PhD stu­dent mu­tual line-man­ager invitation

Tim LiptrotMar 7, 2021, 11:06 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are the biggest cur­rent im­pacts of AI?

Sam ClarkeMar 7, 2021, 9:44 PM
15 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Car Thoughts

jefftkMar 7, 2021, 9:30 PM
8 points
8 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Book Notes: Scal­ing, Why is An­i­mal Size so Im­por­tant?

ketchupduckMar 7, 2021, 8:16 PM
19 points
5 comments7 min readLW link

An­nounce­ment: Real-time dis­cus­sions in a new Club­house com­mu­nity.

gianlucatrudaMar 7, 2021, 7:38 PM
16 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

In­tro­duc­ing Metafore­cast: A Fore­cast Ag­gre­ga­tor and Search Tool

Mar 7, 2021, 7:03 PM
83 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Thoughts on the Repug­nant Conclusion

Tomás B.Mar 7, 2021, 7:00 PM
9 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Prag­matic Cut­offs

BoraskoMar 7, 2021, 6:35 PM
4 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

The three ex­ist­ing ways of ex­plain­ing the three char­ac­ter­is­tics of existence

Kaj_SotalaMar 7, 2021, 6:20 PM
40 points
1 comment13 min readLW link

Un­con­ve­nient con­se­quences of the logic be­hind the sec­ond law of thermodynamics

Marco DiscendentiMar 7, 2021, 6:14 PM
8 points
44 comments2 min readLW link

The av­er­age North Korean mathematician

MalmesburyMar 7, 2021, 5:28 PM
67 points
19 comments8 min readLW link
(www.telescopic-turnip.net)

Teach­ing to Compromise

Martin SustrikMar 7, 2021, 1:57 PM
16 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Bakeoff

jefftkMar 7, 2021, 1:30 AM
26 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Con­trar­ian Writ­ing Advice

lsusrMar 7, 2021, 12:23 AM
54 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Notic­ing and Over­com­ing Bias

Neel NandaMar 6, 2021, 9:06 PM
14 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

[Question] What eth­i­cal thought ex­per­i­ments can be re­versed?

Mati_RoyMar 6, 2021, 3:12 PM
16 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What (fea­si­ble) aug­mented senses would be use­ful or in­ter­est­ing?

AprilSRMar 6, 2021, 4:28 AM
8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Check OK, bab­ble-read, op­ti­mize (how I read text­books)

DirectedEvolutionMar 6, 2021, 3:17 AM
25 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

MIRI com­ments on Co­tra’s “Case for Align­ing Nar­rowly Su­per­hu­man Models”

Rob BensingerMar 5, 2021, 11:43 PM
142 points
13 comments26 min readLW link

The case for al­ign­ing nar­rowly su­per­hu­man models

Ajeya CotraMar 5, 2021, 10:29 PM
186 points
75 comments38 min readLW link1 review

D&D.Sci III: Mancer Matchups

abstractapplicMar 5, 2021, 7:07 PM
21 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

GPT-3 and the fu­ture of knowl­edge work

fowlertmMar 5, 2021, 5:40 PM
16 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Take­aways from the In­tel­li­gence Ris­ing RPG

Mar 5, 2021, 10:27 AM
51 points
7 comments12 min readLW link

Mul­ti­modal Neu­rons in Ar­tifi­cial Neu­ral Networks

Kaj_SotalaMar 5, 2021, 9:01 AM
57 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(distill.pub)

Does mak­ing un­steady in­cre­men­tal progress work?

peterbarnettMar 5, 2021, 7:23 AM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(peterbarnett.org)

Why Selec­tive Breed­ing is a Bad Way to do Ge­netic Engineering

GeneSmithMar 5, 2021, 2:30 AM
13 points
14 comments2 min readLW link

Par­ti­ci­pat­ing in a Covid-19 Vac­cine Trial #3: I Hope I feel Worse Tomorrow

ejacobMar 5, 2021, 12:02 AM
8 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

[AN #140]: The­o­ret­i­cal mod­els that pre­dict scal­ing laws

Rohin ShahMar 4, 2021, 6:10 PM
46 points
8 comments10 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

A Semitech­ni­cal In­tro­duc­tory Dialogue on Solomonoff Induction

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 4, 2021, 5:27 PM
143 points
33 comments54 min readLW link

A non-log­a­r­ith­mic ar­gu­ment for Kelly

BunthutMar 4, 2021, 4:21 PM
24 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

Con­nect­ing the good reg­u­la­tor the­o­rem with se­man­tics and sym­bol grounding

Stuart_ArmstrongMar 4, 2021, 2:35 PM
13 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Covid 3/​4: De­clare Vic­tory and Leave Home

ZviMar 4, 2021, 1:20 PM
90 points
28 comments13 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Grabby aliens and Zoo hy­poth­e­sis

avturchinMar 4, 2021, 1:03 PM
12 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Book re­view: “A Thou­sand Brains” by Jeff Hawkins

Steven ByrnesMar 4, 2021, 5:10 AM
122 points
18 comments19 min readLW link

Seven Years of Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion Soft­ware in the Classroom

tanagrabeastMar 4, 2021, 2:42 AM
270 points
38 comments34 min readLW link1 review

I’m still mys­tified by the Born rule

So8resMar 4, 2021, 2:35 AM
100 points
44 comments10 min readLW link

Limits of Giving

jefftkMar 4, 2021, 2:20 AM
17 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

How does bee learn­ing com­pare with ma­chine learn­ing?

eleniMar 4, 2021, 1:59 AM
65 points
15 comments24 min readLW link

AI Safety Begin­ners Meetup (Pa­cific Time)

Linda LinseforsMar 4, 2021, 1:44 AM
15 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Some re­cent in­ter­views with AI/​math lu­mi­nar­ies.

fowlertmMar 4, 2021, 1:26 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Gar­den Party 2.0

RaemonMar 3, 2021, 11:14 PM
24 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

How To Think About Over­pa­ram­e­ter­ized Models

johnswentworthMar 3, 2021, 10:29 PM
65 points
4 comments6 min readLW link

Thoughts On Computronium

DarklightMar 3, 2021, 9:52 PM
7 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Texas Freeze Ret­ro­spec­tive: meetup notes

jchanMar 3, 2021, 2:48 PM
68 points
6 comments11 min readLW link

Open & Wel­come Thread – March 2021

Yoav RavidMar 3, 2021, 12:27 PM
18 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What other pep­tide vac­cines might it be use­ful to make?

Bird ConceptMar 3, 2021, 6:25 AM
31 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Cu­ri­os­ity about Align­ing Values

esweetMar 3, 2021, 12:22 AM
3 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

En­abling Children

lincolnquirkMar 3, 2021, 12:02 AM
53 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

A For­mula for the Value of Ex­is­ten­tial Risk Reduction

harsimonyMar 2, 2021, 6:54 PM
4 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(harsimony.wordpress.com)

[Question] At­tempt at a gears model of get­ting in­fected with COVID-19

ChristianKlMar 2, 2021, 3:39 PM
23 points
10 comments1 min readLW link