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Meetup for The Roots of Progress in San Diego, Dec 1

jasoncrawfordNov 24, 2021, 10:50 PM

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Base Rates and Reference Classes

jsteinhardtNov 24, 2021, 10:30 PM

20 points

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7 comments5 min readLW link

(bounded-regret.ghost.io)

Why do you need the story?

George3d6Nov 24, 2021, 8:26 PM

52 points

38 votes

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11 comments5 min readLW link

(cerebralab.com)

[AN #169]: Collaborating with humans without human data

Rohin ShahNov 24, 2021, 6:30 PM

33 points

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0 comments8 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Paxlovid Remains Illegal: 11/24 Update

ZviNov 24, 2021, 1:40 PM

54 points

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21 comments7 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

HIRING: Inform and shape a new project on AI safety at Partnership on AI

Madhulika SrikumarNov 24, 2021, 8:27 AM

6 points

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[Question] How much Bayesian evidence from rapid antigen and PCR tests?

mingyuanNov 24, 2021, 6:54 AM

8 points

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4 comments1 min readLW link

French long COVID study: Belief vs Infection

BuckyNov 23, 2021, 11:14 PM

40 points

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11 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Cornell Meetup

Lionel LevineNov 23, 2021, 9:28 PM

6 points

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4 comments1 min readLW link

AI Tracker: monitoring current and near-future risks from superscale models

Edouard Harris and Jeremie Harris

Nov 23, 2021, 7:16 PM

67 points

30 votes

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13 comments3 min readLW link

(aitracker.org)

Laplace’s rule of succession

Ege ErdilNov 23, 2021, 3:48 PM

56 points

31 votes

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2 comments7 min readLW link

AI Safety Needs Great Engineers

Andy JonesNov 23, 2021, 3:40 PM

91 points

62 votes

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43 comments4 min readLW link

Slightly advanced decision theory 102: Four reasons not to be a (naive) utility maximizer

JanNov 23, 2021, 11:02 AM

10 points

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1 comment15 min readLW link

(universalprior.substack.com)

Use Tools For What They’re For

DirectedEvolutionNov 23, 2021, 8:26 AM

28 points

9 votes

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14 comments8 min readLW link

[linkpost] Acquisition of Chess Knowledge in AlphaZero

Quintin PopeNov 23, 2021, 7:55 AM

8 points

5 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

[linkpost] Why Going to the Doctor Sucks (WaitButWhy)

mike_hawkeNov 23, 2021, 3:02 AM

5 points

7 votes

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11 comments1 min readLW link

(waitbutwhy.com)

Integrating Three Models of (Human) Cognition

jbkjrNov 23, 2021, 1:06 AM

40 points

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4 comments32 min readLW link

Potential Alignment mental tool: Keeping track of the types

Donald HobsonNov 22, 2021, 8:05 PM

29 points

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1 comment2 min readLW link

Yudkowsky and Christiano discuss “Takeoff Speeds”

Eliezer YudkowskyNov 22, 2021, 7:35 PM

210 points

73 votes

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176 comments60 min readLW link 1 review

Morally underdefined situations can be deadly

Stuart_ArmstrongNov 22, 2021, 2:48 PM

17 points

5 votes

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8 comments2 min readLW link

A Bayesian Aggregation Paradox

JsevillamolNov 22, 2021, 10:39 AM

87 points

33 votes

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23 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Do factored sets elucidate anything about how to update everyday beliefs?

