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Covid 9/30: People Respond to Incentives
Zvi
Sep 30, 2021, 6:40 PM
49
points
14
comments
17
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Some Existing Selection Theorems
johnswentworth
Sep 30, 2021, 4:13 PM
56
points
5
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How can one train philosophical skill?
abramdemski
Sep 30, 2021, 2:56 PM
32
points
47
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Takeoff Speeds and Discontinuities
Sammy Martin
and
Daniel_Eth
Sep 30, 2021, 1:50 PM
63
points
1
comment
15
min read
LW
link
Offer: free/low-cost decision support services for world-improving initiatives
Ian David Moss
Sep 30, 2021, 1:21 PM
5
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
My take on Vanessa Kosoy’s take on AGI safety
Steven Byrnes
Sep 30, 2021, 12:23 PM
111
points
10
comments
31
min read
LW
link
AI learns betrayal and how to avoid it
Stuart_Armstrong
Sep 30, 2021, 9:39 AM
30
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Effective Altruism Virtual Reality Meetup
Hamp
Sep 30, 2021, 7:28 AM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Book review] Who we are and how we got here
mukashi
Sep 30, 2021, 4:26 AM
14
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Interview with Skynet
lsusr
Sep 30, 2021, 2:20 AM
49
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
[Prediction] We are in an Algorithmic Overhang
lsusr
Sep 29, 2021, 11:40 PM
31
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Issues with Giving Multiplier
jefftk
Sep 29, 2021, 9:40 PM
28
points
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
The Mind Is A Shaky Control System
DirectedEvolution
Sep 29, 2021, 8:49 PM
6
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The role of tribes in achieving lasting impact and how to create them
Nora_Ammann
and
Kontherad
Sep 29, 2021, 8:48 PM
14
points
3
comments
24
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Wisdom of the crowds?
amarai
Sep 29, 2021, 7:14 PM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Book review] Gödel, Escher, Bach: an in-depth explainer
Sam Marks
Sep 29, 2021, 7:03 PM
101
points
23
comments
23
min read
LW
link
1
review
Easily Top 20%
Jacob Falkovich
Sep 29, 2021, 6:24 PM
39
points
0
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Sex-Positivity is Countercultural
Jacob Falkovich
Sep 29, 2021, 6:22 PM
39
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
A brief review of the reasons multi-objective RL could be important in AI Safety Research
Ben Smith
and
Roland Pihlakas
Sep 29, 2021, 5:09 PM
30
points
7
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Unsolved ML Safety Problems
jsteinhardt
Sep 29, 2021, 4:00 PM
61
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(bounded-regret.ghost.io)
Brain-inspired AGI and the “lifetime anchor”
Steven Byrnes
Sep 29, 2021, 1:09 PM
65
points
16
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Bayeswatch 10: Spyware
lsusr
Sep 29, 2021, 7:01 AM
106
points
7
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Book Review] “Houdini on Magic” by Harry Houdini
lsusr
Sep 29, 2021, 2:37 AM
21
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What Heuristics Do You Use to Think About Alignment Topics?
Logan Riggs
Sep 29, 2021, 2:31 AM
5
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A review of Steven Pinker’s new book on rationality
Matthew Barnett
Sep 29, 2021, 1:29 AM
140
points
43
comments
6
min read
LW
link
D&D.Sci 4th Edition: League of Defenders of the Storm
aphyer
Sep 28, 2021, 11:19 PM
44
points
31
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Cryosleep
harsimony
Sep 28, 2021, 10:33 PM
9
points
3
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(harsimony.wordpress.com)
You can talk to EA Funds before applying
evhub
Sep 28, 2021, 8:39 PM
71
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Collection of arguments to expect (outer and inner) alignment failure?
Sam Clarke
Sep 28, 2021, 4:55 PM
21
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Problems with using approval voting to elect to a multi-individual body?
RyanCarey
Sep 28, 2021, 11:03 AM
8
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Sunscreen: much more than you wanted to know
Pierre Vandenberghe
Sep 28, 2021, 10:42 AM
29
points
10
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(pierreavdb.substack.com)
Selection Theorems: A Program For Understanding Agents
johnswentworth
Sep 28, 2021, 5:03 AM
128
points
28
comments
6
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Beware Superficial Plausibility
Celer
Sep 28, 2021, 3:58 AM
33
points
13
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Inner Belt
jefftk
Sep 28, 2021, 3:50 AM
15
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Blood Is Thicker Than Water 🐬
Zack_M_Davis
Sep 28, 2021, 3:21 AM
37
points
27
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Is progress in ML-assisted theorem-proving beneficial?
mako yass
Sep 28, 2021, 1:54 AM
11
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
EA Hangout Prisoners’ Dilemma
Jeffrey Ladish
Sep 27, 2021, 11:15 PM
55
points
18
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Book Review] “The Vital Question” by Nick Lane
lsusr
Sep 27, 2021, 10:50 PM
70
points
28
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Reachability Debates (Are Often Invisible)
J Bostock
Sep 27, 2021, 10:05 PM
17
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
AISC5 Retrospective: Mechanisms for Avoiding Tragedy of the Commons in Common Pool Resource Problems
kwiat.dev
,
Quinn
and
bengr
Sep 27, 2021, 4:46 PM
8
points
3
comments
7
min read
LW
link
AI takeoff story: a continuation of progress by other means
Edouard Harris
Sep 27, 2021, 3:55 PM
76
points
13
comments
10
min read
LW
link
The Intense World Theory of Autism
Steven Byrnes
Sep 27, 2021, 1:23 PM
115
points
40
comments
15
min read
LW
link
A Confused Chemist’s Review of AlphaFold 2
J Bostock
Sep 27, 2021, 11:10 AM
24
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Trolley Problem
lsusr
Sep 27, 2021, 8:26 AM
31
points
25
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Review: The End Is Always Near
Elizabeth
27 Sep 2021 7:40 UTC
37
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(acesounderglass.com)
Where’s my magic sword?
lsusr
27 Sep 2021 7:26 UTC
48
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Updates from Leverage Research: History and Recent Progress
LarissaRowe
27 Sep 2021 5:23 UTC
38
points
4
comments
9
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How to measure (human) impact?
T431
27 Sep 2021 2:32 UTC
7
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
100 Years Of Existential Risk
jdp
27 Sep 2021 0:31 UTC
87
points
12
comments
33
min read
LW
link
(www.wrestlinggnon.com)
[Question]
Any writeups on GPT agency?
Ozyrus
26 Sep 2021 22:55 UTC
4
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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