle
DirectedEvolution
Aug 2, 2020, 4:56 AM
35
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Dissolving the “Is the Efficient Market Hypothesis Dead?” Question
Alexei
Aug 2, 2020, 4:46 AM
37
points
4
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Would AGIs parent young AGIs?
Vishrut Arya
Aug 2, 2020, 12:57 AM
3
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Principles Behind Bottlenecks
curi
Aug 1, 2020, 10:48 PM
1
point
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Agentic Language Model Memes
FactorialCode
Aug 1, 2020, 6:03 PM
16
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are you looking for in a Less Wrong post?
adamShimi
Aug 1, 2020, 6:00 PM
27
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Food Spending During Covid
jefftk
Aug 1, 2020, 5:10 PM
10
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Forecasting Newsletter: July 2020.
NunoSempere
Aug 1, 2020, 5:08 PM
21
points
4
comments
22
min read
LW
link
Inner Alignment: Explain like I’m 12 Edition
Rafael Harth
Aug 1, 2020, 3:24 PM
184
points
47
comments
13
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Online LessWrong Community Weekend, September 11th-13th
Linda Linsefors
Aug 1, 2020, 2:55 PM
48
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
On Procrastination—The art of shaping your future actions
Neel Nanda
Aug 1, 2020, 10:22 AM
10
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(www.neelnanda.io)
Generalized Efficient Markets in Political Power
johnswentworth
Aug 1, 2020, 4:49 AM
45
points
6
comments
8
min read
LW
link
The Era Of Unlimited Everything: Unlimited Materials & Unlimited Money
jdcampolargo
Aug 1, 2020, 3:01 AM
4
points
11
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Power as Easily Exploitable Opportunities
TurnTrout
Aug 1, 2020, 2:14 AM
32
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Let Your Mind Be Not Fixed
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Jul 31, 2020, 5:54 PM
46
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Enforcing Type Distinction
lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)
Jul 31, 2020, 11:39 AM
26
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
“Go west, young man!”—Preferences in (imperfect) maps
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 31, 2020, 7:50 AM
25
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Can you gain weirdness points?
Nicholas / Heather Kross
Jul 31, 2020, 3:41 AM
20
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Free Educational and Research Resources
Rachel Shu
Jul 31, 2020, 12:24 AM
56
points
25
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Sunday August 2, 12pm (PDT) — talks by jimrandomh, johnswenthworth, Daniel Filan, Jacobian
Bird Concept
and
Ben Pace
Jul 30, 2020, 11:55 PM
15
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Dealing with Curiosity-Stoppers
adamShimi
Jul 30, 2020, 10:05 PM
50
points
6
comments
10
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What if memes are common in highly capable minds?
Daniel Kokotajlo
Jul 30, 2020, 8:45 PM
40
points
13
comments
2
min read
LW
link
PSA: Tagging is Awesome
abramdemski
Jul 30, 2020, 5:52 PM
76
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Covid 7/30: Whack a Mole
Zvi
Jul 30, 2020, 3:50 PM
39
points
4
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[Question]
Is the work on AI alignment relevant to GPT?
Richard_Kennaway
Jul 30, 2020, 12:23 PM
24
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Would a halfway copied brain emulation be at risk of having different values/identity?
Ghatanathoah
Jul 30, 2020, 5:43 AM
9
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
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