TekhneMakreNov 22, 2021, 6:51 AM

5 points

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1 comment1 min readLW link

Even if you’re right, you’re wrong

DanielFilanNov 22, 2021, 5:40 AM

17 points

17 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

(danielfilan.com)

The Meta-Puzzle

DanielFilanNov 22, 2021, 5:30 AM

23 points

12 votes

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27 comments3 min readLW link

(danielfilan.com)

Some real examples of gradient hacking

Oliver SourbutNov 22, 2021, 12:11 AM

15 points

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8 comments2 min readLW link

“The Wisdom of the Lazy Teacher”

Richard_KennawayNov 21, 2021, 9:11 PM

17 points

8 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

Vitalik: Cryptoeconomics and X-Risk Researchers Should Listen to Each Other More

Emerson SpartzNov 21, 2021, 6:53 PM

47 points

26 votes

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9 comments5 min readLW link

Giving Up On T-Mobile

jefftkNov 21, 2021, 4:50 PM

13 points

5 votes

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6 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

From language to ethics by automated reasoning

Michele CampoloNov 21, 2021, 3:16 PM

4 points

4 votes

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4 comments6 min readLW link

Split and Commit

Duncan Sabien (Inactive)Nov 21, 2021, 6:27 AM

196 points

123 votes

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34 comments5 min readLW link 1 review

What’s the weirdest way to win this game?

Adam ScherlisNov 21, 2021, 5:18 AM

9 points

5 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

(adam.scherlis.com)

Eat the cute animals instead

Andrew VlahosNov 21, 2021, 1:06 AM

−4 points

14 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Chris Voss negotiation MasterClass: review

VipulNaikNov 20, 2021, 10:39 PM

70 points

32 votes

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15 comments33 min readLW link

ACX Montreal Meetup Dec 4 2021

ENov 20, 2021, 5:49 PM

8 points

3 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

The Maker of MIND

Tomás B.Nov 20, 2021, 4:28 PM

155 points

70 votes

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20 comments11 min readLW link

South Bay ACX/LW Meetup—CHANGED LOCATION

ISNov 20, 2021, 2:42 PM

11 points

3 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

The Emperor’s New Clothes: a story of motivated stupidity

David Hugh-JonesNov 20, 2021, 1:24 PM

10 points

6 votes

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5 comments3 min readLW link

(wyclif.substack.com)

[Book Review] “Sorceror’s Apprentice” by Tahir Shah

lsusrNov 20, 2021, 11:29 AM

93 points

48 votes

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11 comments7 min readLW link

Competence/Confidence

Duncan Sabien (Inactive)Nov 20, 2021, 8:59 AM

60 points

36 votes

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19 comments1 min readLW link

Awesome-github Post-Scarcity List

lorepieriNov 20, 2021, 8:47 AM

3 points

4 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

A Certain Formalization of Corrigibility Is VNM-Incoherent

TurnTroutNov 20, 2021, 12:30 AM

68 points

25 votes

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24 comments8 min readLW link

More detailed proposal for measuring alignment of current models

Beth BarnesNov 20, 2021, 12:03 AM

31 points

11 votes

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0 comments8 min readLW link

Ambitious Altruistic Software Engineering Efforts: Opportunities and Benefits

ozziegooenNov 19, 2021, 5:55 PM

42 points

17 votes

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1 comment9 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

[Question] Which booster shot to get and when?

NormanPerlmutterNov 19, 2021, 8:52 AM

22 points

9 votes

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17 comments2 min readLW link

Goodhart: Endgame

Charlie SteinerNov 19, 2021, 1:26 AM

25 points

9 votes

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3 comments8 min readLW link

Reaction and Reply to Sasha Chapin on Bad In-group Norms

Nicholas KrossNov 19, 2021, 1:13 AM

6 points

3 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

(www.thinkingmuchbetter.com)

[Question] Does anyone know what Marvin Minsky is talking about here?

delton137Nov 19, 2021, 12:56 AM

1 point

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6 comments3 min readLW link

How To Get Into Independent Research On Alignment/Agency

johnswentworthNov 19, 2021, 12:00 AM

362 points

194 votes

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38 comments13 min readLW link 2 reviews

“Acquisition of Chess Knowledge in AlphaZero”: probing AZ over time

jsdNov 18, 2021, 11:24 PM

11 points

5 votes

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9 comments1 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

Ngo and Yudkowsky on AI capability gains

Eliezer Yudkowsky and Richard_Ngo

Nov 18, 2021, 10:19 PM

131 points

43 votes

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61 comments38 min readLW link 1 review

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