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Why I Work on Ads

jefftkMay 3, 2021, 9:00 PM

83 points

55 votes

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93 comments5 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Bayeswatch 1: Jewish Space Laser

lsusrMay 3, 2021, 8:15 PM

91 points

59 votes

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13 comments4 min readLW link

Consistencies as (meta-)preferences

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 3, 2021, 3:10 PM

17 points

6 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Mitochondria Part 3: Predictions and Retrospective

J BostockMay 3, 2021, 2:47 PM

10 points

6 votes

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3 comments2 min readLW link

Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Mitochondria Part 2: Glucose Metabolism

J BostockMay 3, 2021, 2:47 PM

9 points

5 votes

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2 comments3 min readLW link

Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Mitochondria Part 1: Turnover Rates

J BostockMay 3, 2021, 2:46 PM

10 points

6 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

The Schelling Game (a.k.a. the Coordination Game)

jchanMay 3, 2021, 2:31 PM

31 points

15 votes

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13 comments3 min readLW link

Maps of Maps, and Empty Expectations

Nora_AmmannMay 3, 2021, 9:59 AM

29 points

13 votes

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5 comments14 min readLW link

Open and Welcome Thread—May 2021

habrykaMay 3, 2021, 7:58 AM

25 points

13 votes

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82 comments1 min readLW link

Small and Vulnerable

sapphireMay 3, 2021, 4:55 AM

162 points

85 votes

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17 comments4 min readLW link

Sexual Dimorphism in Yudkowsky’s Sequences, in Relation to My Gender Problems

Zack_M_DavisMay 3, 2021, 4:31 AM

54 points

43 votes

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29 comments1 min readLW link

(unremediatedgender.space)

There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically)

eukaryoteMay 3, 2021, 3:47 AM

344 points

181 votes

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60 comments8 min readLW link 2 reviews

(eukaryotewritesblog.com)

Thoughts on Re-reading Brave New World

chemslugMay 3, 2021, 3:28 AM

10 points

6 votes

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9 comments5 min readLW link

The Neuralink Monkey Demo

XelaPMay 3, 2021, 2:29 AM

19 points

7 votes

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9 comments1 min readLW link

[Weekly Event] Alignment Researcher Coffee Time (in Walled Garden)

adamShimiMay 2, 2021, 12:59 PM

37 points

11 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Teaching Paradox, Europa Univeralis IV, Part I: State of Play

adamShimiMay 2, 2021, 9:02 AM

17 points

7 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

(acoup.blog)

Car Seats Three Across

jefftkMay 2, 2021, 2:00 AM

16 points

7 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Arguing from a Gap of Perspective

ideenrunMay 1, 2021, 10:42 PM

6 points

5 votes

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1 comment19 min readLW link

Follow-up to Julia Wise on “Don’t Shoot The Dog”

Alex FlintMay 1, 2021, 7:07 PM

19 points

9 votes

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4 comments8 min readLW link

Death by Red Tape

abramdemskiMay 1, 2021, 6:03 PM

38 points

16 votes

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15 comments3 min readLW link

Forecasting Newsletter: April 2021

NunoSempereMay 1, 2021, 4:07 PM

9 points

5 votes

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0 comments10 min readLW link

April 2021 Deep Dive: Transformers and GPT-3

adamShimiMay 1, 2021, 11:18 AM

31 points

18 votes

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6 comments7 min readLW link

Your Dog is Even Smarter Than You Think

StyleOfDogMay 1, 2021, 5:16 AM

254 points

165 votes

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108 comments9 min readLW link 2 reviews

[ACX Linkpost] A Modest Proposal for Republicans

mike_hawkeApr 30, 2021, 6:43 PM

9 points

5 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

(astralcodexten.substack.com)

Review of “Why AI is Harder Than We Think”

electroswingApr 30, 2021, 6:14 PM

40 points

16 votes

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10 comments8 min readLW link

