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Shulman and Yudkowsky on AI progress
Eliezer Yudkowsky
and
CarlShulman
Dec 3, 2021, 8:05 PM
90
points
16
comments
20
min read
LW
link
[Linkpost] A General Language Assistant as a Laboratory for Alignment
Quintin Pope
Dec 3, 2021, 7:42 PM
37
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Browser Engines
jefftk
Dec 3, 2021, 7:30 PM
24
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
The Learning System
Henrik Karlsson
Dec 3, 2021, 7:08 PM
18
points
12
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(escapingflatland.substack.com)
[Question]
Does the Structure of an algorithm matter for AI Risk and/or consciousness?
Logan Zoellner
Dec 3, 2021, 6:31 PM
7
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Meditative Experience
Yonatan Cale
Dec 3, 2021, 5:58 PM
4
points
1
comment
4
min read
LW
link
$100/$50 rewards for good references
Stuart_Armstrong
Dec 3, 2021, 4:55 PM
20
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Where in the world will a UBI develop first?
Asgård
Dec 3, 2021, 3:54 PM
4
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Russian x-risks newsletter fall 2021
avturchin
Dec 3, 2021, 1:06 PM
29
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Second-order selection against the immortal
Malmesbury
Dec 3, 2021, 5:01 AM
45
points
47
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Formalizing Policy-Modification Corrigibility
TurnTrout
Dec 3, 2021, 1:31 AM
25
points
6
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Forecasting Newsletter: November 2021
NunoSempere
Dec 2, 2021, 9:44 PM
18
points
2
comments
6
min read
LW
link
“Infohazard” is a predominantly conflict-theoretic concept
jessicata
Dec 2, 2021, 5:54 PM
45
points
17
comments
14
min read
LW
link
(unstableontology.com)
Covid 12/2: But Aside From That
Zvi
Dec 2, 2021, 4:20 PM
36
points
11
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Omicron Post #3
Zvi
Dec 2, 2021, 3:10 PM
57
points
15
comments
13
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Built-in Measuring Spoons
jefftk
Dec 2, 2021, 1:20 PM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Covid Prediction Markets at Polymarket
Zvi
Dec 2, 2021, 12:50 PM
39
points
10
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Sydney AI Safety Fellowship
Chris_Leong
Dec 2, 2021, 7:34 AM
22
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Morality is Scary
Wei Dai
Dec 2, 2021, 6:35 AM
232
points
116
comments
4
min read
LW
link
1
review
AXRP Episode 12 - AI Existential Risk with Paul Christiano
DanielFilan
Dec 2, 2021, 2:20 AM
38
points
0
comments
126
min read
LW
link
Common Probability Distributions
jsteinhardt
Dec 2, 2021, 1:50 AM
44
points
3
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(bounded-regret.ghost.io)
The 2020 Review
Raemon
Dec 2, 2021, 12:39 AM
112
points
39
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Biology-Inspired AGI Timelines: The Trick That Never Works
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Dec 1, 2021, 10:35 PM
158
points
142
comments
65
min read
LW
link
1
review
Open & Welcome Thread December 2021
Pattern
Dec 1, 2021, 7:57 PM
15
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Viral Mutation, Pandemics and Social Response
jmh
Dec 1, 2021, 6:36 PM
5
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are explanations that explain more phenomena always more unlikely than narrower versions?
FinalFormal2
Dec 1, 2021, 6:34 PM
3
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Taking Clones Seriously
Raymond Douglas
Dec 1, 2021, 5:29 PM
56
points
45
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Hypotheses about Finding Knowledge and One-Shot Causal Entanglements
J Bostock
Dec 1, 2021, 5:01 PM
16
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Limits Of Medicine—Part 1 - Small Molecules
George3d6
Dec 1, 2021, 3:51 PM
26
points
1
comment
9
min read
LW
link
(www.epistem.ink)
FDA Votes on Molunpiravir
Zvi
Dec 1, 2021, 3:00 PM
59
points
3
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[Question]
How do you write original rationalist essays?
lumenwrites
Dec 1, 2021, 8:08 AM
24
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Experience with Cue Covid Testing
jefftk
Dec 1, 2021, 2:50 AM
19
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
The Most /Important/ Century? UPDATE: location change
Thewal
Dec 1, 2021, 1:52 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Infra-Bayesian physicalism: proofs part II
Vanessa Kosoy
Nov 30, 2021, 10:27 PM
9
points
0
comments
25
min read
LW
link
Infra-Bayesian physicalism: proofs part I
Vanessa Kosoy
Nov 30, 2021, 10:26 PM
9
points
0
comments
21
min read
LW
link
Infra-Bayesian physicalism: a formal theory of naturalized induction
Vanessa Kosoy
Nov 30, 2021, 10:25 PM
114
points
23
comments
42
min read
LW
link
1
review
DC Winter Solstice
maia
Nov 30, 2021, 9:29 PM
11
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Relying on Future Creativity
J Bostock
Nov 30, 2021, 8:12 PM
18
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Reneging Prosocially
Duncan Sabien (Inactive)
Nov 30, 2021, 7:01 PM
174
points
15
comments
17
min read
LW
link
1
review
Tears Must Flow
sapphire
Nov 30, 2021, 6:37 PM
21
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Machine Agents, Hybrid Superintelligences, and The Loss of Human Control (Chapter 1)
Justin Bullock
Nov 30, 2021, 5:35 PM
4
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Looking for reasoned discussion on Geert Vanden Bossche’s ideas? +6 Months on...
megabranflake
Nov 30, 2021, 4:30 PM
12
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How do Bayesians tell what does and doesn’t count as evidence (which, e.g., hypotheses may render more or less probable if true)? Is it possible for something to fuzzily-be evidence?
LVSN
Nov 30, 2021, 12:52 PM
2
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Self-studying to develop an inside-view model of AI alignment; co-studiers welcome!
Vael Gates
30 Nov 2021 9:25 UTC
13
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
My take on higher-order game theory
Nisan
30 Nov 2021 5:56 UTC
40
points
8
comments
5
min read
LW
link
AI Governance Fundamentals—Curriculum and Application
Mau
30 Nov 2021 2:19 UTC
17
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Seeking Truth Too Hard Can Keep You from Winning
Gordon Seidoh Worley
30 Nov 2021 2:16 UTC
27
points
8
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Visible Thoughts Project and Bounty Announcement
So8res
30 Nov 2021 0:19 UTC
249
points
106
comments
13
min read
LW
link
1
review
Soares, Tallinn, and Yudkowsky discuss AGI cognition
So8res
,
Eliezer Yudkowsky
and
jaan
29 Nov 2021 19:26 UTC
121
points
39
comments
40
min read
LW
link
1
review
[Question]
COVID Era: Updating On Life Risks
jmh
29 Nov 2021 17:27 UTC
6
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
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