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Where Does Adversarial Pressure Come From?

quetzal_rainbowDec 14, 2023, 10:31 PM

17 points

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1 comment2 min readLW link

Epoch wise critical periods, and singular learning theory

Garrett BakerDec 14, 2023, 8:55 PM

16 points

3 votes

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1 comment5 min readLW link

OpenAI Superalignment: Weak-to-strong generalization

DalmertDec 14, 2023, 7:47 PM

25 points

10 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

(openai.com)

Applications for EA Global are still open!

Eli_NathanDec 14, 2023, 7:10 PM

1 point

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Personal Development System: Winning Repeatedly and Growing Effectively With The BIG4

Paul RohdeDec 14, 2023, 6:49 PM

13 points

7 votes

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0 comments33 min readLW link

(blog.paul-rohde.com)

Introducing The ‘From Big Ideas To Real-World Results’: A Series for Effective Personal Development

Paul RohdeDec 14, 2023, 6:49 PM

13 points

8 votes

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1 comment8 min readLW link

(blog.paul-rohde.com)

Talking With People Who Speak to Congressional Staffers about AI risk

EneaszDec 14, 2023, 5:55 PM

32 points

10 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.thebayesianconspiracy.com)

Bayesian Injustice

Kevin DorstDec 14, 2023, 3:44 PM

124 points

59 votes

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10 comments6 min readLW link

(kevindorst.substack.com)

AI #42: The Wrong Answer

ZviDec 14, 2023, 2:50 PM

67 points

23 votes

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6 comments54 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Some for-profit AI alignment org ideas

Eric HoDec 14, 2023, 2:23 PM

87 points

53 votes

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19 comments9 min readLW link

Mapping the semantic void: Strange goings-on in GPT embedding spaces

mwatkinsDec 14, 2023, 1:10 PM

115 points

57 votes

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31 comments14 min readLW link

Categorical Organization in Memory: ChatGPT Organizes the 665 Topic Tags from My New Savanna Blog

Bill BenzonDec 14, 2023, 1:02 PM

0 points

6 votes

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6 comments2 min readLW link

Moral Mountains

Adam ZernerDec 14, 2023, 10:40 AM

8 points

3 votes

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10 comments2 min readLW link

Update on Chinese IQ-related gene panels

Lao MeinDec 14, 2023, 10:12 AM

70 points

28 votes

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7 comments1 min readLW link

Red Line Ashmont Train is Now Approaching

jefftkDec 14, 2023, 2:50 AM

23 points

13 votes

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(www.jefftk.com)

Various AI doom pathways (and how likely they are)

Logan ZoellnerDec 14, 2023, 12:54 AM

1 point

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1 comment4 min readLW link

(midwitalignment.substack.com)

Are There Examples of Overhang for Other Technologies?

Jeffrey HeningerDec 13, 2023, 9:48 PM

59 points

27 votes

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50 comments11 min readLW link

(blog.aiimpacts.org)

Is being sexy for your homies?

ValentineDec 13, 2023, 8:37 PM

203 points

169 votes

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100 comments14 min readLW link 2 reviews

How bad is chlorinated water?

bhauthDec 13, 2023, 6:00 PM

43 points

18 votes

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18 comments3 min readLW link

(www.bhauth.com)

[Question] Suggestions for net positive LLM research

Cole WyethDec 13, 2023, 5:29 PM

13 points

7 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

AI Control: Improving Safety Despite Intentional Subversion

Buck, Fabien Roger, ryan_greenblatt and Kshitij Sachan

Dec 13, 2023, 3:51 PM

239 points

90 votes

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24 comments10 min readLW link 4 reviews

The Busy Bee Brain

Bill BenzonDec 13, 2023, 1:10 PM

11 points

7 votes

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0 comments6 min readLW link

The Best of Don’t Worry About the Vase

ZviDec 13, 2023, 12:50 PM

55 points

19 votes

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4 comments13 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] Has anyone here investigated the occult community? It is curious to me that many magicians consider themselves empiricists.

SpectrumDTDec 13, 2023, 11:09 AM

5 points

8 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

AI Views Snapshots

Rob BensingerDec 13, 2023, 12:45 AM

143 points

57 votes

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61 comments1 min readLW link

The convergent dynamic we missed

RemmeltDec 12, 2023, 11:19 PM

2 points

7 votes

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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

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0 comments1 min readLW link

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