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SBF’s recent live interview at the DealBook Summit

agucovaNov 30, 2022, 11:11 PM

12 points

4 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.nytimes.com)

Announcing the incoming CEO for The Roots of Progress

jasoncrawfordNov 30, 2022, 11:04 PM

16 points

10 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Has AI gone too far?

Boston AndersonNov 30, 2022, 6:49 PM

−15 points

7 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

AGI Impossible due to Energy Constrains

TheKlausNov 30, 2022, 6:48 PM

−11 points

14 votes

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13 comments1 min readLW link

Biases are engines of cognition

remember and Gabriel Alfour

Nov 30, 2022, 4:47 PM

46 points

19 votes

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7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Open phone recommendation for Elon.

YimbyGeorgeNov 30, 2022, 3:20 PM

−13 points

8 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

Be less scared of overconfidence

benkuhnNov 30, 2022, 3:20 PM

163 points

98 votes

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22 comments9 min readLW link

(www.benkuhn.net)

LessWrong Lurkshop (apply by Dec 1st)

GradientDissenterNov 30, 2022, 11:41 AM

3 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

AI takeover tabletop RPG: “The Treacherous Turn”

Daniel KokotajloNov 30, 2022, 7:16 AM

53 points

24 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

Master plan spec: needs audit (logic and cooperative AI)

QuinnNov 30, 2022, 6:10 AM

17 points

7 votes

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5 comments7 min readLW link

Neglected cause: automated fraud detection in academia through image analysis

Lao MeinNov 30, 2022, 5:52 AM

11 points

5 votes

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1 comment2 min readLW link

The Good Place has a line that defines the human dilemma

William GasarchNov 30, 2022, 5:27 AM

1 point

5 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

Mental Abstractions

Adam Shai and eihpos

Nov 30, 2022, 5:07 AM

4 points

2 votes

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1 comment5 min readLW link

Bedbugs are a Solved Problem—DIY Bio-Weapon works.

sapphireNov 30, 2022, 3:40 AM

59 points

35 votes

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4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Do any of the AI Risk evaluations focus on humans as the risk?

jmhNov 30, 2022, 3:09 AM

10 points

3 votes

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8 comments1 min readLW link

Sense-making around the FTX catastrophe: a deep dive podcast episode we just released

spencergNov 30, 2022, 1:54 AM

12 points

6 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

(clearerthinkingpodcast.com)

Multi-Component Learning and S-Curves

Adam Jermyn and Buck

Nov 30, 2022, 1:37 AM

63 points

26 votes

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24 comments7 min readLW link

EA & LW Forums Weekly Summary (14th Nov − 27th Nov 22′)

Zoe WilliamsNov 29, 2022, 11:00 PM

21 points

7 votes

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1 comment20 min readLW link

Distinguishing test from training

So8resNov 29, 2022, 9:41 PM

72 points

45 votes

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11 comments6 min readLW link

Progress links and tweets, 2022-11-29

jasoncrawfordNov 29, 2022, 8:54 PM

9 points

3 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Preventing atherosclerosis, the easiest way to improve your life expectancy?

Eli_Nov 29, 2022, 8:05 PM

24 points

10 votes

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9 comments15 min readLW link

Why Would AI “Aim” To Defeat Humanity?

HoldenKarnofskyNov 29, 2022, 7:30 PM

69 points

28 votes

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10 comments33 min readLW link

(www.cold-takes.com)

Why Bet Kelly?

Joe ZimmermanNov 29, 2022, 6:47 PM

16 points

11 votes

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4 comments4 min readLW link

SSC/ACX Meetup

svfritzNov 29, 2022, 4:32 PM

1 point

1 vote

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1 comment1 min readLW link

Is Constructor Theory a useful tool for AI alignment?

A.H.Nov 29, 2022, 12:35 PM

11 points

6 votes

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8 comments26 min readLW link

Alignment allows “nonrobust” decision-influences and doesn’t require robust grading

TurnTroutNov 29, 2022, 6:23 AM

62 points

21 votes

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41 comments15 min readLW link

Cambridge LW Meetup: Lifehacks

Tony Wang and Darmani

Nov 29, 2022, 5:45 AM

2 points

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Will chat logs and other records of our lives be maintained indefinitely by the advertising industry?

mako yassNov 29, 2022, 12:30 AM

14 points

5 votes

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8 comments1 min readLW link

ACX meetup [December]

sallatikNov 28, 2022, 10:06 PM

2 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Current Trends in Economics and their Shortcoming

joshleventNov 28, 2022, 7:36 PM

5 points

3 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

Solving for the optimal work-life balance with geometric rationality

Eric NeymanNov 28, 2022, 5:02 PM

23 points

12 votes

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1 comment8 min readLW link

Discussing how to align Transformative AI if it’s developed very soon

eliflandNov 28, 2022, 4:17 PM

37 points

17 votes

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2 comments28 min readLW link

(DIY) FMT for Anti-Aging & Biohacking

EternallyBlissfulNov 28, 2022, 3:49 PM

26 points

12 votes

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10 comments6 min readLW link

Searching for Search

NicholasKees and janus

Nov 28, 2022, 3:31 PM

97 points

44 votes

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9 comments14 min readLW link 1 review

My take on Jacob Cannell’s take on AGI safety

Steven ByrnesNov 28, 2022, 2:01 PM

72 points

24 votes

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15 comments30 min readLW link 1 review

On the Diplomacy AI

ZviNov 28, 2022, 1:20 PM

127 points

62 votes

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29 comments11 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The Singular Value Decompositions of Transformer Weight Matrices are Highly Interpretable

beren and Sid Black

Nov 28, 2022, 12:54 PM

200 points

105 votes

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34 comments31 min readLW link

[Question] How to correct for multiplicity with AI-generated models?

Lao MeinNov 28, 2022, 3:51 AM

4 points

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Good Futures Initiative: Winter Project Internship

ArisNov 27, 2022, 11:41 PM

28 points

11 votes

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4 comments4 min readLW link

Geometric Rationality is Not VNM Rational

Scott GarrabrantNov 27, 2022, 7:36 PM

185 points

80 votes

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27 comments3 min readLW link

Aligning my web server with devops practices: part 1 (backups)

VipulNaikNov 27, 2022, 6:38 PM

17 points

7 votes

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0 comments18 min readLW link

Some thoughts about natural computation and interactions

Adam ShaiNov 27, 2022, 6:15 PM

11 points

5 votes

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1 comment3 min readLW link

Review: LOVE in a simbox

PeterMcCluskeyNov 27, 2022, 5:41 PM

32 points

11 votes

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4 comments9 min readLW link

(bayesianinvestor.com)

Mastodon’s Dubious Crawler Exemption

jefftkNov 27, 2022, 2:20 PM

9 points

4 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Reward Is Not Necessary: How To Create A Compositional Self-Preserving Agent For Life-Long Learning

CapybasiliskNov 27, 2022, 2:05 PM

3 points

3 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

[Question] About probabilities

mikbpNov 27, 2022, 8:19 AM

5 points

3 votes

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9 comments1 min readLW link

Always know where your abstractions break

lsusrNov 27, 2022, 6:32 AM

82 points

44 votes

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6 comments2 min readLW link

Science and Math

lsusrNov 27, 2022, 4:05 AM

19 points

23 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

Microstartup Stories: Initial Thoughts

Adam ZernerNov 27, 2022, 1:22 AM

17 points

6 votes

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2 comments9 min readLW link

Don’t align agents to evaluations of plans

TurnTroutNov 26, 2022, 9:16 PM

48 points

22 votes

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49 comments18 min readLW link

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