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Formula for a Shortage
Zvi
May 19, 2022, 7:30 PM
57
points
9
comments
24
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Proclamation of game-theoretic emergence
dr_diagoras
May 19, 2022, 6:09 PM
−4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How has the total amount of gain-of-function research worldwide grown/shrunk over time?
johnswentworth
May 19, 2022, 3:57 PM
29
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
14 Techniques to Accelerate Your Learning
spencerg
and
Florence Hinder
May 19, 2022, 1:59 PM
68
points
10
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Covid 5/19/22: The Law of Five
Zvi
May 19, 2022, 12:20 PM
53
points
2
comments
11
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[Question]
Should you kiss it better?
Yair Halberstadt
May 19, 2022, 3:58 AM
9
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Looking for AI / Application Engineer @ OpenPrinciples—Help people align actions with principles
ti_guo
May 19, 2022, 3:23 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Feminism and Femininity
NathanBarnard
May 18, 2022, 10:53 PM
4
points
8
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What’s up with the recent monkeypox cases?
johnswentworth
May 18, 2022, 10:06 PM
61
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
We have achieved Noob Gains in AI
phdead
May 18, 2022, 8:56 PM
117
points
20
comments
7
min read
LW
link
A possible check against motivated reasoning using elicit.org
david reinstein
May 18, 2022, 8:52 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Reading the ethicists: A review of articles on AI in the journal Science and Engineering Ethics
Charlie Steiner
May 18, 2022, 8:52 PM
50
points
8
comments
14
min read
LW
link
Maxent and Abstractions: Current Best Arguments
johnswentworth
May 18, 2022, 7:54 PM
33
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Framing Practicum: Dynamic Programming
aysajan
May 18, 2022, 6:16 PM
10
points
5
comments
5
min read
LW
link
How to get into AI safety research
Stuart_Armstrong
May 18, 2022, 6:05 PM
44
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A bridge to Dath Ilan? Improved governance on the critical path to AI alignment.
Jackson Wagner
May 18, 2022, 3:51 PM
24
points
0
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Understanding Gato’s Supervised Reinforcement Learning
lorepieri
May 18, 2022, 11:08 AM
3
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(lorenzopieri.com)
Gato’s Generalisation: Predictions and Experiments I’d Like to See
Oliver Sourbut
May 18, 2022, 7:15 AM
43
points
3
comments
10
min read
LW
link
I just watched the Open C3 Subcommittee Hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOs). Here’s a succinct summary and commentary + some background
mako yass
May 18, 2022, 4:15 AM
27
points
22
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Denver, CO City Park Meetup
palebone
May 18, 2022, 3:54 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Workday Air Quality Measurements
jefftk
May 18, 2022, 2:10 AM
18
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Feature request: draft comments
DirectedEvolution
May 17, 2022, 9:21 PM
9
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Popular education in Sweden: much more than you wanted to know
Henrik Karlsson
May 17, 2022, 8:07 PM
118
points
3
comments
11
min read
LW
link
(escapingflatland.substack.com)
On saving one’s world
Rob Bensinger
May 17, 2022, 7:53 PM
192
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Proposal: Twitter dislike button
KatjaGrace
May 17, 2022, 7:40 PM
13
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)
BERI is seeking new collaborators (2022)
sawyer
May 17, 2022, 5:33 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Formula for Dying Babies
Zvi
May 17, 2022, 4:50 PM
88
points
12
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Actionable-guidance and roadmap recommendations for the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
Dan H
and
Tony Barrett
May 17, 2022, 3:26 PM
26
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Intro to brain-like-AGI safety] 15. Conclusion: Open problems, how to help, AMA
Steven Byrnes
May 17, 2022, 3:11 PM
97
points
10
comments
15
min read
LW
link
What are the possible trajectories of an AGI/ASI world?
Jakobovski
May 17, 2022, 1:28 PM
0
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How to invest in expectation of AGI?
Jakobovski
May 17, 2022, 11:03 AM
3
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The “Adults in the Room”
David Udell
May 17, 2022, 4:03 AM
54
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
D&D.Sci Divination: Nine Black Doves Evaluation & Ruleset
aphyer
May 17, 2022, 12:34 AM
27
points
7
comments
7
min read
LW
link
DeepMind’s generalist AI, Gato: A non-technical explainer
frances_lorenz
,
Nora Belrose
and
jonmenaster
May 16, 2022, 9:21 PM
63
points
6
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[link] The Lion and the Worm
TsviBT
May 16, 2022, 8:40 PM
11
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] New Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article, “Normative Theories of Rational Choice: Rivals to Expected Utility”
Aryeh Englander
May 16, 2022, 7:33 PM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Proxy misspecification and the capabilities vs. value learning race
Sam Marks
May 16, 2022, 6:58 PM
23
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Optimization at a Distance
johnswentworth
May 16, 2022, 5:58 PM
88
points
16
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
To what extent is your AGI timeline bimodal or otherwise “bumpy”?
jchan
May 16, 2022, 5:42 PM
13
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
China Covid #3
Zvi
May 16, 2022, 5:40 PM
54
points
6
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
BIDA Air Quality Measurements
jefftk
May 16, 2022, 2:00 PM
19
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
The Cuban missile crisis: the strategic context
NathanBarnard
May 16, 2022, 12:12 PM
18
points
2
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Why I’m Optimistic About Near-Term AI Risk
harsimony
May 15, 2022, 11:05 PM
57
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Definition Practice: Applied Rationality
ChristianKl
15 May 2022 20:44 UTC
13
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Surviving Automation In The 21st Century—Part 1
George3d6
15 May 2022 19:16 UTC
28
points
16
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(www.epistem.ink)
[Question]
Should we buy Google stock?
Random Trader
15 May 2022 18:38 UTC
0
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The AI Countdown Clock
River Lewis
15 May 2022 18:37 UTC
43
points
30
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(heytraveler.substack.com)
Is AI Progress Impossible To Predict?
alyssavance
15 May 2022 18:30 UTC
277
points
39
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is it possible to implement switching between sequences from its pages?
EniScien
15 May 2022 9:19 UTC
5
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Gato as the Dawn of Early AGI
David Udell
15 May 2022 6:52 UTC
85
points
29
comments
12
min read
LW
link
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