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Nudging Polarization

jefftkMar 24, 2023, 11:50 PM

43 points

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Why There Is No Answer to Your Philosophical Question

Bryan FrancesMar 24, 2023, 11:22 PM

−12 points

9 votes

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10 comments12 min readLW link

“Slightly Evil” AI Apps

intellectronicaMar 24, 2023, 10:52 PM

1 point

7 votes

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[Question] Seeking Advice on Raising AI X-Risk Awareness on Social Media

MrThinkMar 24, 2023, 10:25 PM

2 points

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Hutter-Prize for Prompts

rokosbasiliskMar 24, 2023, 9:26 PM

5 points

6 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

How likely do you think worse-than-extinction type fates to be?

span1Mar 24, 2023, 9:03 PM

5 points

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4 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup Tip: The Greeter

ScrewtapeMar 24, 2023, 8:31 PM

32 points

13 votes

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1 comment4 min readLW link

Metaculus Predicts Weak AGI in 2 Years and AGI in 10

Chris_LeongMar 24, 2023, 7:43 PM

29 points

17 votes

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14 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How to model uncertainty about preferences?

quetzal_rainbowMar 24, 2023, 7:04 PM

10 points

6 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Exploring Tacit Linked Premises with GPT

romeostevensitMar 24, 2023, 6:09 PM

42 points

16 votes

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3 comments3 min readLW link

More experiments in GPT-4 agency: writing memos

Christopher KingMar 24, 2023, 5:51 PM

5 points

7 votes

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2 comments10 min readLW link

Why consumerism is good actually

jasoncrawfordMar 24, 2023, 5:42 PM

11 points

15 votes

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16 comments1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Are extrapolation-based AIs alignable?

cousin_itMar 24, 2023, 3:55 PM

24 points

7 votes

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15 comments1 min readLW link

Does GPT-4 exhibit agency when summarizing articles?

Christopher KingMar 24, 2023, 3:49 PM

16 points

10 votes

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2 comments5 min readLW link

GPT-2005: A conversation with ChatGPT (featuring semi-functional Wolfram Alpha plugin!)

Lone PineMar 24, 2023, 2:03 PM

19 points

9 votes

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0 comments22 min readLW link

Microsoft Research Paper Claims Sparks of Artificial Intelligence in GPT-4

ZviMar 24, 2023, 1:20 PM

72 points

42 votes

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14 comments6 min readLW link

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So, just why do GPTs have to operate by continuing an existing string?

Bill BenzonMar 24, 2023, 12:08 PM

−4 points

8 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

Apply now to rationality camps: ESPR & PAIR—new Program on AI and Reasoning (ages 16-20)

Anna GajdovaMar 24, 2023, 11:40 AM

42 points

18 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What does the economy do?

tailcalledMar 24, 2023, 10:49 AM

9 points

5 votes

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20 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Can independent researchers get a sponsored visa for the US or UK?

jacquesthibsMar 24, 2023, 6:10 AM

23 points

8 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

Wittgenstein and ML — parameters vs architecture

Cleo NardoMar 24, 2023, 4:54 AM

44 points

21 votes

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9 comments5 min readLW link

Grinding slimes in the dungeon of AI alignment research

Max HMar 24, 2023, 4:51 AM

10 points

6 votes

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A crazy hypothesis: GPT-4 already is agentic and is trying to take over the world!

Christopher KingMar 24, 2023, 1:19 AM

−2 points

41 votes

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11 comments9 min readLW link

Abstracts should be either Actually Short™, or broken into paragraphs

RaemonMar 24, 2023, 12:51 AM

94 points

47 votes

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27 comments5 min readLW link

Using GPT-4 to Understand Code

sidMar 24, 2023, 12:09 AM

25 points

18 votes

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2 comments6 min readLW link

Kingfisher Album Kickstarter

jefftkMar 23, 2023, 11:20 PM

8 points

4 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

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Is your job replaceable by GPT-4? (as of March 2023)

BezziMar 23, 2023, 10:16 PM

18 points

8 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

ACX meetup [April]

sallatikMar 23, 2023, 8:40 PM

1 point

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Feature idea: extra info about post author’s response to comments.

