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Five Whys
lynettebye
Jun 7, 2021, 8:01 AM
24
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
We need a standard set of community advice for how to financially prepare for AGI
GeneSmith
Jun 7, 2021, 7:24 AM
51
points
52
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Often, enemies really are innately evil.
Andrew Vlahos
Jun 7, 2021, 6:42 AM
21
points
56
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are”ingroups” vs. “outgroups” as commonly used typically based on self-identification or is it not sufficient?
orthogenesis
Jun 7, 2021, 1:03 AM
−8
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Holidaying and purpose
KatjaGrace
Jun 6, 2021, 7:30 PM
18
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
[Question]
What are good resources for gears models of joint health?
Randomized, Controlled
Jun 6, 2021, 5:39 PM
12
points
47
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Looking for reasoned discussion on Geert Vanden Bossche’s ideas?
megabranflake
Jun 6, 2021, 5:07 PM
6
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Unrefined thoughts on some things rationalism is missing vs religions
Srdjan Miletic
Jun 6, 2021, 5:04 PM
10
points
9
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Do you think “rationalists”, or rationality leads people to, stereotype demographic groups less or more than the general public?
orthogenesis
Jun 6, 2021, 4:50 PM
−15
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Review of “Learning Normativity: A Research Agenda”
Gyrodiot
,
adamShimi
and
Joe Collman
Jun 6, 2021, 1:33 PM
37
points
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What to optimize for in life?
Henrik Karlsson
Jun 6, 2021, 7:35 AM
16
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The dumbest kid in the world (joke)
CronoDAS
Jun 6, 2021, 2:57 AM
21
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Anthropic Paradoxes and Self Reference
dadadarren
Jun 6, 2021, 2:52 AM
6
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Open and Welcome Thread – June 2021
habryka
Jun 6, 2021, 2:20 AM
21
points
39
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Search-in-Territory vs Search-in-Map
johnswentworth
Jun 5, 2021, 11:22 PM
77
points
14
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Restoration of energy homeostasis by SIRT6 extends healthy lifespan
DirectedEvolution
Jun 5, 2021, 9:11 PM
11
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Rules for Epistemic Warfare?
Gentzel
Jun 5, 2021, 1:30 PM
21
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
1
review
(theconsequentialist.wordpress.com)
Hypothesis: lab mice have more active transposons then wild mice
ChristianKl
Jun 5, 2021, 12:36 PM
20
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Nature of Counterfactuals
Chris_Leong
Jun 5, 2021, 9:18 AM
16
points
18
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Social behavior curves, equilibria, and radicalism
Eric Neyman
Jun 5, 2021, 1:39 AM
190
points
18
comments
20
min read
LW
link
1
review
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)
The underlying model of a morphism
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 4, 2021, 10:29 PM
10
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Unattributed Good
Filip Dousek
Jun 4, 2021, 8:47 PM
10
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Alcohol, health, and the ruthless logic of the Asian flush
dynomight
Jun 4, 2021, 6:14 PM
149
points
45
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(dynomight.net)
Finite Factored Sets: Introduction and Factorizations
Scott Garrabrant
Jun 4, 2021, 5:41 PM
36
points
2
comments
10
min read
LW
link
SIA is basically just Bayesian updating on existence
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 4, 2021, 1:17 PM
26
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Reflection of Hierarchical Relationship via Nuanced Conditioning of Game Theory Approach for AI Development and Utilization
Kyoung-cheol Kim
Jun 4, 2021, 7:20 AM
2
points
2
comments
7
min read
LW
link
The Alignment Forum should have more transparent membership standards
Peter Hase
Jun 4, 2021, 6:25 AM
68
points
43
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Rationalists should meet Integral Theory
Elo
Jun 4, 2021, 5:14 AM
4
points
17
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Good Macro, Bad Micro
Ilemauzar
Jun 4, 2021, 4:30 AM
14
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Why has no one compared Covid-19 and Vaccine Risks?
Niklas Lehmann
Jun 4, 2021, 4:29 AM
5
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are there reasons to think mixing vaccines is dangerous?
Maxwell Peterson
Jun 3, 2021, 10:36 PM
7
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
An Intuitive Guide to Garrabrant Induction
Mark Xu
Jun 3, 2021, 10:21 PM
149
points
20
comments
24
min read
LW
link
Assessing Interest in Group Trip to Secure Panamanian Residency [Imminent Rules Change]
Josh Jacobson
Jun 3, 2021, 9:51 PM
19
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rogue AGI Embodies Valuable Intellectual Property
Mark Xu
and
CarlShulman
Jun 3, 2021, 8:37 PM
71
points
9
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Covid 6/3: No News is Good News
Zvi
Jun 3, 2021, 4:50 PM
50
points
10
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
April 2021 Gwern.net newsletter
gwern
Jun 3, 2021, 3:13 PM
20
points
0
comments
LW
link
(www.gwern.net)
Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence announces 1,75 trillion parameters model, Wu Dao 2.0
Ozyrus
Jun 3, 2021, 12:07 PM
23
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.engadget.com)
[Question]
Is there a way to test your personal COVID vaccine response? How do corticosteroids impact response?
Sameerishere
Jun 3, 2021, 5:08 AM
13
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Summaries of uncertain priors
skybrian
Jun 3, 2021, 2:43 AM
3
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Attributions, Karma and better discoverability for wiki/tag features
jimrandomh
and
habryka
Jun 2, 2021, 11:47 PM
93
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Thoughts on the Alignment Implications of Scaling Language Models
leogao
Jun 2, 2021, 9:32 PM
82
points
11
comments
17
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What question would you like to collaborate on?
weathersystems
Jun 2, 2021, 7:31 PM
12
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Selection Has A Quality Ceiling
johnswentworth
Jun 2, 2021, 6:25 PM
148
points
18
comments
4
min read
LW
link
1
review
[Question]
Can you improve your intelligence with these types of exercises?
icompetetowin
Jun 1, 2021, 9:13 PM
2
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Existential risk from AI” survey results
Rob Bensinger
Jun 1, 2021, 8:02 PM
66
points
7
comments
11
min read
LW
link
If You Want to Find Truth You Need to Step Into Cringe
Writer
Jun 1, 2021, 7:03 PM
24
points
12
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(youtu.be)
Power dynamics as a blind spot or blurry spot in our collective world-modeling, especially around AI
Andrew_Critch
Jun 1, 2021, 6:45 PM
189
points
26
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Forecasting Newsletter: May 2021
NunoSempere
Jun 1, 2021, 3:51 PM
11
points
2
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Russian x-risks newsletter spring 21
avturchin
Jun 1, 2021, 12:10 PM
19
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Which animals can suffer?
Valentin2026
Jun 1, 2021, 3:42 AM
7
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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