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Decontextualizing Morality
ACrackedPot
May 5, 2021, 8:25 PM
0
points
11
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are your favorite examples of adults in and around this community publicly changing their minds?
nim
May 5, 2021, 7:26 PM
13
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[AN #149]: The newsletter’s editorial policy
Rohin Shah
May 5, 2021, 5:10 PM
19
points
3
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
Fractal Conversations vs Holistic Response
abramdemski
May 5, 2021, 3:04 PM
43
points
4
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[link] If something seems unusually hard for you, see if you’re missing a minor insight
Kaj_Sotala
May 5, 2021, 10:23 AM
48
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(drmaciver.substack.com)
Bayeswatch 2: Puppy Muffins
lsusr
May 5, 2021, 5:42 AM
79
points
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are the greatest near-future risks or dangers to you as an individual?
nim
May 5, 2021, 4:02 AM
17
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Simulation theology: practical aspect.
Valentin2026
May 5, 2021, 2:20 AM
11
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What do the reported levels of protection offered by various vaccines mean?
David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)
May 4, 2021, 10:06 PM
10
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Did they use serological testing for COVID vaccine trials?
David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)
May 4, 2021, 9:48 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
April 15, 2040
Nisan
May 4, 2021, 9:18 PM
97
points
25
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Loud Voices as Accessible Anecdotes
ACrackedPot
May 4, 2021, 9:13 PM
3
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
[timeboxed exercise] write me your model of AI human-existential safety and the alignment problems in 15 minutes
Quinn
May 4, 2021, 7:10 PM
6
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mundane solutions to exotic problems
paulfchristiano
May 4, 2021, 6:20 PM
56
points
8
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(ai-alignment.com)
Parsing Abram on Gradations of Inner Alignment Obstacles
Alex Flint
May 4, 2021, 5:44 PM
22
points
4
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[Linkpost] If You Can Be Bad, You Can Also Be Good
MaxG
May 4, 2021, 6:26 AM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(astralcodexten.substack.com)
Why I Work on Ads
jefftk
May 3, 2021, 9:00 PM
83
points
93
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Bayeswatch 1: Jewish Space Laser
lsusr
May 3, 2021, 8:15 PM
90
points
13
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Consistencies as (meta-)preferences
Stuart_Armstrong
May 3, 2021, 3:10 PM
17
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Mitochondria Part 3: Predictions and Retrospective
J Bostock
May 3, 2021, 2:47 PM
10
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Mitochondria Part 2: Glucose Metabolism
J Bostock
May 3, 2021, 2:47 PM
9
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Mitochondria Part 1: Turnover Rates
J Bostock
May 3, 2021, 2:46 PM
10
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The Schelling Game (a.k.a. the Coordination Game)
jchan
May 3, 2021, 2:31 PM
31
points
13
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Maps of Maps, and Empty Expectations
Nora_Ammann
May 3, 2021, 9:59 AM
29
points
5
comments
14
min read
LW
link
Open and Welcome Thread—May 2021
habryka
May 3, 2021, 7:58 AM
25
points
82
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Small and Vulnerable
sapphire
May 3, 2021, 4:55 AM
162
points
17
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Sexual Dimorphism in Yudkowsky’s Sequences, in Relation to My Gender Problems
Zack_M_Davis
May 3, 2021, 4:31 AM
54
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(unremediatedgender.space)
There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically)
eukaryote
May 3, 2021, 3:47 AM
340
points
60
comments
8
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
(eukaryotewritesblog.com)
Thoughts on Re-reading Brave New World
chemslug
May 3, 2021, 3:28 AM
10
points
9
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Neuralink Monkey Demo
XelaP
May 3, 2021, 2:29 AM
19
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Weekly Event] Alignment Researcher Coffee Time (in Walled Garden)
adamShimi
May 2, 2021, 12:59 PM
37
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Linkpost] Teaching Paradox, Europa Univeralis IV, Part I: State of Play
adamShimi
May 2, 2021, 9:02 AM
17
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(acoup.blog)
Car Seats Three Across
jefftk
May 2, 2021, 2:00 AM
16
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Arguing from a Gap of Perspective
ideenrun
May 1, 2021, 10:42 PM
6
points
1
comment
19
min read
LW
link
Follow-up to Julia Wise on “Don’t Shoot The Dog”
Alex Flint
May 1, 2021, 7:07 PM
19
points
4
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Death by Red Tape
abramdemski
May 1, 2021, 6:03 PM
38
points
15
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Forecasting Newsletter: April 2021
NunoSempere
May 1, 2021, 4:07 PM
9
points
0
comments
10
min read
LW
link
April 2021 Deep Dive: Transformers and GPT-3
adamShimi
May 1, 2021, 11:18 AM
31
points
6
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Your Dog is Even Smarter Than You Think
StyleOfDog
May 1, 2021, 5:16 AM
254
points
108
comments
9
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
[ACX Linkpost] A Modest Proposal for Republicans
mike_hawke
Apr 30, 2021, 6:43 PM
9
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(astralcodexten.substack.com)
Review of “Why AI is Harder Than We Think”
electroswing
Apr 30, 2021, 6:14 PM
40
points
10
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Mindfulness as debugging
pchvykov
Apr 30, 2021, 4:59 PM
21
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Moral Privilege
ACrackedPot
Apr 30, 2021, 2:54 PM
13
points
21
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Letter] Advice for High School #2
lsusr
Apr 30, 2021, 8:42 AM
38
points
16
comments
13
min read
LW
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
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On silence
Aaron Bergman
Apr 30, 2021, 3:15 AM
48
points
16
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)
[Question]
How do you solicit feedback effectively?
Raj Thimmiah
Apr 30, 2021, 12:16 AM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Low-stakes alignment
paulfchristiano
Apr 30, 2021, 12:10 AM
87
points
11
comments
7
min read
LW
link
1
review
(ai-alignment.com)
Why “is evidence for” is a symmetric relation
alex_hhr
Apr 29, 2021, 9:26 PM
0
points
0
comments
LW
link
(raginrayguns.tumblr.com)
[Question]
Where do LessWrong rationalists debate?
Viliam
Apr 29, 2021, 9:23 PM
44
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
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