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[Question] Are there reasons to think mixing vaccines is dangerous?

Maxwell PetersonJun 3, 2021, 10:36 PM

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11 comments1 min readLW link

An Intuitive Guide to Garrabrant Induction

Mark XuJun 3, 2021, 10:21 PM

149 points

43 votes

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20 comments24 min readLW link

Assessing Interest in Group Trip to Secure Panamanian Residency [Imminent Rules Change]

Josh JacobsonJun 3, 2021, 9:51 PM

19 points

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9 comments1 min readLW link

Rogue AGI Embodies Valuable Intellectual Property

Mark Xu and CarlShulman

Jun 3, 2021, 8:37 PM

71 points

32 votes

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9 comments3 min readLW link

Covid 6/3: No News is Good News

ZviJun 3, 2021, 4:50 PM

50 points

25 votes

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10 comments5 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

April 2021 Gwern.net newsletter

gwernJun 3, 2021, 3:13 PM

20 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.gwern.net)

Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence announces 1,75 trillion parameters model, Wu Dao 2.0

OzyrusJun 3, 2021, 12:07 PM

23 points

10 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

(www.engadget.com)

[Question] Is there a way to test your personal COVID vaccine response? How do corticosteroids impact response?

SameerishereJun 3, 2021, 5:08 AM

13 points

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4 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Summaries of uncertain priors

skybrianJun 3, 2021, 2:43 AM

3 points

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Attributions, Karma and better discoverability for wiki/tag features

jimrandomh and habryka

Jun 2, 2021, 11:47 PM

93 points

31 votes

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8 comments1 min readLW link

Thoughts on the Alignment Implications of Scaling Language Models

leogaoJun 2, 2021, 9:32 PM

82 points

37 votes

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11 comments17 min readLW link

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

weathersystemsJun 2, 2021, 7:31 PM

12 points

7 votes

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12 comments2 min readLW link

Selection Has A Quality Ceiling

johnswentworthJun 2, 2021, 6:25 PM

152 points

70 votes

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21 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

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

icompetetowinJun 1, 2021, 9:13 PM

2 points

6 votes

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9 comments1 min readLW link

“Existential risk from AI” survey results

Rob BensingerJun 1, 2021, 8:02 PM

66 points

31 votes

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7 comments11 min readLW link

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

WriterJun 1, 2021, 7:03 PM

25 points

22 votes

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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_CritchJun 1, 2021, 6:45 PM

189 points

83 votes

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26 comments6 min readLW link

Forecasting Newsletter: May 2021

NunoSempereJun 1, 2021, 3:51 PM

11 points

6 votes

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2 comments11 min readLW link

Russian x-risks newsletter spring 21

avturchinJun 1, 2021, 12:10 PM

19 points

9 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Which animals can suffer?

Valentin2026Jun 1, 2021, 3:42 AM

7 points

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16 comments1 min readLW link

Strength, not courage, is the second component of goodness

Srdjan MileticJun 1, 2021, 3:32 AM

4 points

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5 comments2 min readLW link

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

Valentin2026Jun 1, 2021, 1:01 AM

9 points

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5 comments1 min readLW link

Networks of Trust vs Markets

Henrik KarlssonMay 31, 2021, 7:59 PM

109 points

65 votes

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23 comments5 min readLW link

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

dawangyMay 31, 2021, 7:32 PM

64 points

19 votes

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15 comments1 min readLW link

Zen and Rationality: Continuous Practice

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMay 31, 2021, 6:42 PM

15 points

6 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

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

Aay17ushMay 31, 2021, 2:25 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Anatomy, diseases and aging damage

ChristianKlMay 31, 2021, 2:01 PM

29 points

17 votes

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6 comments4 min readLW link

TEAM: a dramatically improved form of therapy

Jakob_JMay 31, 2021, 1:33 PM

30 points

21 votes

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20 comments4 min readLW link

Update 2021-05-31

jefftkMay 31, 2021, 1:30 PM

2 points

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5 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

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

Derek M. JonesMay 31, 2021, 1:27 PM

5 points

8 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

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

On making fictional miracles seem plausible

Yair HalberstadtMay 31, 2021, 11:32 AM

5 points

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4 comments3 min readLW link

For Better Commenting, Take an Oath of Reply.

DirectedEvolutionMay 31, 2021, 6:01 AM

42 points

18 votes

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17 comments2 min readLW link

Mega Links Post for Mar-Apr-May 2021

ikeMay 31, 2021, 3:47 AM

13 points

9 votes

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0 comments12 min readLW link

(misinfounderload.substack.com)

The Cost of Convenience.…

njvMay 31, 2021, 12:49 AM

−14 points

6 votes

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3 comments6 min readLW link

Introducing Rational Animations

WriterMay 31, 2021, 12:49 AM

17 points

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4 comments2 min readLW link

Why don’t long running conversations happen on LessWrong?

Adam ZernerMay 30, 2021, 10:36 PM

64 points

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75 comments2 min readLW link

Paper Review: Mathematical Truth

Alex HollowMay 30, 2021, 8:25 PM

5 points

3 votes

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14 comments3 min readLW link

(alexhollow.wordpress.com)

How counting neutrons explains nuclear waste

jasoncrawfordMay 30, 2021, 6:10 PM

101 points

48 votes

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11 comments14 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

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

Steven ByrnesMay 30, 2021, 3:51 PM

16 points

8 votes

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13 comments3 min readLW link

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

JoshuaFoxMay 30, 2021, 11:08 AM

44 points

13 votes

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11 comments1 min readLW link

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

jmhMay 29, 2021, 5:11 PM

6 points

2 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

[Event] Weekly Alignment Research Coffee Time

adamShimiMay 29, 2021, 1:26 PM

12 points

7 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy—A Short Summary

JsevillamolMay 29, 2021, 11:47 AM

26 points

19 votes

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4 comments4 min readLW link

Two Definitions of Generalization

ozziegooenMay 29, 2021, 4:20 AM

34 points

10 votes

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4 comments2 min readLW link

The Sanity Waterline Bulges at the Middle

matejsuchyMay 29, 2021, 3:15 AM

−7 points

6 votes

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5 comments2 min readLW link

(matejsuchy.substack.com)

 Against Being Against Growth

Alex HollowMay 29, 2021, 2:18 AM

−1 points

5 votes

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5 comments2 min readLW link

(alexhollow.wordpress.com)

Wrist Update

jefftkMay 29, 2021, 1:30 AM

12 points

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11 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

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

Valentin2026May 29, 2021, 12:28 AM

8 points

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6 comments1 min readLW link

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

KennyMay 28, 2021, 8:11 PM

18 points

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10 comments1 min readLW link

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

paulfchristianoMay 28, 2021, 5:30 PM

53 points

13 votes

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18 comments16 min readLW link

(ai-alignment.com)

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