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Are There Examples of Overhang for Other Technologies?
Jeffrey Heninger
Dec 13, 2023, 9:48 PM
59
points
50
comments
11
min read
LW
link
(blog.aiimpacts.org)
Is being sexy for your homies?
Valentine
Dec 13, 2023, 8:37 PM
195
points
100
comments
14
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
How bad is chlorinated water?
bhauth
Dec 13, 2023, 6:00 PM
43
points
18
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.bhauth.com)
[Question]
Suggestions for net positive LLM research
Cole Wyeth
Dec 13, 2023, 5:29 PM
13
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI Control: Improving Safety Despite Intentional Subversion
Buck
,
Fabien Roger
,
ryan_greenblatt
and
Kshitij Sachan
Dec 13, 2023, 3:51 PM
236
points
24
comments
10
min read
LW
link
4
reviews
The Busy Bee Brain
Bill Benzon
Dec 13, 2023, 1:10 PM
11
points
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
The Best of Don’t Worry About the Vase
Zvi
Dec 13, 2023, 12:50 PM
55
points
4
comments
13
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[Question]
Has anyone here investigated the occult community? It is curious to me that many magicians consider themselves empiricists.
SpectrumDT
Dec 13, 2023, 11:09 AM
5
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI Views Snapshots
Rob Bensinger
Dec 13, 2023, 12:45 AM
142
points
61
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The convergent dynamic we missed
Remmelt
Dec 12, 2023, 11:19 PM
2
points
2
comments
LW
link
A Kindness, or The Inevitable Consequence of Perfect Inference (a short story)
samhealy
Dec 12, 2023, 11:03 PM
6
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Love, Reverence, and Life
Elizabeth
and
Tristan Williams
Dec 12, 2023, 9:49 PM
36
points
9
comments
28
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
Taboo “procrastination”
Neil
Dec 12, 2023, 9:33 PM
19
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Enhancing intelligence by banging your head on the wall
Bezzi
Dec 12, 2023, 9:00 PM
38
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Yamaha P-Series Overview
jefftk
Dec 12, 2023, 8:30 PM
10
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Balsa Update and General Thank You
Zvi
Dec 12, 2023, 8:30 PM
61
points
8
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Towards an Ethics Calculator for Use by an AGI
sweenesm
Dec 12, 2023, 6:37 PM
3
points
2
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Why Psychologists Are Wrong About The Illusion Of Explanatory Depth
moses onyedikachukwu
Dec 12, 2023, 6:32 PM
1
point
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
A design concept for superintelligent machines (and Popper’s critique of induction)
tiplur-bilrex
Dec 12, 2023, 6:31 PM
−7
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(tiplur-bilrex.tlon.network)
Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May Be Possible
GeneSmith
and
kman
Dec 12, 2023, 6:14 PM
459
points
206
comments
33
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
[Question]
Why No Automated Plagerism Detection For Past Papers?
Lao Mein
Dec 12, 2023, 5:24 PM
7
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
OpenAI: Leaks Confirm the Story
Zvi
Dec 12, 2023, 2:00 PM
77
points
9
comments
16
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Navigating the Attackspace
Jonas Kgomo
Dec 12, 2023, 1:59 PM
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Nonlinear’s Evidence: Debunking False and Misleading Claims
KatWoods
Dec 12, 2023, 1:16 PM
104
points
171
comments
LW
link
AI Institution Design Hackathon (EAG Bay Area Satellite Event)
beatrice@foresight.org
and
Allison Duettmann
Dec 12, 2023, 1:10 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Funding case: AI Safety Camp 10
Remmelt
and
Linda Linsefors
Dec 12, 2023, 9:08 AM
66
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(manifund.org)
What is the next level of rationality?
lsusr
and
Yoav Ravid
Dec 12, 2023, 8:14 AM
48
points
24
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Embedded Agents are Quines
lsusr
and
DaemonicSigil
Dec 12, 2023, 4:57 AM
11
points
7
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Predict the future! Earn fake internet points! Get a (free) gambling addiction!
Robert Cousineau
Dec 12, 2023, 4:39 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The likely first longevity drug is based on sketchy science. This is bad for science and bad for longevity.
BobBurgers
Dec 12, 2023, 2:42 AM
161
points
34
comments
5
min read
LW
link
When will GPT-5 come out? Prediction markets vs. Extrapolation
Malte
Dec 12, 2023, 2:41 AM
12
points
9
comments
3
min read
LW
link
On plans for a functional society
kave
and
Vaniver
Dec 12, 2023, 12:07 AM
41
points
8
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Secondary Risk Markets
Vaniver
Dec 11, 2023, 9:52 PM
35
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Has anyone experimented with Dodrio, a tool for exploring transformer models through interactive visualization?
Bill Benzon
Dec 11, 2023, 8:34 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Valence series] 3. Valence & Beliefs
Steven Byrnes
Dec 11, 2023, 8:21 PM
77
points
12
comments
21
min read
LW
link
1
review
[Question]
Am I ethically obligated to extend the life of my dog with life-extension treatments about to hit the market?
TrudosKudos
Dec 11, 2023, 7:41 PM
−3
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Adversarial Robustness Could Help Prevent Catastrophic Misuse
aog
Dec 11, 2023, 7:12 PM
30
points
18
comments
9
min read
LW
link
The Consciousness Box
GradualImprovement
Dec 11, 2023, 4:45 PM
33
points
24
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Empirical work that might shed light on scheming (Section 6 of “Scheming AIs”)
Joe Carlsmith
Dec 11, 2023, 4:30 PM
8
points
0
comments
21
min read
LW
link
Into AI Safety: Episode 3
jacobhaimes
Dec 11, 2023, 4:30 PM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(into-ai-safety.github.io)
Implicitly Typed C
jefftk
Dec 11, 2023, 4:10 PM
16
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
37C3 Hacker x Rationalist Meetup
Kiboneu
and
ctrltab
Dec 11, 2023, 4:02 PM
5
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
re: Yudkowsky on biological materials
bhauth
11 Dec 2023 13:28 UTC
182
points
30
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Ideoculture
elv
11 Dec 2023 10:29 UTC
8
points
2
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Quick thoughts on the implications of multi-agent views of mind on AI takeover
Kaj_Sotala
11 Dec 2023 6:34 UTC
47
points
14
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Auditing failures vs concentrated failures
ryan_greenblatt
and
Fabien Roger
11 Dec 2023 2:47 UTC
47
points
1
comment
7
min read
LW
link
1
review
Deeply Cover Car Crashes?
jefftk
10 Dec 2023 22:20 UTC
36
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Principles For Product Liability (With Application To AI)
johnswentworth
10 Dec 2023 21:27 UTC
37
points
55
comments
10
min read
LW
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?
lillybaeum
10 Dec 2023 17:52 UTC
5
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Do websites and apps actually generally get worse after updates, or is it just an effect of the fear of change?
lillybaeum
10 Dec 2023 17:26 UTC
36
points
35
comments
2
min read
LW
link
1
review
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