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Looking Deeper at Deconfusion
adamShimi
Jun 13, 2021, 9:29 PM
63
points
13
comments
15
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What other problems would a successful AI safety algorithm solve?
DirectedEvolution
Jun 13, 2021, 9:07 PM
12
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Avoiding the instrumental policy by hiding information about humans
paulfchristiano
Jun 13, 2021, 8:00 PM
31
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Answering questions honestly given world-model mismatches
paulfchristiano
Jun 13, 2021, 6:00 PM
34
points
2
comments
16
min read
LW
link
(ai-alignment.com)
Experiments with a random clock
Malmesbury
Jun 13, 2021, 5:08 PM
58
points
12
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(www.telescopic-turnip.net)
The Cult Deficit: Analysis and Speculation
rogersbacon
Jun 13, 2021, 5:33 AM
18
points
11
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Covid vaccine safety: how correct are these allegations?
DPiepgrass
Jun 13, 2021, 3:08 AM
45
points
93
comments
19
min read
LW
link
The Moon is Down; I have not heard the clock
chemslug
Jun 13, 2021, 1:40 AM
52
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A systematic error that lead to a bad policy response to COVID-19
ChristianKl
Jun 12, 2021, 7:56 PM
23
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Why do patients in mental institutions get so little attention in the public discourse?
ChristianKl
Jun 12, 2021, 5:37 PM
41
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Internal Memo from Bleggs Universal
kithpendragon
Jun 12, 2021, 4:44 PM
24
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Some people just won’t get it
Amir Bolous
Jun 12, 2021, 3:10 PM
3
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is the length of the Covid-19 incubation period likely to be affected by whether you are vaccinated?
Josh Jacobson
Jun 12, 2021, 3:27 AM
9
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Does anyone have any Data Sidequests?
abstractapplic
Jun 11, 2021, 11:40 PM
18
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Comment on the lab leak hypothesis
Jeffrey Ladish
Jun 11, 2021, 10:49 PM
63
points
14
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Overview of Rethink Priorities’ work on risks from nuclear weapons
MichaelA
Jun 11, 2021, 8:05 PM
12
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Self-study ideas for micro-projects in “abstract” subjects?
DirectedEvolution
Jun 11, 2021, 7:09 PM
14
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Am I anti-social if I get vaccinated now?
FlorianH
Jun 11, 2021, 3:42 PM
5
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Alarms Are Better Than Chivvying
jefftk
Jun 11, 2021, 3:30 PM
21
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Oh No My AI (Filk)
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Jun 11, 2021, 3:05 PM
42
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
May 2021 Gwern.net newsletter
gwern
Jun 11, 2021, 2:13 PM
31
points
0
comments
LW
link
(www.gwern.net)
Daniel M. Ingram at the AstralCodexTen Online Meetup
JoshuaFox
Jun 11, 2021, 11:35 AM
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Would you like me to debug your math?
Gurkenglas
Jun 11, 2021, 10:54 AM
65
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are the best ways to improve resiliency?
Nicole Ross
Jun 11, 2021, 3:22 AM
16
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How do you keep track of your own learning?
DirectedEvolution
Jun 10, 2021, 8:25 PM
8
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Covid 6/10: Somebody Else’s Problem
Zvi
Jun 10, 2021, 1:10 PM
57
points
26
comments
24
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[Question]
ML is now automating parts of chip R&D. How big a deal is this?
Daniel Kokotajlo
Jun 10, 2021, 9:51 AM
45
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Necessary Claims”: A technique to structure complex decisions
fgrosseholz@yahoo.com
Jun 10, 2021, 5:16 AM
15
points
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Reply to Nate Soares on Dolphins
Zack_M_Davis
Jun 10, 2021, 4:53 AM
46
points
49
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Apprentice Experiment
johnswentworth
Jun 10, 2021, 3:29 AM
153
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Changing my life in 2021, halfway through
Borasko
Jun 10, 2021, 1:36 AM
42
points
6
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Finite Factored Sets: Orthogonality and Time
Scott Garrabrant
Jun 10, 2021, 1:22 AM
34
points
9
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Knowledge is not just mutual information
Alex Flint
Jun 10, 2021, 1:01 AM
28
points
6
comments
4
min read
LW
link
A naive alignment strategy and optimism about generalization
paulfchristiano
Jun 10, 2021, 12:10 AM
44
points
4
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(ai-alignment.com)
What are some important insights you would give to a younger version of yourself?
silentbob
Jun 9, 2021, 8:29 PM
9
points
5
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Other Constructions of Gravity
michaelcohen
Jun 9, 2021, 8:06 PM
4
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How do you establish a comfort zone in your studies?
DirectedEvolution
Jun 9, 2021, 5:01 PM
12
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Book review: “Feeling Great” by David Burns
Steven Byrnes
Jun 9, 2021, 1:17 PM
106
points
12
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Bad names make you open the box
Adam Zerner
Jun 9, 2021, 3:19 AM
91
points
52
comments
10
min read
LW
link
1
review
...and then sometimes, for no clear reason, they innately become good.
Andrew Vlahos
Jun 9, 2021, 3:07 AM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Better Whistle Synth
jefftk
Jun 9, 2021, 1:50 AM
9
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
“Decision Transformer” (Tool AIs are secret Agent AIs)
gwern
Jun 9, 2021, 1:06 AM
37
points
4
comments
LW
link
(sites.google.com)
AXRP Episode 8 - Assistance Games with Dylan Hadfield-Menell
DanielFilan
Jun 8, 2021, 11:20 PM
22
points
1
comment
72
min read
LW
link
Should we vaccinate against PGBD5 which codes for a transposase?
ChristianKl
Jun 8, 2021, 7:22 PM
18
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Evan Hubinger on Homogeneity in Takeoff Speeds, Learned Optimization and Interpretability
Michaël Trazzi
Jun 8, 2021, 7:20 PM
28
points
0
comments
55
min read
LW
link
Survey on AI existential risk scenarios
Sam Clarke
,
apc
and
Jonas Schuett
Jun 8, 2021, 5:12 PM
65
points
11
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are the gears of gluten sensitivity?
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Jun 8, 2021, 4:42 PM
20
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Generalized Product Rule
aysajan
Jun 8, 2021, 4:39 PM
34
points
7
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Will outlets like the NYT be captured by Chinese influence and if so, when?
ChristianKl
8 Jun 2021 16:31 UTC
20
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The reverse Goodhart problem
Stuart_Armstrong
8 Jun 2021 15:48 UTC
20
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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