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[Question] Are limited-horizon agents a good heuristic for the off-switch problem?

Yonadav ShavitDec 5, 2021, 7:27 PM

14 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

Explicit model visualizations

Dorian Stern vukoticDec 5, 2021, 6:37 PM

12 points

0 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] What would be the pros and cons of a government-backed, property-based cryptocurrency?

AsgårdDec 5, 2021, 5:57 PM

−3 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

Interpreting Yudkowsky on Deep vs Shallow Knowledge

adamShimiDec 5, 2021, 5:32 PM

100 points

32 comments24 min readLW link

Scott Alexander’s “Ivermectin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know”

RaemonDec 5, 2021, 5:43 AM

13 points

2 comments1 min readLW link 2 reviews

(astralcodexten.substack.com)

[Question] What have your romantic experiences with non-EAs/non-Rationalists been like?

Randomized, ControlledDec 5, 2021, 4:41 AM

46 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

Behavior Cloning is Miscalibrated

leogaoDec 5, 2021, 1:36 AM

78 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

Privacy and Manipulation

RaemonDec 5, 2021, 12:39 AM

80 points

41 comments8 min readLW link

Covid Christmas

jefftkDec 4, 2021, 10:00 PM

20 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

A Generalization of ROC AUC for Binary Classifiers

Adam ScherlisDec 4, 2021, 9:47 PM

10 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(adam.scherlis.com)

Agents as P₂B Chain Reactions

Daniel KokotajloDec 4, 2021, 9:35 PM

18 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Agency: What it is and why it matters

Daniel KokotajloDec 4, 2021, 9:32 PM

25 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

Advancing Mathematics By Guiding Human Intuition With AI

intersticeDec 4, 2021, 8:00 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.nature.com)

[Question] Misc. questions about EfficientZero

Daniel KokotajloDec 4, 2021, 7:45 PM

51 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

Lars Doucet’s Georgism series on Astral Codex Ten

Lars DoucetDec 4, 2021, 7:43 PM

21 points

2 comments37 min readLW link 1 review

(astralcodexten.substack.com)

[Question] What are the limitations on politically motivated relocation?

AsgårdDec 4, 2021, 3:16 PM

9 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Should we postpone getting a booster due to Omicron, till there are Omicron-specific boosters?

ChristianKlDec 4, 2021, 12:46 PM

33 points

18 comments1 min readLW link

Can solipsism be disproven?

nx2059Dec 4, 2021, 8:24 AM

−2 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

Shulman and Yudkowsky on AI progress

Eliezer Yudkowsky and CarlShulman

Dec 3, 2021, 8:05 PM

90 points

16 comments20 min readLW link

[Linkpost] A General Language Assistant as a Laboratory for Alignment

Quintin PopeDec 3, 2021, 7:42 PM

37 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

Browser Engines

jefftkDec 3, 2021, 7:30 PM

24 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

The Learning System

Henrik KarlssonDec 3, 2021, 7:08 PM

18 points

12 comments10 min readLW link

(escapingflatland.substack.com)

[Question] Does the Structure of an algorithm matter for AI Risk and/or consciousness?

Logan ZoellnerDec 3, 2021, 6:31 PM

7 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

A Meditative Experience

Yonatan CaleDec 3, 2021, 5:58 PM

4 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

$100/$50 rewards for good references

Stuart_ArmstrongDec 3, 2021, 4:55 PM

20 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Where in the world will a UBI develop first?

AsgårdDec 3, 2021, 3:54 PM

4 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Russian x-risks newsletter fall 2021

avturchinDec 3, 2021, 1:06 PM

29 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Second-order selection against the immortal

MalmesburyDec 3, 2021, 5:01 AM

45 points

47 comments6 min readLW link

Formalizing Policy-Modification Corrigibility

TurnTroutDec 3, 2021, 1:31 AM

25 points

6 comments6 min readLW link

Forecasting Newsletter: November 2021

NunoSempereDec 2, 2021, 9:44 PM

18 points

2 comments6 min readLW link

“Infohazard” is a predominantly conflict-theoretic concept

jessicataDec 2, 2021, 5:54 PM

45 points

17 comments14 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

Covid 12/2: But Aside From That

ZviDec 2, 2021, 4:20 PM

36 points

11 comments9 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Omicron Post #3

ZviDec 2, 2021, 3:10 PM

57 points

15 comments13 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Built-in Measuring Spoons

jefftkDec 2, 2021, 1:20 PM

10 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Covid Prediction Markets at Polymarket

ZviDec 2, 2021, 12:50 PM

39 points

10 comments7 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Sydney AI Safety Fellowship

Chris_LeongDec 2, 2021, 7:34 AM

22 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Morality is Scary

Wei DaiDec 2, 2021, 6:35 AM

232 points

116 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

AXRP Episode 12 - AI Existential Risk with Paul Christiano

DanielFilanDec 2, 2021, 2:20 AM

38 points

0 comments126 min readLW link

Common Probability Distributions

jsteinhardtDec 2, 2021, 1:50 AM

44 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

(bounded-regret.ghost.io)

The 2020 Review

RaemonDec 2, 2021, 12:39 AM

112 points

39 comments6 min readLW link

Biology-Inspired AGI Timelines: The Trick That Never Works

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 1, 2021, 10:35 PM

158 points

142 comments65 min readLW link 1 review

Open & Welcome Thread December 2021

PatternDec 1, 2021, 7:57 PM

15 points

31 comments1 min readLW link

Viral Mutation, Pandemics and Social Response

jmhDec 1, 2021, 6:36 PM

5 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Are explanations that explain more phenomena always more unlikely than narrower versions?

FinalFormal2Dec 1, 2021, 6:34 PM

3 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Taking Clones Seriously

Raymond DouglasDec 1, 2021, 5:29 PM

56 points

45 comments2 min readLW link

Hypotheses about Finding Knowledge and One-Shot Causal Entanglements

J BostockDec 1, 2021, 5:01 PM

16 points

4 comments5 min readLW link

The Limits Of Medicine—Part 1 - Small Molecules

George3d6Dec 1, 2021, 3:51 PM

26 points

1 comment9 min readLW link

(www.epistem.ink)

FDA Votes on Molunpiravir

ZviDec 1, 2021, 3:00 PM

59 points

3 comments8 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] How do you write original rationalist essays?

lumenwritesDec 1, 2021, 8:08 AM

24 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

Experience with Cue Covid Testing

jefftkDec 1, 2021, 2:50 AM

19 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)