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Hardware is already ready for the singularity. Algorithm knowledge is the only barrier.
Andrew Vlahos
Mar 30, 2021, 10:48 PM
17
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Optimization, speculations on the X and only X problem.
Donald Hobson
Mar 30, 2021, 9:38 PM
10
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
A command-line grammar of graphics
philh
Mar 30, 2021, 8:30 PM
21
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(reasonableapproximation.net)
[Question]
How many micromorts do you get per UV-index-hour?
David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)
Mar 30, 2021, 5:23 PM
20
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Many methods of causal inference try to identify a “safe” subset of variation
tailcalled
Mar 30, 2021, 2:36 PM
13
points
6
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Rationalism before the Sequences
Eric Raymond
Mar 30, 2021, 2:04 PM
597
points
83
comments
11
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
[Question]
TAI?
Logan Zoellner
Mar 30, 2021, 12:41 PM
10
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Infohazard Discussion with Anders Sandberg
Linda Linsefors
Mar 30, 2021, 10:12 AM
18
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How do we prepare for final crunch time?
Eli Tyre
Mar 30, 2021, 5:47 AM
118
points
30
comments
8
min read
LW
link
1
review
Logan Strohl on exercise norms
Rob Bensinger
Mar 30, 2021, 4:28 AM
64
points
30
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Julia Galef and Matt Yglesias on bioethics and “ethics expertise”
Rob Bensinger
Mar 30, 2021, 3:06 AM
45
points
10
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Progressive Highlighting: Picking What To Make Into Flashcards
DirectedEvolution
Mar 29, 2021, 10:57 PM
51
points
4
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Some Complaint-Action Gaps
mike_hawke
Mar 29, 2021, 9:15 PM
40
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Systematizing Epistemics: Principles for Resolving Forecasts
Davidmanheim
Mar 29, 2021, 8:46 PM
33
points
8
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Bureaucracy is a world of magic
dominicq
Mar 29, 2021, 12:41 PM
73
points
32
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The importance of how you weigh it
Joe Carlsmith
Mar 29, 2021, 4:59 AM
35
points
1
comment
12
min read
LW
link
Agreeing to Disagree: towards a better understanding of agreeableness
Aaron Bergman
Mar 29, 2021, 3:14 AM
11
points
1
comment
8
min read
LW
link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)
Scenarios and Warning Signs for Ajeya’s Aggressive, Conservative, and Best Guess AI Timelines
Kevin Liu
Mar 29, 2021, 1:38 AM
25
points
1
comment
9
min read
LW
link
(kliu.io)
Notes on effective-altruism-related research, writing, testing fit, learning, and the EA Forum
MichaelA
Mar 28, 2021, 11:43 PM
14
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Transparency Trichotomy
Mark Xu
Mar 28, 2021, 8:26 PM
25
points
2
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Improvement for pundit prediction comparisons
orthonormal
Mar 28, 2021, 6:50 PM
16
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Point of Easy Progress
silentbob
Mar 28, 2021, 4:38 PM
59
points
6
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Review of “Fun with +12 OOMs of Compute”
adamShimi
,
Joe Collman
and
Gyrodiot
Mar 28, 2021, 2:55 PM
65
points
21
comments
8
min read
LW
link
1
review
Buying a house and making friends in unexpected places
dominicq
Mar 28, 2021, 2:35 PM
28
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The (not so) paradoxical asymmetry between position and momentum
Erik Jenner
Mar 28, 2021, 1:31 PM
21
points
10
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Inframeasures and Domain Theory
Diffractor
Mar 28, 2021, 9:19 AM
28
points
3
comments
33
min read
LW
link
Infra-Domain proofs 1
Diffractor
Mar 28, 2021, 9:16 AM
13
points
0
comments
23
min read
LW
link
Infra-Domain Proofs 2
Diffractor
Mar 28, 2021, 9:15 AM
14
points
0
comments
21
min read
LW
link
Violating the EMH—Prediction Markets
sapphire
Mar 28, 2021, 4:05 AM
40
points
9
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Core Pathways of Aging
johnswentworth
Mar 28, 2021, 12:31 AM
275
points
129
comments
22
min read
LW
link
1
review
Nash Equilibria in Litigation Settlement Negotiation in the U.S.A.
supposedlyfun
Mar 27, 2021, 11:26 PM
10
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Making a Cheerful Bid
DirectedEvolution
Mar 27, 2021, 7:37 PM
10
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Think like an educator about code quality
Adam Zerner
Mar 27, 2021, 5:43 AM
44
points
8
comments
9
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Calibrating Adequate Food Consumption
Gunnar_Zarncke
Mar 27, 2021, 12:00 AM
5
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Guild of Servants Bacchanalia (March 27, 2021)
moridinamael
Mar 26, 2021, 4:35 PM
12
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Coherence arguments imply a force for goal-directed behavior
KatjaGrace
Mar 26, 2021, 4:10 PM
91
points
25
comments
11
min read
LW
link
1
review
(aiimpacts.org)
Where did the idea of x-risk come from?
fowlertm
Mar 26, 2021, 3:39 PM
−8
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Learn and practice using Hanlon’s Razor with exercises.
icompetetowin
Mar 26, 2021, 2:20 PM
−7
points
2
comments
LW
link
(newsletter.decisionschool.org)
CFAR rEUnion (September 24-27, 2021)
Jiří Nádvorník
Mar 26, 2021, 10:51 AM
33
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Communication Requires Common Interests or Differential Signal Costs
Zack_M_Davis
Mar 26, 2021, 6:41 AM
40
points
13
comments
3
min read
LW
link
1
review
Toward A Bayesian Theory Of Willpower
Scott Alexander
Mar 26, 2021, 2:33 AM
104
points
28
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Some things I’ve learned in college
Aaron Bergman
Mar 25, 2021, 9:30 PM
22
points
1
comment
7
min read
LW
link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)
Use your rationality or it’s useless
XxX
Mar 25, 2021, 9:23 PM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Money Buys Happiness
XxX
Mar 25, 2021, 9:02 PM
0
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Call to the technical support of reality
bayesyatina
Mar 25, 2021, 8:05 PM
8
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The danger of error descriptions
gistya
Mar 25, 2021, 8:05 PM
−1
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Austin Virtual Meetup 3/27: Calibration practice with Wits and Wagers
SilasBarta
Mar 25, 2021, 5:53 PM
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On language modeling and future abstract reasoning research
alexlyzhov
Mar 25, 2021, 5:43 PM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(docs.google.com)
[Question]
Is a Self-Iterating AGI Vulnerable to Thompson-style Trojans?
sxae
Mar 25, 2021, 2:46 PM
15
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Covid 3/25: Own Goals
Zvi
Mar 25, 2021, 1:50 PM
80
points
17
comments
19
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
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