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Should I blog on LessWrong?
maria_a
Dec 28, 2021, 10:25 PM
36
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A non-magical explanation of Jeffrey Epstein
lc
Dec 28, 2021, 9:15 PM
329
points
59
comments
15
min read
LW
link
1
review
Gradient Hacking via Schelling Goals
Adam Scherlis
Dec 28, 2021, 8:38 PM
33
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Omicron Post #10
Zvi
Dec 28, 2021, 6:20 PM
67
points
18
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Why is Covid Surveillance so Hard?
Tornus
Dec 28, 2021, 5:41 PM
13
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Omicron: My Current Model
Zvi
Dec 28, 2021, 5:10 PM
253
points
72
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
More accurate models can be worse
tailcalled
Dec 28, 2021, 12:20 PM
19
points
16
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Why did Europe conquer the world?
lsusr
Dec 28, 2021, 12:00 PM
1
point
48
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Ten Minutes with Sam Altman
lsusr
Dec 28, 2021, 7:32 AM
91
points
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Solstice Quaker Darkness Circling
Raemon
Dec 28, 2021, 6:09 AM
52
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Book Review] “Suffering-focused Ethics” by Magnus Vinding
KStub
Dec 28, 2021, 5:58 AM
15
points
3
comments
24
min read
LW
link
AI Fire Alarm Scenarios
PeterMcCluskey
Dec 28, 2021, 2:20 AM
10
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
(www.bayesianinvestor.com)
ACX/LW Meetup
Noah Topper
Dec 28, 2021, 12:13 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Don’t Look Up (Film Review)
Nicholas / Heather Kross
Dec 27, 2021, 8:36 PM
27
points
11
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(www.thinkingmuchbetter.com)
Ben Pace’s Controversial Picks for the 2020 Review
Ben Pace
Dec 27, 2021, 6:25 PM
65
points
8
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Question]
A good rational fiction about IT-inspired magic system?
qbolec
Dec 27, 2021, 2:21 PM
18
points
17
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Why did computer science get so galaxy-brained?
Nicholas / Heather Kross
Dec 27, 2021, 8:50 AM
1
point
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Conversation as path traversal
Adam Zerner
Dec 27, 2021, 8:41 AM
14
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
On Stateless Societies
Martin Sustrik
Dec 27, 2021, 7:28 AM
54
points
24
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Reinforcement Learning Study Group
Kay Kozaronek
Dec 26, 2021, 11:11 PM
20
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
An interview with Danica Remy on protecting the Earth from asteroids.
fowlertm
Dec 26, 2021, 9:40 PM
10
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
San Francisco shares COVID data only when it’s too late
knite
Dec 26, 2021, 8:12 PM
10
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Debtor’s Revolt
Vaniver
Dec 26, 2021, 7:32 PM
22
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
Internet Literacy Atrophy
Elizabeth
Dec 26, 2021, 12:30 PM
111
points
49
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(acesounderglass.com)
Merry Christmas
lsusr
Dec 26, 2021, 7:03 AM
107
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why don’t governments seem to mind that companies are explicitly trying to make AGIs?
ozziegooen
Dec 26, 2021, 1:58 AM
34
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)
My Overview of the AI Alignment Landscape: Threat Models
Neel Nanda
25 Dec 2021 23:07 UTC
53
points
3
comments
28
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What is a probabilistic physical theory?
Ege Erdil
25 Dec 2021 16:30 UTC
15
points
36
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Belief-conditional things—things that only exist when you believe in them
Jan
25 Dec 2021 10:49 UTC
7
points
3
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(universalprior.substack.com)
Tough Choices and Disappointment
maralorn
24 Dec 2021 21:59 UTC
2
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Converging toward a Million Worlds
Joe Kwon
24 Dec 2021 21:33 UTC
11
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Understanding the tensor product formulation in Transformer Circuits
Tom Lieberum
24 Dec 2021 18:05 UTC
16
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How to select a long-term goal and align my mind towards it?
Alexander
24 Dec 2021 11:40 UTC
19
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Prerequisite Skills
lsusr
24 Dec 2021 10:11 UTC
17
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mechanistic Interpretability for the MLP Layers (rough early thoughts)
MadHatter
24 Dec 2021 7:24 UTC
12
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.youtube.com)
Risks from AI persuasion
Beth Barnes
24 Dec 2021 1:48 UTC
76
points
15
comments
31
min read
LW
link
Prioritizing Information
jsteinhardt
24 Dec 2021 0:00 UTC
18
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(bounded-regret.ghost.io)
Omicron Post #9
Zvi
23 Dec 2021 21:50 UTC
89
points
11
comments
19
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Reply to Eliezer on Biological Anchors
HoldenKarnofsky
23 Dec 2021 16:15 UTC
149
points
46
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Get Set, Also Go
Zvi
23 Dec 2021 15:00 UTC
62
points
21
comments
16
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
2021 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison
Larks
23 Dec 2021 14:06 UTC
168
points
28
comments
73
min read
LW
link
Testing, Testing, Hopefully
Zvi
23 Dec 2021 12:30 UTC
41
points
8
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Physics Erotica
lsusr
23 Dec 2021 11:01 UTC
7
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Book Review] “The Most Powerful Idea in the World” by William Rosen
lsusr
23 Dec 2021 8:27 UTC
41
points
4
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Specialization
DirectedEvolution
23 Dec 2021 3:23 UTC
15
points
1
comment
5
min read
LW
link
Worst-case thinking in AI alignment
Buck
23 Dec 2021 1:29 UTC
167
points
18
comments
6
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
[Question]
Hedging the Possibility of Russia invading Ukraine
Annapurna
23 Dec 2021 1:13 UTC
27
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Gifts
George3d6
22 Dec 2021 23:50 UTC
13
points
1
comment
9
min read
LW
link
(www.epistem.ink)
A spreadsheet/template for doing an annual review
peterslattery
22 Dec 2021 23:29 UTC
12
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What time in your life were you the most productive at learning and/or thinking and why?
Jack R
22 Dec 2021 22:56 UTC
11
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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