De­scrip­tive vs. pre­scrip­tive optimism

jasoncrawfordJan 22, 2022, 7:50 PM
18 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(rootsofprogress.org)

A one-ques­tion Tur­ing test for GPT-3

Jan 22, 2022, 6:17 PM
85 points
25 comments5 min readLW link

What’s wrong with Pomodoro

bfinnJan 22, 2022, 4:54 PM
13 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

Post­mortem on DIY Re­com­bi­nant Covid Vaccine

caffemacchiavelliJan 22, 2022, 2:12 PM
179 points
27 comments5 min readLW link1 review

There is a line in the sand, just not where you think it is

Wuschel SchulzJan 22, 2022, 10:33 AM
46 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

Grandpa Has Differ­ent Rules

jefftkJan 22, 2022, 3:30 AM
43 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

In­stru­men­tal Con­ver­gence For Real­is­tic Agent Objectives

TurnTroutJan 22, 2022, 12:41 AM
35 points
9 comments9 min readLW link

Align­ment Prob­lems All the Way Down

peterbarnettJan 22, 2022, 12:19 AM
29 points
7 comments11 min readLW link

Con­sume fic­tion wisely

RomanSJan 21, 2022, 8:23 PM
−9 points
56 comments5 min readLW link

Meetup in SF, Feb 26: Progress Stud­ies + Effec­tive Altruism

Jan 21, 2022, 7:46 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Struc­ture of the Guild of the Rose

moridinamaelJan 21, 2022, 7:40 PM
41 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(guildoftherose.org)

[AN #171]: Disagree­ments be­tween al­ign­ment “op­ti­mists” and “pes­simists”

Rohin ShahJan 21, 2022, 6:30 PM
32 points
1 comment7 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

How to Be­come a Magician

Nicole DiekerJan 21, 2022, 6:12 PM
18 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Shar­ing Pow­er­ful AI Models

apcJan 21, 2022, 11:57 AM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

High-Im­pact Ca­reers for Math­e­mat­i­ci­ans (On­line Work­shop by EA Cam­bridge)

maria_aJan 21, 2022, 11:06 AM
13 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Due to a room­mate, can COVID’s viral load stay high enough af­ter day 10 to in­fect oth­ers?

catears123Jan 21, 2022, 7:08 AM
3 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Im­pli­ca­tions of Civ­i­liza­tional Inad­e­quacy (re­view­ing mazes/​simu­lacra/​etc)

RaemonJan 21, 2022, 1:45 AM
93 points
13 comments10 min readLW link

Book Re­view: The Righ­teous Mind

TornusJan 20, 2022, 9:42 PM
7 points
5 comments7 min readLW link

The Liar and the Scold

Tomás B.Jan 20, 2022, 8:31 PM
104 points
13 comments12 min readLW link

What’s Up With Con­fus­ingly Per­va­sive Goal Direct­ed­ness?

RaemonJan 20, 2022, 7:22 PM
172 points
89 comments4 min readLW link

Emo­tions = Re­ward Functions

jpyykkoJan 20, 2022, 6:46 PM
16 points
10 comments5 min readLW link

Risk and Safety in the age of COVID

Mike HarrisJan 20, 2022, 6:40 PM
24 points
14 comments10 min readLW link

An­chor Weights for ML

jsteinhardtJan 20, 2022, 4:20 PM
17 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(bounded-regret.ghost.io)

Covid 1/​20/​22: Peak Omicron

ZviJan 20, 2022, 4:20 PM
56 points
21 comments27 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Es­ti­mat­ing train­ing com­pute of Deep Learn­ing models

Jan 20, 2022, 4:12 PM
37 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Choos­ing bat­tles (on the In­ter­net)

PatrickDFarleyJan 20, 2022, 3:38 PM
24 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Land Ho!

ZviJan 20, 2022, 1:30 PM
120 points
4 comments4 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Too right to write

Solenoid_EntityJan 20, 2022, 1:21 PM
28 points
12 comments3 min readLW link

Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Psy­chomagic | Chap­ter 3: In­tel­li­gence Explosions

Henry ProwbellJan 20, 2022, 1:11 PM
27 points
6 comments8 min readLW link

Speed Pasta Bake

jefftkJan 20, 2022, 2:50 AM
11 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ac­tion: Help ex­pand fund­ing for AI Safety by co­or­di­nat­ing on NSF response

Evan R. MurphyJan 19, 2022, 10:47 PM
23 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

NFTs Are Prob­a­bly Not Beanie Babies

parrhesiaJan 19, 2022, 10:14 PM
−6 points
9 comments4 min readLW link

Seat­tle: The physics of dy­namism (and AI al­ign­ment)

Alex FlintJan 19, 2022, 5:10 PM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Bay Area Ra­tion­al­ist Field Day

SurvivalBiasJan 19, 2022, 4:40 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Omicron Post #15

ZviJan 19, 2022, 2:40 PM
52 points
10 comments5 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

You Can Get Fluvoxamine

AppliedDivinityStudiesJan 18, 2022, 11:48 PM
60 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How do you rea­son about how many COVID test kits to keep on hand?

nimJan 18, 2022, 6:09 PM
7 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Thought Ex­per­i­ments Provide a Third Anchor

jsteinhardtJan 18, 2022, 4:00 PM
46 points
20 comments4 min readLW link
(bounded-regret.ghost.io)

Positly covid sur­vey: long covid

KatjaGraceJan 18, 2022, 10:40 AM
31 points
2 comments8 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

The ig­no­rance of nor­ma­tive re­al­ism bot

Joe CarlsmithJan 18, 2022, 5:26 AM
43 points
6 comments35 min readLW link1 review

How to Build New Coun­tries à la 1729?

jdcampolargoJan 17, 2022, 10:53 PM
−1 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

[Question] The un­falsifi­able be­lief in (dooms­day) su­per­in­tel­li­gence sce­nar­ios?

HickeyJan 17, 2022, 9:02 PM
−5 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Scalar re­ward is not enough for al­igned AGI

Peter VamplewJan 17, 2022, 9:02 PM
23 points
3 comments11 min readLW link

[Question] Is there a good way to read deep into LW com­ment his­to­ries on mo­bile?

Maxwell PetersonJan 17, 2022, 7:02 PM
6 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Hedg­ing omicron im­pact to sup­ply chains

mukashiJan 17, 2022, 6:49 PM
29 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Work­ing through D&D.Sci, prob­lem 2 (solu­tion)

Pablo RepettoJan 17, 2022, 5:41 PM
16 points
8 commentsLW link
(pabloernesto.github.io)

How I’m think­ing about GPT-N

delton137Jan 17, 2022, 5:11 PM
54 points
21 comments18 min readLW link

Truth­ful LMs as a warm-up for al­igned AGI

Jacob_HiltonJan 17, 2022, 4:49 PM
65 points
14 comments13 min readLW link

Differ­ent way clas­sifiers can be diverse

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 17, 2022, 4:30 PM
10 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

PIBBSS Fel­low­ship: Bounty for Refer­rals & Dead­line Extension

Anna GajdovaJan 17, 2022, 4:23 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link