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Streaming Science on Twitch

A RayNov 15, 2021, 10:24 PM

21 points

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1 comment3 min readLW link

Ngo and Yudkowsky on alignment difficulty

Eliezer Yudkowsky and Richard_Ngo

Nov 15, 2021, 8:31 PM

261 points

107 votes

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152 comments99 min readLW link 1 review

Dan Luu on Persistent Bad Decision Making (but maybe it’s noble?)

ElizabethNov 15, 2021, 8:05 PM

17 points

8 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

(danluu.com)

The poetry of progress

jasoncrawfordNov 15, 2021, 7:24 PM

51 points

18 votes

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6 comments4 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

[Question] Worst Commonsense Concepts?

abramdemskiNov 15, 2021, 6:22 PM

75 points

43 votes

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34 comments3 min readLW link

My understanding of the alignment problem

danieldeweyNov 15, 2021, 6:13 PM

43 points

17 votes

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3 comments3 min readLW link

“Summarizing Books with Human Feedback” (recursive GPT-3)

gwernNov 15, 2021, 5:41 PM

24 points

10 votes

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4 comments1 min readLW link

(openai.com)

How Humanity Lost Control and Humans Lost Liberty: From Our Brave New World to Analogia (Sequence Introduction)

Justin BullockNov 15, 2021, 2:22 PM

8 points

5 votes

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4 comments3 min readLW link

Re: Attempted Gears Analysis of AGI Intervention Discussion With Eliezer

lsusrNov 15, 2021, 10:02 AM

20 points

13 votes

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8 comments15 min readLW link

What the future will look like

avantika.mehraNov 15, 2021, 5:14 AM

7 points

8 votes

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1 comment3 min readLW link

Attempted Gears Analysis of AGI Intervention Discussion With Eliezer

ZviNov 15, 2021, 3:50 AM

200 points

78 votes

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49 comments16 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

An Emergency Fund for Effective Altruists (second version)

biceNov 14, 2021, 6:28 PM

12 points

10 votes

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4 comments2 min readLW link

Televised sports exist to gamble with testosterone levels using prediction skill

LucentNov 14, 2021, 6:24 PM

22 points

12 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

Improving on the Karma System

RaelifinNov 14, 2021, 6:01 PM

108 points

49 votes

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36 comments19 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Paul Graham 101

Gunnar_ZarnckeNov 14, 2021, 4:52 PM

12 points

3 votes

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4 comments1 min readLW link

My current uncertainties regarding AI, alignment, and the end of the world

dominicqNov 14, 2021, 2:08 PM

2 points

5 votes

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3 comments2 min readLW link

Education on My Homeworld

lsusrNov 14, 2021, 10:16 AM

39 points

26 votes

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22 comments5 min readLW link

What would we do if alignment were futile?

Grant DemareeNov 14, 2021, 8:09 AM

76 points

46 votes

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39 comments3 min readLW link

A pharmaceutical stock pricing mystery

DirectedEvolutionNov 14, 2021, 1:19 AM

14 points

7 votes

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2 comments3 min readLW link

You are probably underestimating how good self-love can be

Charlie Rogers-SmithNov 14, 2021, 12:41 AM

171 points

105 votes

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19 comments12 min readLW link 1 review

Coordination Skills I Wish I Had For the Pandemic

RaemonNov 13, 2021, 11:32 PM

96 points

37 votes

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9 comments6 min readLW link 1 review

Sci-Hub sued in India

Connor_FlexmanNov 13, 2021, 11:12 PM

131 points

49 votes

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19 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] What’s the likelihood of only sub exponential growth for AGI?

M. Y. ZuoNov 13, 2021, 10:46 PM

5 points

4 votes

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22 comments1 min readLW link

Comments on Carlsmith’s “Is power-seeking AI an existential risk?”

