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The convergent dynamic we missed

RemmeltDec 12, 2023, 11:19 PM

2 points

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2 comments3 min readLW link

A Kindness, or The Inevitable Consequence of Perfect Inference (a short story)

samhealyDec 12, 2023, 11:03 PM

6 points

2 votes

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0 comments9 min readLW link

Love, Reverence, and Life

Elizabeth and Tristan Williams

Dec 12, 2023, 9:49 PM

36 points

13 votes

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9 comments28 min readLW link 2 reviews

Taboo “procrastination”

Neil Dec 12, 2023, 9:33 PM

19 points

16 votes

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7 comments1 min readLW link

Enhancing intelligence by banging your head on the wall

BezziDec 12, 2023, 9:00 PM

39 points

26 votes

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26 comments1 min readLW link

Yamaha P-Series Overview

jefftkDec 12, 2023, 8:30 PM

10 points

2 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Balsa Update and General Thank You

ZviDec 12, 2023, 8:30 PM

61 points

25 votes

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8 comments8 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Towards an Ethics Calculator for Use by an AGI

sweenesmDec 12, 2023, 6:37 PM

3 points

4 votes

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2 comments11 min readLW link

Why Psychologists Are Wrong About The Illusion Of Explanatory Depth

moses onyedikachukwuDec 12, 2023, 6:32 PM

1 point

3 votes

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0 comments4 min readLW link

A design concept for superintelligent machines (and Popper’s critique of induction)

tiplur-bilrexDec 12, 2023, 6:31 PM

−7 points

4 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

(tiplur-bilrex.tlon.network)

Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May Be Possible

GeneSmith and kman

Dec 12, 2023, 6:14 PM

462 points

233 votes

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206 comments33 min readLW link 2 reviews

[Question] Why No Automated Plagerism Detection For Past Papers?

Lao MeinDec 12, 2023, 5:24 PM

7 points

7 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

OpenAI: Leaks Confirm the Story

ZviDec 12, 2023, 2:00 PM

77 points

45 votes

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9 comments16 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Navigating the Attackspace

Jonas KgomoDec 12, 2023, 1:59 PM

1 point

3 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

Nonlinear’s Evidence: Debunking False and Misleading Claims

KatWoodsDec 12, 2023, 1:16 PM

104 points

104 votes

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171 comments51 min readLW link

AI Institution Design Hackathon (EAG Bay Area Satellite Event)

elte and Allison Duettmann

Dec 12, 2023, 1:10 PM

1 point

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Funding case: AI Safety Camp 10

Remmelt and Linda Linsefors

Dec 12, 2023, 9:08 AM

66 points

27 votes

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5 comments6 min readLW link

(manifund.org)

What is the next level of rationality?

lsusr and Yoav Ravid

Dec 12, 2023, 8:14 AM

53 points

36 votes

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24 comments7 min readLW link

Embedded Agents are Quines

lsusr and DaemonicSigil

Dec 12, 2023, 4:57 AM

11 points

11 votes

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7 comments8 min readLW link

Predict the future! Earn fake internet points! Get a (free) gambling addiction!

Robert CousineauDec 12, 2023, 4:39 AM

3 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

The likely first longevity drug is based on sketchy science. This is bad for science and bad for longevity.

BobBurgersDec 12, 2023, 2:42 AM

161 points

93 votes

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34 comments5 min readLW link

When will GPT-5 come out? Prediction markets vs. Extrapolation

MalteDec 12, 2023, 2:41 AM

12 points

9 votes

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10 comments3 min readLW link

On plans for a functional society

kave and Vaniver

Dec 12, 2023, 12:07 AM

41 points

19 votes

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8 comments13 min readLW link

Secondary Risk Markets

VaniverDec 11, 2023, 9:52 PM

35 points

11 votes

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4 comments4 min readLW link

Has anyone experimented with Dodrio, a tool for exploring transformer models through interactive visualization?

