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Cap­tur­ing Ideas

abramdemskiSep 9, 2020, 9:20 PM
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Safer sand­box­ing via col­lec­tive separation

Richard_NgoSep 9, 2020, 7:49 PM
26 points

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[AN #116]: How to make ex­pla­na­tions of neu­rons compositional

Rohin ShahSep 9, 2020, 5:20 PM
21 points

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Loneli­ness and the para­dox of choice

DirectedEvolutionSep 9, 2020, 4:30 PM
17 points

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Bu­dapest Meetup at Moved On­line due to Corona, Sept 20 at 2pm

Timothy UnderwoodSep 9, 2020, 4:07 PM
4 points

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Les­lie’s Firing Squad Can’t Save The Fine-Tun­ing Argument

dadadarrenSep 9, 2020, 3:21 PM
11 points

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[Question] What’s the CFAR po­si­tion on how the work­book can be used?

ChristianKlSep 9, 2020, 1:56 PM
14 points

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How To Fermi Model

habryka and Eli Tyre
Sep 9, 2020, 5:13 AM
86 points

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Up­dates Thread

Adam ZernerSep 9, 2020, 4:34 AM
56 points

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CTWTB: Paths of Com­pu­ta­tion State

johnswentworthSep 8, 2020, 8:44 PM
41 points

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Indig­na­tion in re­sponse to the 1890 census

jasoncrawfordSep 8, 2020, 8:14 PM
26 points

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Es­ca­la­tion Out­side the System

jefftkSep 8, 2020, 6:20 PM
25 points

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Austin Petrov Day: 6:30pm 9/​26

jchanSep 8, 2020, 2:23 PM
4 points

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[Question] Effi­cacy of Vi­tamin D in helping with COVID

df fdSep 8, 2020, 10:49 AM
16 points

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Loneliness

DirectedEvolutionSep 8, 2020, 8:14 AM
19 points

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Luna First, But Not To Live There

NathanielMRouthSep 8, 2020, 3:14 AM
21 points

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[Question] De­ci­sion the­ory anal­y­sis of whether vac­cines should be dis­tributed prior to the com­ple­tion of stage three tri­als please

Tim LiptrotSep 7, 2020, 11:50 PM
4 points

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“Learn­ing to Sum­ma­rize with Hu­man Feed­back”—OpenAI

[deleted]Sep 7, 2020, 5:59 PM
57 points

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A Toy Model of Hingeyness

B JacobsSep 7, 2020, 5:38 PM
16 points

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[Question] How long does it takes to read the se­quences?

nick lacombeSep 7, 2020, 5:19 PM
12 points

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Changes in Reality

eapacheSep 7, 2020, 4:18 PM
5 points

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The Four Chil­dren of the Seder as the Si­mu­lacra Levels

ZviSep 7, 2020, 3:00 PM
84 points

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Refer­ence Classes

Chris_LeongSep 7, 2020, 12:52 PM
10 points

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Shed Wall Plans

jefftkSep 6, 2020, 10:20 PM
6 points

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The ethics of breed­ing to kill

George3d6Sep 6, 2020, 8:12 PM
−4 points

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Read­ing Dis­cus­sion Group

NoSignalNoNoiseSep 6, 2020, 6:49 PM
8 points

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Ice

SlimepriestessSep 6, 2020, 6:30 PM
42 points

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De­sign thoughts for build­ing a bet­ter kind of so­cial space with many webs of trust

mako yassSep 6, 2020, 2:08 AM
54 points

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Petrov Day celebration

Bae's TheoremSep 6, 2020, 1:09 AM
4 points

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Stop press­ing the Try Harder button

Neel NandaSep 5, 2020, 9:10 AM
45 points

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Li and Vi­tanyi’s bad scholarship

alanfSep 5, 2020, 8:07 AM
−1 points

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[Question] MOOCS That teach this stuff?

PeriergoSep 5, 2020, 5:36 AM
3 points

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Con­flict, the Rules of En­gage­ment, and Professionalism

habrykaSep 5, 2020, 5:04 AM
47 points

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Mul­ti­vari­ate es­ti­ma­tion & the Squig­gly language

ozziegooenSep 5, 2020, 4:35 AM
44 points

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[Question] When should I be con­cerned about my Oura mea­sure­ments in­di­cat­ing COVID-19?

ChristianKlSep 4, 2020, 10:15 PM
11 points

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Hello or­di­nary folks, I’m the Cho­sen One

dadadarrenSep 4, 2020, 7:59 PM
31 points

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[Question] Why would code/​English or low-ab­strac­tion/​high-ab­strac­tion sim­plic­ity or brevity cor­re­spond?

curiSep 4, 2020, 7:46 PM
2 points

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Open & Wel­come Thread—Septem­ber 2020

habrykaSep 4, 2020, 6:14 PM
12 points

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Es­ti­mat­ing the ROI of Insulation

jefftkSep 3, 2020, 8:30 PM
13 points

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Us­ing GPT-N to Solve In­ter­pretabil­ity of Neu­ral Net­works: A Re­search Agenda

Logan Riggs and Gurkenglas
Sep 3, 2020, 6:27 PM
68 points

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Emo­tional valence vs RL re­ward: a video game analogy

Steven ByrnesSep 3, 2020, 3:28 PM
12 points

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Covid 9/​3: Meet the New CDC

ZviSep 3, 2020, 1:40 PM
49 points

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“How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read”, by Pierre Bayard

CallmesalticidaeSep 3, 2020, 1:05 PM
11 points

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[Question] What’s the best overview of com­mon Micro­morts?

RaemonSep 3, 2020, 2:39 AM
37 points

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Sun­day Septem­ber 6, 12pm (PT) — Ca­sual hang­ing out with the LessWrong community

habrykaSep 3, 2020, 2:08 AM
34 points

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Study Group for Progress – 50% off for LessWrongers

jasoncrawfordSep 3, 2020, 12:17 AM
14 points

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[AN #115]: AI safety re­search prob­lems in the AI-GA framework

Rohin ShahSep 2, 2020, 5:10 PM
19 points

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(mailchi.mp)

[Question] If there were an in­ter­ac­tive soft­ware teach­ing Yud­kowskian ra­tio­nal­ity, what con­cepts would you want to see it teach?

MikkWSep 2, 2020, 5:37 AM
26 points

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The Box Spread Trick: Get rich slightly faster

Thomas KwaSep 1, 2020, 9:41 PM
43 points

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Au­gust 2020 gw­ern.net newsletter

gwernSep 1, 2020, 9:04 PM
25 points

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