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Status as a Service (Done Quick)
SarahNibs
Jan 16, 2021, 11:25 PM
44
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
Why Productivity Systems Don’t Stick
Matt Goldenberg
Jan 16, 2021, 5:45 PM
62
points
22
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is it the case that when humans approximate backward induction they violate the markov property?
Quinn
Jan 16, 2021, 4:22 PM
7
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meditative thinking
KatjaGrace
Jan 16, 2021, 2:30 AM
25
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Citizenship in a Republic
Theodore Roosevelt
Jan 16, 2021, 1:33 AM
12
points
3
comments
29
min read
LW
link
(theodoreroosevelt.org)
AR Glasses: Much more than you wanted to know
frcassarino
Jan 16, 2021, 12:31 AM
12
points
6
comments
17
min read
LW
link
(federicorcassarino.substack.com)
Why I’m excited about Debate
Richard_Ngo
Jan 15, 2021, 11:37 PM
75
points
12
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Meditations on faith
Richard_Ngo
Jan 15, 2021, 10:20 PM
31
points
9
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)
The Future of Biological Warfare
lsusr
Jan 15, 2021, 9:47 PM
26
points
7
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are there examples of rationalists getting censored for COVID-19 related communication?
ChristianKl
Jan 15, 2021, 6:46 PM
15
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
San Francisco outing
KatjaGrace
Jan 15, 2021, 11:40 AM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Deconditioning Aversion to Dislike
lsusr
Jan 15, 2021, 7:57 AM
14
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Alienation and meta-ethics (or: is it possible you should maximize helium?)
Joe Carlsmith
Jan 15, 2021, 7:07 AM
13
points
1
comment
10
min read
LW
link
Pseudorandomness contest: prizes, results, and analysis
Eric Neyman
Jan 15, 2021, 6:24 AM
164
points
22
comments
20
min read
LW
link
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)
How to solve the argument about what the algorithm should do
Yoav Ravid
Jan 15, 2021, 6:08 AM
22
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Great Karma Reckoning
habryka
Jan 15, 2021, 5:19 AM
50
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Grey Goo Requires AI
harsimony
Jan 15, 2021, 4:45 AM
11
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(harsimony.wordpress.com)
[Question]
What charities can I donate to for preventing another pandemic?
calsem
Jan 15, 2021, 4:45 AM
1
point
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
RationalWiki on face masks
Viliam
Jan 15, 2021, 1:55 AM
92
points
27
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Any rationalist judges?
kjz
Jan 14, 2021, 11:31 PM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Thunderdome and Review Co-Voting (Meetup Sunday 12pm PT)
Raemon
Jan 14, 2021, 11:04 PM
21
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Covid 1/14: To Launch a Thousand Shipments
Zvi
Jan 14, 2021, 5:30 PM
108
points
35
comments
22
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Thoughts on Iason Gabriel’s Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment
Alex Flint
Jan 14, 2021, 12:58 PM
35
points
14
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Genetic Engineering: How would you change your DNA?
Felix Karg
Jan 14, 2021, 11:43 AM
2
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Discussion on the choice of concepts
KatjaGrace
Jan 14, 2021, 4:00 AM
41
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Some recent survey papers on (mostly near-term) AI safety, security, and assurance
Aryeh Englander
Jan 13, 2021, 9:50 PM
13
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
What is the currency of the future? 5 suggestions.
MrThink
Jan 13, 2021, 9:10 PM
18
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How to identify “pivotal chapters” in HtRaB?
habitmelon
Jan 13, 2021, 8:46 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Notes on Gratitude
David Gross
Jan 13, 2021, 8:37 PM
11
points
0
comments
19
min read
LW
link
An Exploratory Toy AI Takeoff Model
niplav
Jan 13, 2021, 6:13 PM
10
points
6
comments
12
min read
LW
link
[AN #133]: Building machines that can cooperate (with humans, institutions, or other machines)
Rohin Shah
Jan 13, 2021, 6:10 PM
14
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
[Question]
Any examples of people analyzing/critiquing scientific studies or papers?
warrenjordan
Jan 13, 2021, 6:00 PM
3
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What’s good about haikus?
KatjaGrace
Jan 13, 2021, 8:10 AM
14
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
The impact merge
Joe Carlsmith
Jan 13, 2021, 7:26 AM
48
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
“If” is in the map
Chris_Leong
Jan 13, 2021, 3:09 AM
8
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Voting Phase for 2019 Review
Raemon
Jan 13, 2021, 1:33 AM
53
points
18
comments
3
min read
LW
link
#2: Neurocryopreservation vs whole-body preservation
mingyuan
and
Eli Tyre
Jan 13, 2021, 1:18 AM
59
points
26
comments
12
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How much harder is it to revive a neuro-only cryonics patient?
Mati_Roy
Jan 12, 2021, 11:24 PM
20
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Zen and Rationality: Karma
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Jan 12, 2021, 8:56 PM
11
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
AI Alignment Using Reverse Simulation
Sven Nilsen
Jan 12, 2021, 8:48 PM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The True Face of the Enemy
Space L Clottey
Jan 12, 2021, 10:03 AM
35
points
77
comments
10
min read
LW
link
A vastly faster vaccine rollout
KatjaGrace
Jan 12, 2021, 7:40 AM
86
points
37
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
Physicist’s dissociation
Mateusz Mazurkiewicz
Jan 12, 2021, 4:40 AM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Review of ‘Debate on Instrumental Convergence between LeCun, Russell, Bengio, Zador, and More’
TurnTrout
Jan 12, 2021, 3:57 AM
40
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Base rate of RCT from developing countries finding unexpected effects
MichaelLowe
Jan 12, 2021, 1:57 AM
18
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What skills or habits have lasting value through time?
Duff
Jan 12, 2021, 1:54 AM
7
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
D&D.Sci II: The Sorceror’s Personal Shopper
abstractapplic
Jan 12, 2021, 1:38 AM
60
points
29
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Group house norms really do seem toxic to many people.
sapphire
Jan 11, 2021, 11:42 PM
66
points
31
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Transparency and AGI safety
jylin04
Jan 11, 2021, 6:51 PM
54
points
12
comments
30
min read
LW
link
In Defense of Twitter’s Decision to Ban Trump
ragintumbleweed
Jan 11, 2021, 6:08 PM
4
points
21
comments
5
min read
LW
link
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