Bill BenzonDec 11, 2023, 8:34 PM

4 points

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

[Valence series] 3. Valence & Beliefs

Steven ByrnesDec 11, 2023, 8:21 PM

77 points

20 votes

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12 comments21 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] Am I ethically obligated to extend the life of my dog with life-extension treatments about to hit the market?

TrudosKudosDec 11, 2023, 7:41 PM

−3 points

3 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Adversarial Robustness Could Help Prevent Catastrophic Misuse

aogDec 11, 2023, 7:12 PM

30 points

9 votes

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18 comments9 min readLW link

The Consciousness Box

GradualImprovementDec 11, 2023, 4:45 PM

33 points

19 votes

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25 comments4 min readLW link

Empirical work that might shed light on scheming (Section 6 of “Scheming AIs”)

Joe CarlsmithDec 11, 2023, 4:30 PM

8 points

2 votes

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0 comments21 min readLW link

Into AI Safety: Episode 3

jacobhaimesDec 11, 2023, 4:30 PM

6 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(into-ai-safety.github.io)

Implicitly Typed C

jefftkDec 11, 2023, 4:10 PM

16 points

8 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

37C3 Hacker x Rationalist Meetup

Kiboneu and ctrltab

Dec 11, 2023, 4:02 PM

5 points

3 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

re: Yudkowsky on biological materials

bhauthDec 11, 2023, 1:28 PM

182 points

92 votes

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30 comments5 min readLW link

Ideoculture

elvDec 11, 2023, 10:29 AM

8 points

7 votes

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2 comments6 min readLW link

Quick thoughts on the implications of multi-agent views of mind on AI takeover

Kaj_SotalaDec 11, 2023, 6:34 AM

47 points

23 votes

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14 comments4 min readLW link

Auditing failures vs concentrated failures

ryan_greenblatt and Fabien Roger

Dec 11, 2023, 2:47 AM

49 points

20 votes

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1 comment7 min readLW link 1 review

Deeply Cover Car Crashes?

jefftkDec 10, 2023, 10:20 PM

36 points

13 votes

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32 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Principles For Product Liability (With Application To AI)

johnswentworthDec 10, 2023, 9:27 PM

37 points

32 votes

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55 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] What do you do to remember and reference the LessWrong posts that were most personally significant to you, in terms of intellectual development or general usefulness?

lillybaeumDec 10, 2023, 5:52 PM

5 points

3 votes

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7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Do websites and apps actually generally get worse after updates, or is it just an effect of the fear of change?

lillybaeumDec 10, 2023, 5:26 PM

36 points

20 votes

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35 comments2 min readLW link 1 review

How LDT helps reduce the AI arms race

Tamsin LeakeDec 10, 2023, 4:21 PM

65 points

33 votes

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13 comments4 min readLW link

(carado.moe)

Understanding Subjective Probabilities

Isaac KingDec 10, 2023, 6:03 AM

31 points

17 votes

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16 comments10 min readLW link

Send us example gnarly bugs

Beth Barnes, Megan Kinniment and Tao Lin

Dec 10, 2023, 5:23 AM

77 points

28 votes

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10 comments2 min readLW link

Conceptual coherence for concrete categories in humans and LLMs

Bill BenzonDec 9, 2023, 11:49 PM

13 points

4 votes

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1 comment2 min readLW link

2d ai-partners as a comprehensive motivation tool

AiresJLDec 9, 2023, 9:59 PM

3 points

8 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Without—MicroFiction 250 words

Carissa CassielDec 9, 2023, 9:49 PM

21 points

10 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

Some negative steganography results

Fabien RogerDec 9, 2023, 8:22 PM

60 points

27 votes

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5 comments2 min readLW link

Summing up “Scheming AIs” (Section 5)

Joe CarlsmithDec 9, 2023, 3:48 PM

2 points

5 votes

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1 comment11 min readLW link

The Offense-Defense Balance Rarely Changes

Maxwell TabarrokDec 9, 2023, 3:21 PM

77 points

49 votes

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23 comments3 min readLW link

(maximumprogress.substack.com)

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