2 Jun 2021 23:47 UTC

93 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Thoughts on the Alignment Implications of Scaling Language Models

leogao2 Jun 2021 21:32 UTC

82 points

11 comments17 min readLW link

[Question] What question would you like to collaborate on?

weathersystems2 Jun 2021 19:31 UTC

12 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

Selection Has A Quality Ceiling

johnswentworth2 Jun 2021 18:25 UTC

144 points

18 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] Can you improve your intelligence with these types of exercises?

icompetetowin1 Jun 2021 21:13 UTC

2 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

“Existential risk from AI” survey results

Rob Bensinger1 Jun 2021 20:02 UTC

65 points

7 comments11 min readLW link

If You Want to Find Truth You Need to Step Into Cringe

Writer1 Jun 2021 19:03 UTC

23 points

12 comments5 min readLW link

(youtu.be)

Power dynamics as a blind spot or blurry spot in our collective world-modeling, especially around AI

Andrew_Critch1 Jun 2021 18:45 UTC

182 points

26 comments6 min readLW link

Forecasting Newsletter: May 2021

NunoSempere1 Jun 2021 15:51 UTC

11 points

2 comments11 min readLW link

Russian x-risks newsletter spring 21

avturchin1 Jun 2021 12:10 UTC

19 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Which animals can suffer?

Just Learning1 Jun 2021 3:42 UTC

7 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

Strength, not courage, is the second component of goodness

Srdjan Miletic1 Jun 2021 3:32 UTC

4 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Which activities do you prefer to better recover productivity?

Just Learning1 Jun 2021 1:01 UTC

9 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Networks of Trust vs Markets

Henrik Karlsson31 May 2021 19:59 UTC

106 points

23 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] What is the Risk of Long Covid after Vaccination?

dawangy31 May 2021 19:32 UTC

64 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Zen and Rationality: Continuous Practice

Gordon Seidoh Worley31 May 2021 18:42 UTC

14 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you conduct a personal study retreat?

Aay17ush31 May 2021 14:25 UTC

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Anatomy, diseases and aging damage

ChristianKl31 May 2021 14:01 UTC

24 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

TEAM: a dramatically improved form of therapy

Jakob_J31 May 2021 13:33 UTC

28 points

20 comments4 min readLW link

Update 2021-05-31

jefftk31 May 2021 13:30 UTC

2 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Pomodoros worked during a day: an analysis of Alex’s data

Derek M. Jones31 May 2021 13:27 UTC

5 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com)

On making fictional miracles seem plausible

Yair Halberstadt31 May 2021 11:32 UTC

5 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

For Better Commenting, Take an Oath of Reply.

DirectedEvolution31 May 2021 6:01 UTC

42 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

Mega Links Post for Mar-Apr-May 2021

ike31 May 2021 3:47 UTC

13 points

0 comments12 min readLW link

(misinfounderload.substack.com)

The Cost of Convenience.…

njv31 May 2021 0:49 UTC

−14 points

3 comments6 min readLW link

Introducing Rational Animations

Writer31 May 2021 0:49 UTC

17 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

Why don’t long running conversations happen on LessWrong?

Adam Zerner30 May 2021 22:36 UTC

64 points

75 comments2 min readLW link

Paper Review: Mathematical Truth

Alex Hollow30 May 2021 20:25 UTC

5 points

14 comments3 min readLW link

(alexhollow.wordpress.com)

How counting neutrons explains nuclear waste

jasoncrawford30 May 2021 18:10 UTC

100 points

11 comments14 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Electric heat pumps (Mini-Splits) vs Natural gas boilers

Steven Byrnes30 May 2021 15:51 UTC

16 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

What is the most effective way to donate to AGI XRisk mitigation?

JoshuaFox30 May 2021 11:08 UTC

44 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Seattle Robot Cult

lsusr29 May 2021 23:54 UTC

18 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Use of GPT-3 for identifying Phishing and other email based attacks?

jmh29 May 2021 17:11 UTC

6 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

[Event] Weekly Alignment Research Coffee Time

adamShimi29 May 2021 13:26 UTC

12 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy—A Short Summary

Jsevillamol29 May 2021 11:47 UTC

26 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Two Definitions of Generalization

ozziegooen29 May 2021 4:20 UTC

33 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

The Sanity Waterline Bulges at the Middle

matejsuchy29 May 2021 3:15 UTC

−7 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

(matejsuchy.substack.com)

 Against Being Against Growth

Alex Hollow29 May 2021 2:18 UTC

−1 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

(alexhollow.wordpress.com)

Wrist Update

jefftk29 May 2021 1:30 UTC

12 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How one uses set theory for alignment problem?

Just Learning29 May 2021 0:28 UTC

8 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is anyone else frustrated with ‘un-informative’ post titles?

Kenny28 May 2021 20:11 UTC

18 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Teaching ML to answer questions honestly instead of predicting human answers

paulfchristiano28 May 2021 17:30 UTC

53 points

18 comments16 min readLW link

(ai-alignment.com)

The blue-minimising robot and model splintering

Stuart_Armstrong28 May 2021 15:09 UTC

13 points

4 comments3 min readLW link 1 review

Curated conversations with brilliant rationalists

spencerg28 May 2021 14:23 UTC

153 points

18 comments6 min readLW link

(Trying To) Study Textbooks Effectively: A Year of Experimentation

DirectedEvolution28 May 2021 5:51 UTC

67 points

13 comments5 min readLW link

Why Prefetch Is Broken

jefftk28 May 2021 2:20 UTC

13 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Aphantasia

Crackatook28 May 2021 1:55 UTC

7 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

Predict responses to the “existential risk from AI” survey

Rob Bensinger28 May 2021 1:32 UTC

44 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

AXRP Episode 7.5 - Forecasting Transformative AI from Biological Anchors with Ajeya Cotra

DanielFilan28 May 2021 0:20 UTC

24 points

1 comment67 min readLW link

The Homunculus Problem

abramdemski27 May 2021 20:25 UTC

44 points

38 comments5 min readLW link