Mindfulness as debugging

pchvykovApr 30, 2021, 4:59 PM

21 points

12 votes

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4 comments2 min readLW link

Moral Privilege

ACrackedPotApr 30, 2021, 2:54 PM

13 points

12 votes

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21 comments3 min readLW link

[Letter] Advice for High School #2

lsusrApr 30, 2021, 8:42 AM

38 points

25 votes

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16 comments13 min readLW link

[Question] When’s the best time to get the 2nd dose of Pfizer Vaccine?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)Apr 30, 2021, 5:11 AM

5 points

1 vote

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3 comments1 min readLW link

On silence

Aaron BergmanApr 30, 2021, 3:15 AM

48 points

26 votes

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16 comments9 min readLW link

(aaronbergman.substack.com)

[Question] How do you solicit feedback effectively?

Raj ThimmiahApr 30, 2021, 12:16 AM

2 points

1 vote

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1 comment1 min readLW link

Low-stakes alignment

paulfchristianoApr 30, 2021, 12:10 AM

89 points

35 votes

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11 comments7 min readLW link 1 review

(ai-alignment.com)

Why “is evidence for” is a symmetric relation

alex_hhrApr 29, 2021, 9:26 PM

0 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(raginrayguns.tumblr.com)

[Question] Where do LessWrong rationalists debate?

ViliamApr 29, 2021, 9:23 PM

44 points

17 votes

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14 comments2 min readLW link

Scott Alexander 2021 predictions: calibration and updating exercise

Rob BensingerApr 29, 2021, 7:15 PM

19 points

7 votes

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2 comments7 min readLW link

We need a career path for invention

jasoncrawfordApr 29, 2021, 6:11 PM

52 points

32 votes

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18 comments4 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

25 Min Talk on MetaEthical.AI with Questions from Stuart Armstrong

June KuApr 29, 2021, 3:38 PM

21 points

8 votes

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7 comments1 min readLW link

On Chesterton’s Fence

Martin SustrikApr 29, 2021, 2:56 PM

3 points

9 votes

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9 comments2 min readLW link

Covid 4/29: Vaccination Slowdown

ZviApr 29, 2021, 1:50 PM

55 points

30 votes

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19 comments15 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Draft report on existential risk from power-seeking AI

Joe CarlsmithApr 28, 2021, 9:41 PM

85 points

27 votes

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23 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Robert McIntyre’s Brain Preservation Talk at the Long Now Foundation

JohnGreerApr 28, 2021, 8:47 PM

14 points

5 votes

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2 comments13 min readLW link

AMA: Paul Christiano, alignment researcher

paulfchristianoApr 28, 2021, 6:55 PM

117 points

42 votes

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197 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is sitting in the sun much better than sitting in the shade?

just_browsingApr 28, 2021, 6:48 PM

16 points

7 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #148]: Analyzing generalization across more axes than just accuracy or loss

Rohin ShahApr 28, 2021, 6:30 PM

24 points

6 votes

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5 comments11 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Facebook is Simulacra Level 3, Andreessen is Level 4

Ben PaceApr 28, 2021, 5:38 PM

52 points

32 votes

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12 comments2 min readLW link

When Should the Fire Alarm Go Off: A model for optimal thresholds

peterbarnettApr 28, 2021, 12:27 PM

40 points

15 votes

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4 comments5 min readLW link

(peterbarnett.org)

Better air is the easiest way not to die

digital_carverApr 28, 2021, 10:24 AM

24 points

19 votes

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9 comments1 min readLW link

(dynomight.net)

Naming and pointer thickness

Adam ZernerApr 28, 2021, 6:35 AM

22 points

12 votes

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5 comments2 min readLW link

Talkers and doers

Amir BolousApr 28, 2021, 4:26 AM

−1 points

8 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

A casual intro to Geometric Algebra

OrfeasApr 28, 2021, 12:00 AM

24 points

10 votes

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2 comments6 min readLW link

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