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[Link] Where did you get that idea in the first place? | Meaningness

KennySep 25, 2020, 3:38 PM

7 points

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Up close and personal with the world

dominicqSep 25, 2020, 6:52 AM

12 points

10 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Human Biases that Obscure AI Progress

Danielle EnsignSep 25, 2020, 12:24 AM

48 points

24 votes

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2 comments4 min readLW link

Losing the forest for the trees with grid drawings

Adam ZernerSep 24, 2020, 9:13 PM

20 points

11 votes

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Petrov Event Roundup 2020

RaemonSep 24, 2020, 9:07 PM

43 points

12 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Visualizing the textbook for fun and profit

DirectedEvolutionSep 24, 2020, 7:37 PM

26 points

9 votes

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4 comments6 min readLW link

Shittests are actually good

snog toddgrassSep 24, 2020, 5:20 PM

−11 points

11 votes

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23 comments2 min readLW link

Scheduling Algorithm for a PhD Student

Tim LiptrotSep 24, 2020, 4:10 PM

7 points

4 votes

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2 comments2 min readLW link

Covid 9/24: Until Morale Improves

ZviSep 24, 2020, 3:40 PM

95 points

40 votes

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16 comments11 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Spoiler-Free Review: The Stanley Parable

ZviSep 24, 2020, 2:40 PM

27 points

8 votes

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4 comments1 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Should it be a research paper or a blog post?

SherrinfordSep 24, 2020, 8:09 AM

15 points

10 votes

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9 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] David Deutsch on Universal Explainers and AI

alanfSep 24, 2020, 7:50 AM

4 points

4 votes

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9 comments2 min readLW link

I have discovered a new kind of unemployment.

Nathan BrooksSep 24, 2020, 1:04 AM

12 points

6 votes

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4 comments2 min readLW link

(seekingalpha.com)

The rationalist community’s location problem

mingyuanSep 23, 2020, 6:39 PM

169 points

78 votes

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142 comments4 min readLW link

[AN #118]: Risks, solutions, and prioritization in a world with many AI systems

Rohin ShahSep 23, 2020, 6:20 PM

15 points

6 votes

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6 comments10 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Petrov Day Ritual: Coronavirus Edition

mingyuanSep 23, 2020, 4:41 PM

6 points

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(thingofthings.wordpress.com)

Dehumanisation errors

Stuart_ArmstrongSep 23, 2020, 9:51 AM

13 points

3 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

The new Editor

habrykaSep 23, 2020, 2:25 AM

58 points

19 votes

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24 comments1 min readLW link

New Tagging Power Tools: Dashboard + Upgraded Tag Editing Experience

RubySep 23, 2020, 1:49 AM

20 points

5 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

AI Advantages [Gems from the Wiki]

habryka and Kaj_Sotala

Sep 22, 2020, 10:44 PM

22 points

10 votes

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7 comments2 min readLW link

(www.lesswrong.com)

Sunday September 27, 12:00PM (PT) — talks by Alex Flint, Alex Zhu and more

habrykaSep 22, 2020, 9:59 PM

11 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Comparative Advantage is Not About Trade

johnswentworthSep 22, 2020, 6:43 PM

88 points

41 votes

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26 comments3 min readLW link

The Haters Gonna Hate Fallacy

Kaj_SotalaSep 22, 2020, 12:20 PM

47 points

29 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

Anthropomorphisation vs value learning: type 1 vs type 2 errors

Stuart_ArmstrongSep 22, 2020, 10:46 AM

16 points

5 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

Emptiness and Form

lsusrSep 22, 2020, 4:20 AM

9 points

5 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Forecasting Thread: Existential Risk

AmandangoSep 22, 2020, 3:44 AM

43 points

17 votes

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39 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What AI companies would be most likely to have a positive long-term impact on the world as a result of investing in them?

MikkWSep 21, 2020, 11:41 PM

11 points

6 votes

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2 comments2 min readLW link

Prepare for COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials — A Petition in Canada (and soon, the UK)

abierohrigSep 21, 2020, 7:38 PM

6 points

4 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How often do series C startups fail to exit?

Jessica ShuSep 21, 2020, 7:37 PM

14 points

5 votes

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15 comments1 min readLW link

Needed: AI infohazard policy

Vanessa KosoySep 21, 2020, 3:26 PM

68 points

26 votes

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16 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Has anyone written stories happening in Hanson’s em world?

Mati_RoySep 21, 2020, 2:37 PM

16 points

5 votes

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8 comments1 min readLW link

Zen and Rationality: Just This Is It

Gordon Seidoh WorleySep 20, 2020, 10:31 PM

36 points

22 votes

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6 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

Clarifying “What failure looks like”

Sam ClarkeSep 20, 2020, 8:40 PM

97 points

46 votes

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14 comments17 min readLW link

[Question] Are aircraft carriers super vulnerable in a modern war?

LironSep 20, 2020, 6:52 PM

18 points

8 votes

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11 comments1 min readLW link

I’m Voting For Ranked Choice, But I Don’t Like It

jefftkSep 20, 2020, 6:40 PM

32 points

18 votes

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12 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Where is human level on text prediction? (GPTs task)

Daniel KokotajloSep 20, 2020, 9:00 AM

27 points

14 votes

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19 comments1 min readLW link

My (Mis)Adventures With Algorithmic Machine Learning

AHartNtknSep 20, 2020, 5:31 AM

17 points

7 votes

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4 comments41 min readLW link

Livestreaming monetisation models aka What do camgirls have in common with Twitch streamers?

characteristicsSep 19, 2020, 6:57 PM

11 points

7 votes

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0 comments7 min readLW link

(lillianli.substack.com)

Get Social Sector Leaders to Use Evidence With This 1 Weird Trick

Ian David MossSep 19, 2020, 6:07 PM

2 points

1 vote

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0 comments5 min readLW link

(medium.com)

Taking Social Initiative

Neel NandaSep 19, 2020, 3:31 PM

19 points

12 votes

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2 comments13 min readLW link

(www.neelnanda.io)

Why GPT wants to mesa-optimize & how we might change this

John_MaxwellSep 19, 2020, 1:48 PM

55 points

21 votes

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33 comments9 min readLW link

EA Relationship Status

jefftkSep 19, 2020, 1:50 AM

28 points

9 votes

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16 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Draft report on AI timelines

Ajeya CotraSep 18, 2020, 11:47 PM

215 points

90 votes

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56 comments1 min readLW link 1 review

Link: Vitamin D Can Likely End the COVID-19 Pandemic—Rootclaim Blog

KennySep 18, 2020, 5:07 PM

20 points

10 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Expansive translations: considerations and possibilities

ozziegooenSep 18, 2020, 3:39 PM

43 points

14 votes

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15 comments6 min readLW link

The “Backchaining to Local Search” Technique in AI Alignment

adamShimiSep 18, 2020, 3:05 PM

29 points

11 votes

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1 comment2 min readLW link

Some thoughts on criticism

BuckSep 18, 2020, 4:58 AM

90 points

48 votes

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11 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] For what X would you be indifferent between living X days, but forgetting your day at the end of everyday, or living 10 days? (terminally)

Mati_RoySep 18, 2020, 4:05 AM

6 points

4 votes

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11 comments1 min readLW link

Against Victimhood

Jacob FalkovichSep 18, 2020, 1:58 AM

85 points

41 votes

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15 comments7 min readLW link

Objective Dog Ratings: The Shiba Inu

CallmesalticidaeSep 18, 2020, 12:12 AM

15 points

10 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

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