So8resNov 13, 2021, 4:29 AM

139 points

45 votes

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15 comments40 min readLW link 1 review

A FLI postdoctoral grant application: AI alignment via causal analysis and design of agents

PabloAMCNov 13, 2021, 1:44 AM

4 points

2 votes

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0 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Is Functional Decision Theory still an active area of research?

Grant DemareeNov 13, 2021, 12:30 AM

8 points

5 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

Average probabilities, not log odds

AlexMennenNov 12, 2021, 9:39 PM

27 points

15 votes

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20 comments5 min readLW link

[linkpost] Crypto Cities

mike_hawkeNov 12, 2021, 9:26 PM

25 points

10 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

(vitalik.ca)

A Defense of Functional Decision Theory

HeighnNov 12, 2021, 8:59 PM

21 points

15 votes

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221 comments10 min readLW link

Why I’m excited about Redwood Research’s current project

paulfchristianoNov 12, 2021, 7:26 PM

114 points

60 votes

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6 comments7 min readLW link

Stop button: towards a causal solution

tailcalledNov 12, 2021, 7:09 PM

25 points

12 votes

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37 comments9 min readLW link

RandomWalkNFT: A Game Theory Exercise

AnnapurnaNov 12, 2021, 7:05 PM

7 points

4 votes

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10 comments2 min readLW link

Preprint is out! 100,000 lumens to treat seasonal affective disorder

FabienneNov 12, 2021, 5:59 PM

173 points

81 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

ALERT⚠️ Not enough gud vibes 😎

Pee DoomNov 12, 2021, 11:25 AM

11 points

21 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

Avoiding Negative Externalities—a theory with specific examples—Part 1

M. Y. ZuoNov 12, 2021, 4:09 AM

2 points

4 votes

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4 comments6 min readLW link

It’s Ok to Dance Again

jefftkNov 12, 2021, 2:50 AM

8 points

4 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Measuring and Forecasting Risks from AI

jsteinhardtNov 12, 2021, 2:30 AM

24 points

7 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

(bounded-regret.ghost.io)

AGI is at least as far away as Nuclear Fusion.

Logan ZoellnerNov 11, 2021, 9:33 PM

0 points

7 votes

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8 comments1 min readLW link

A Brief Introduction to Container Logistics

VitorNov 11, 2021, 3:58 PM

268 points

146 votes

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22 comments11 min readLW link 1 review

Effective Altruism Virtual Programs Dec-Jan 2022

Yi-YangNov 11, 2021, 3:50 PM

3 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Covid 11/11: Winter and Effective Treatments Are Coming

ZviNov 11, 2021, 2:50 PM

66 points

37 votes

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19 comments12 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Using blinders to help you see things for what they are

Adam ZernerNov 11, 2021, 7:07 AM

13 points

6 votes

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2 comments2 min readLW link

Hardcode the AGI to need our approval indefinitely?

MichaelStJulesNov 11, 2021, 7:04 AM

2 points

4 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Discussion with Eliezer Yudkowsky on AGI interventions

Rob Bensinger and Eliezer Yudkowsky

Nov 11, 2021, 3:01 AM

328 points

156 votes

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253 comments34 min readLW link 1 review

Relaxation-Based Search, From Everyday Life To Unfamiliar Territory

johnswentworthNov 10, 2021, 9:47 PM

60 points

28 votes

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3 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] Self-education best practices

Sean McAnenyNov 10, 2021, 5:12 PM

12 points

10 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What exactly is GPT-3′s base objective?

Daniel KokotajloNov 10, 2021, 12:57 AM

60 points

26 votes

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14 comments2 min readLW link

 Robin Hanson’s Grabby Aliens model explained—part 2

WriterNov 9, 2021, 5:43 PM

13 points

7 votes

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4 comments13 min readLW link

(youtu.be)

Come for the productivity, stay for the philosophy

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Nov 9, 2021, 1:10 PM

23 points

15 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

Erase button

AstorNov 9, 2021, 9:39 AM

3 points

2 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

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