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Thoughts on self-inspecting neural networks.

DeruwynMar 12, 2023, 11:58 PM

4 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

An AI risk argument that resonates with NYTimes readers

Julian BradshawMar 12, 2023, 11:09 PM

212 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

Musicians and Mouths

jefftkMar 12, 2023, 10:50 PM

13 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Are there cognitive realms?

TsviBTMar 12, 2023, 7:28 PM

34 points

3 comments10 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] What happened on the Extropians message board?

politicalpersuasionMar 12, 2023, 7:22 PM

−53 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Creating a Discord server for Mechanistic Interpretability Projects

Victor LevosoMar 12, 2023, 6:00 PM

30 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

Paper Replication Walkthrough: Reverse-Engineering Modular Addition

Neel NandaMar 12, 2023, 1:25 PM

18 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(neelnanda.io)

What problems do African-Americans face? An initial investigation using Standpoint Epistemology and Surveys

tailcalledMar 12, 2023, 11:42 AM

34 points

26 comments15 min readLW link

“Liquidity” vs “solvency” in bank runs (and some notes on Silicon Valley Bank)

rossryMar 12, 2023, 9:16 AM

108 points

27 comments12 min readLW link

“You’ll Never Persuade People Like That”

Zack_M_DavisMar 12, 2023, 5:38 AM

18 points

31 comments2 min readLW link

Parasitic Language Games: maintaining ambiguity to hide conflict while burning the commons

HazardMar 12, 2023, 5:25 AM

115 points

17 comments13 min readLW link

[Question] Is there a way to sort LW search results by date posted?

zeshenMar 12, 2023, 4:56 AM

5 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Is “Regularity” another Phlogiston?

Cole WyethMar 12, 2023, 3:13 AM

2 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

(colewyeth.com)

Minor Life Optimization: Consider Ordering Your Food To-Go

sudoMar 12, 2023, 2:08 AM

9 points

20 comments1 min readLW link

A bunch of videos for intuition building (2x speed, skip ones that bore you)

the gears to ascensionMar 12, 2023, 12:51 AM

72 points

5 comments4 min readLW link

The issue of meaning in large language models (LLMs)

Bill BenzonMar 11, 2023, 11:00 PM

1 point

34 comments8 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Scott Alexander reacts to OpenAI’s latest post

Orpheus16Mar 11, 2023, 10:24 PM

27 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

(astralcodexten.substack.com)

Compositional language for hypotheses about computations

Vanessa KosoyMar 11, 2023, 7:43 PM

38 points

6 comments12 min readLW link

Understanding and controlling a maze-solving policy network

TurnTrout, peligrietzer, Ulisse Mini, Monte M and David Udell

Mar 11, 2023, 6:59 PM

334 points

28 comments23 min readLW link

[Question] How can we promote AI alignment in Japan?

Shoka KadoiMar 11, 2023, 6:52 PM

24 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

How to Support Someone Who is Struggling

David ZellerMar 11, 2023, 6:52 PM

76 points

13 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Given one AI, why not more?

Frank AdkMar 11, 2023, 6:52 PM

7 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Agents synchronization

Ben AmitayMar 11, 2023, 6:41 PM

12 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

Against Complete Blackout Curtains For Sleep

jpMar 11, 2023, 6:29 PM

19 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Counterarguments to Core AI X-Risk Stories?

DavidWMar 11, 2023, 5:55 PM

10 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

The Power of Intelligence—The Animation

WriterMar 11, 2023, 4:15 PM

45 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(youtu.be)

[Question] Hoarding Gmail-accounts in a post-CAPTCHA world?

Alexander Gietelink OldenzielMar 11, 2023, 4:08 PM

7 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Will the Bitcoin fee market actually work?

TropicalFruitMar 11, 2023, 12:02 AM

10 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Rationalism and social rationalism

philosophybearMar 10, 2023, 11:20 PM

17 points

5 comments10 min readLW link

(philosophybear.substack.com)

Meetup Tip: Nametags

ScrewtapeMar 10, 2023, 9:00 PM

16 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is ChatGPT (or other LLMs) more ‘sentient’/’conscious/etc. then a baby without a brain?

M. Y. ZuoMar 10, 2023, 7:00 PM

−5 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

The humanity’s biggest mistake

RomanSMar 10, 2023, 4:30 PM

0 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

Operationalizing timelines

Zach Stein-PerlmanMar 10, 2023, 4:30 PM

7 points

1 comment3 min readLW link

[Question] What do you think is wrong with rationalist culture?

tailcalledMar 10, 2023, 1:17 PM

16 points

77 comments1 min readLW link

Dice Decision Making

Bart BussmannMar 10, 2023, 1:01 PM

20 points

14 comments3 min readLW link

Stop calling it “jailbreaking” ChatGPT

TemplarrrMar 10, 2023, 11:41 AM

7 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

Long-term memory for LLM via self-replicating prompt

avturchinMar 10, 2023, 10:28 AM

20 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Thoughts on the OpenAI alignment plan: will AI research assistants be net-positive for AI existential risk?

Jeffrey LadishMar 10, 2023, 8:21 AM

58 points

3 comments9 min readLW link

Reflections On The Feasibility Of Scalable-Oversight

Felix HofstätterMar 10, 2023, 7:54 AM

11 points

0 comments12 min readLW link

Japan AI Alignment Conference

Chris Scammell and Katrina Joslin

Mar 10, 2023, 6:56 AM

64 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

(www.conjecture.dev)

Everything’s normal until it’s not

Eleni AngelouMar 10, 2023, 2:02 AM

7 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Acolytes, reformers, and atheists

lcMar 10, 2023, 12:48 AM

9 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

The hot mess theory of AI misalignment: More intelligent agents behave less coherently

Jonathan YanMar 10, 2023, 12:20 AM

48 points

22 comments1 min readLW link

(sohl-dickstein.github.io)

Why Not Just Outsource Alignment Research To An AI?

johnswentworthMar 9, 2023, 9:49 PM

151 points

50 comments9 min readLW link 1 review

What’s Not Our Problem

Jacob FalkovichMar 9, 2023, 8:07 PM

22 points

6 comments9 min readLW link

Questions about Conjecure’s CoEm proposal

Orpheus16 and NicholasKees

Mar 9, 2023, 7:32 PM

51 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

What Jason has been reading, March 2023

jasoncrawfordMar 9, 2023, 6:46 PM

12 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

[Question] “Provide C++ code for a function that outputs a Fibonacci sequence of n terms, where n is provided as a parameter to the function

Thembeka99Mar 9, 2023, 6:37 PM

−21 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Anthropic: Core Views on AI Safety: When, Why, What, and How

jonmenasterMar 9, 2023, 5:34 PM

17 points

1 comment22 min readLW link

(www.anthropic.com)

Why do we assume there is a “real” shoggoth behind the LLM? Why not masks all the way down?

Robert_AIZIMar 9, 2023, 5:28 PM

63 points

48 comments2 min readLW link

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