Nathan Helm-BurgerMar 23, 2023, 8:14 PM

6 points

3 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Limit intelligent weapons

Lucas PfeiferMar 23, 2023, 5:54 PM

−11 points

11 votes

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36 comments1 min readLW link

We have to Upgrade

Jed McCalebMar 23, 2023, 5:53 PM

131 points

73 votes

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35 comments2 min readLW link

The Overton Window widens: Examples of AI risk in the media

Orpheus16Mar 23, 2023, 5:10 PM

107 points

65 votes

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24 comments6 min readLW link

GPT-4 aligning with acasual decision theory when instructed to play games, but includes a CDT explanation that’s incorrect if they differ

Christopher KingMar 23, 2023, 4:16 PM

7 points

6 votes

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4 comments8 min readLW link

Is “FOXP2 speech & language disorder” really “FOXP2 forebrain fine-motor crappiness”?

Steven ByrnesMar 23, 2023, 4:09 PM

22 points

12 votes

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8 comments6 min readLW link

EAI Alignment Speaker Series #1: Challenges for Safe & Beneficial Brain-Like Artificial General Intelligence with Steve Byrnes

Curtis Huebner and Steven Byrnes

Mar 23, 2023, 2:32 PM

37 points

12 votes

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0 comments27 min readLW link

(youtu.be)

[Question] Alignment-related jobs outside of London/SF

kwiat.devMar 23, 2023, 1:24 PM

26 points

13 votes

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Zuzalu

vincentweisserMar 23, 2023, 11:24 AM

3 points

3 votes

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How Do Induction Heads Actually Work in Transformers With Finite Capacity?

Fabien RogerMar 23, 2023, 9:09 AM

27 points

13 votes

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ChatGPT’s “fuzzy alignment” isn’t evidence of AGI alignment: the banana test

Michael TontchevMar 23, 2023, 7:12 AM

23 points

19 votes

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6 comments4 min readLW link

Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence: Early experiments with GPT-4 | Microsoft Research

DragonGodMar 23, 2023, 5:45 AM

68 points

39 votes

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23 comments1 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

Transcript: NBC Nightly News: AI ‘race to recklessness’ w/ Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin

WilliamKielyMar 23, 2023, 1:04 AM

63 points

20 votes

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4 comments3 min readLW link

Why We MUST Create an AGI that Disempowers Humanity. For Real.

twkaiserMar 22, 2023, 11:01 PM

−17 points

13 votes

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Progress links and tweets, 2023-03-22

jasoncrawfordMar 22, 2023, 10:19 PM

13 points

4 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

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[Question] How to convince someone AGI is coming soon?

Zohar JacksonMar 22, 2023, 10:16 PM

5 points

3 votes

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Harry Potter in The World of Path Semantics

Sven NilsenMar 22, 2023, 8:22 PM

−3 points

4 votes

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17 comments1 min readLW link

(raw.githubusercontent.com)

Books: Lend, Don’t Give

jefftkMar 22, 2023, 6:40 PM

28 points

18 votes

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[Linkpost] Shorter version of report on existential risk from power-seeking AI

Joe CarlsmithMar 22, 2023, 6:09 PM

7 points

3 votes

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Announcing the European Network for AI Safety (ENAIS)

Esben KranMar 22, 2023, 5:57 PM

19 points

12 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Genuine question: If Eliezer is so rational why is he fat?

DirichletConvolutionMar 22, 2023, 5:41 PM

−59 points

49 votes

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Making better estimates with scarce information

Stan PinsentMar 22, 2023, 5:40 PM

11 points

5 votes

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5 comments10 min readLW link

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