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Contra Infinite Ethics, Utility Functions

kyleherndonFeb 2, 2022, 10:32 PM

6 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

January 2022 Time Tracking

jefftkFeb 2, 2022, 10:00 PM

17 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

OpenAI Solves (Some) Formal Math Olympiad Problems

Michaël TrazziFeb 2, 2022, 9:49 PM

78 points

27 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Is asymptomatic transmission less common after vaccination?

Brendan LongFeb 2, 2022, 8:53 PM

8 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Thoughts on AGI safety from the top

jylin04Feb 2, 2022, 8:06 PM

36 points

3 comments32 min readLW link

[Question] Good books about overcoming coordination problems?

Sean AubinFeb 2, 2022, 7:09 PM

22 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

February 2022 Open Thread

RaemonFeb 2, 2022, 6:38 PM

17 points

54 comments1 min readLW link

Voting Results for the 2020 Review

RaemonFeb 2, 2022, 6:37 PM

108 points

17 comments59 min readLW link

[Question] How would you go about testing a political theory like Neofeudalism?

FinalFormal2Feb 2, 2022, 5:09 PM

3 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

An Experiment in Habit Changing − 5 Week Retrospective

WillaFeb 2, 2022, 5:00 PM

33 points

9 comments9 min readLW link

Competitive programming with AlphaCode

AlgonFeb 2, 2022, 4:49 PM

58 points

36 comments15 min readLW link

(deepmind.com)

[Intro to brain-like-AGI safety] 2. “Learning from scratch” in the brain

Steven ByrnesFeb 2, 2022, 1:22 PM

60 points

12 comments25 min readLW link

[Question] Are there alternative routes to variolate COVID instead of the respiratory tract?

df fdFeb 2, 2022, 10:45 AM

3 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Help me understand the rationale of the NIH to not recommend Fluvoxamine for COVID treatment.

df fdFeb 2, 2022, 10:23 AM

17 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Autopilot Ethics And The Illusory Self

George3d6Feb 2, 2022, 10:11 AM

9 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

(www.epistem.ink)

Impossibility results for unbounded utilities

paulfchristianoFeb 2, 2022, 3:52 AM

167 points

109 comments8 min readLW link 1 review

Solar Snow Redirector?

jefftkFeb 2, 2022, 2:20 AM

12 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Empirical Findings Generalize Surprisingly Far

jsteinhardtFeb 1, 2022, 10:30 PM

47 points

1 comment6 min readLW link

(bounded-regret.ghost.io)

Is there a better choice than “Stop After Win” (or does double-checking lead to failure loops)?

Nicole DiekerFeb 1, 2022, 8:33 PM

11 points

12 comments4 min readLW link

2022 ACX Predictions: Buy/Sell/Hold

ZviFeb 1, 2022, 8:30 PM

30 points

2 comments18 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Revisiting Brave New World Revisited (Chapter 3)

Justin BullockFeb 1, 2022, 5:17 PM

5 points

0 comments10 min readLW link

Before Colour TV, People Dreamed in Black and White

Sam EnrightFeb 1, 2022, 12:50 PM

60 points

24 comments2 min readLW link

SIA becomes SSA in the multiverse

avturchinFeb 1, 2022, 11:31 AM

7 points

35 comments5 min readLW link

Bay Area Rationalists Field Day

SurvivalBiasFeb 1, 2022, 2:45 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

2+2: Ontological Framework

LyrialtusFeb 1, 2022, 1:07 AM

−15 points

2 comments12 min readLW link

Immune, In a Nutshell

JsevillamolJan 31, 2022, 11:07 PM

51 points

4 comments17 min readLW link

Meaning of Words—An Exercise for Active Thinking

aysajanJan 31, 2022, 8:18 PM

13 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

On infinite ethics

Joe CarlsmithJan 31, 2022, 7:04 AM

128 points

71 comments51 min readLW link 1 review

Design policy to be testable

Yair HalberstadtJan 31, 2022, 6:04 AM

42 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

Reflections on six months of fatherhood

jasoncrawfordJan 31, 2022, 5:28 AM

387 points

24 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

(jasoncrawford.org)

[Question] How do I find Likelihoods and Prior probabilities for Complete blood count (CBC) values for cats?

ATheCoderJan 31, 2022, 5:11 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

What do we mean when we say the brain computes?

Adam ShaiJan 31, 2022, 3:33 AM

3 points

5 comments10 min readLW link

South Bay ACX/LW Meetup

ISJan 31, 2022, 12:57 AM

11 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Career Day: A Short Story

vernamcipherJan 30, 2022, 10:22 PM

12 points

0 comments16 min readLW link

(mflood.substack.com)

Can we grow cars instead of building them?

pchvykovJan 30, 2022, 9:05 PM

10 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Infant Talk boxes?

jefftkJan 30, 2022, 6:20 PM

10 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Retrospective forecasting

Ege ErdilJan 30, 2022, 4:38 PM

23 points

6 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Where can I read about the Roko’s Basilisk drama?

theflowerpotJan 30, 2022, 4:29 PM

−8 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

I Am a Dimensional Traveller from a World of Highly Sensitive Rationalists

LightStarJan 30, 2022, 1:00 PM

34 points

20 comments2 min readLW link

Knowledge Localization: Tentatively Positive Results on OCR

J BostockJan 30, 2022, 11:57 AM

7 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Cheerful Harberger Day

hamnoxJan 30, 2022, 7:17 AM

29 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How would you learn absolute pitch?

Thomas SepulchreJan 29, 2022, 11:26 PM

5 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

Deconfusing Deception

J BostockJan 29, 2022, 4:43 PM

28 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

The Map of the Map

LightStarJan 29, 2022, 10:03 AM

7 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Crypto low risk profits

ikeJan 29, 2022, 4:52 AM

−6 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(deepfivalue.substack.com)

Mildly Photochromic Lenses?

jefftkJan 29, 2022, 2:30 AM

10 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Book notes: “The Origins of You: How Childhood Shapes Later Life”

juliawiseJan 28, 2022, 8:00 PM

30 points

8 comments8 min readLW link

Advertising as a Parasite on the Semantic Commons

ThomasMoreJan 28, 2022, 5:38 PM

34 points

14 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Newcomb’s Grandfather

Yair HalberstadtJan 28, 2022, 8:56 AM

5 points

29 comments1 min readLW link

2020 Review: Final Voting

RaemonJan 28, 2022, 3:39 AM

34 points

8 comments2 min readLW link