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Running Sound for Yourself
jefftk
May 20, 2023, 10:10 PM
11
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Job Opening: SWE to help build signature vetting system for AI-related petitions
Ethan Ashkie
and
Andrew_Critch
May 20, 2023, 7:02 PM
52
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
My Kind of Pragmatism
Nora Belrose
May 20, 2023, 6:58 PM
37
points
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Colors Appear To Have Almost-Universal Symbolic Associations
Thoth Hermes
May 20, 2023, 6:40 PM
−33
points
4
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(thothhermes.substack.com)
Twiblings, four-parent babies and other reproductive technology
GeneSmith
May 20, 2023, 5:11 PM
191
points
33
comments
6
min read
LW
link
P-zombies, Compression and the Simulation Hypothesis
RussellThor
May 20, 2023, 11:36 AM
5
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The possible shared Craft of deliberate Lexicogenesis
TsviBT
May 20, 2023, 5:56 AM
56
points
5
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Buying Tall-Poppy-Cutting Offsets
trevor
May 20, 2023, 3:59 AM
23
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.overcomingbias.com)
Seeing Ghosts by GPT-4
Christopher King
May 20, 2023, 12:11 AM
−13
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What’s the best way to streamline two-party sale negotiations between real humans?
Isaac King
May 19, 2023, 11:30 PM
15
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Trust develops gradually via making bids and setting boundaries
Richard_Ngo
May 19, 2023, 10:16 PM
134
points
12
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Confusions and updates on STEM AI
Eleni Angelou
May 19, 2023, 9:34 PM
23
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
GPT as an “Intelligence Forklift.”
boazbarak
May 19, 2023, 9:15 PM
49
points
27
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Idea: medical hypotheses app for mysterious chronic illnesses
riceissa
May 19, 2023, 8:49 PM
64
points
8
comments
3
min read
LW
link
A flaw in the A.G.I. Ruin Argument
Cole Wyeth
May 19, 2023, 7:40 PM
1
point
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(colewyeth.com)
We are misaligned: the saddening idea that most of humanity doesn’t intrinsically care about x-risk, even on a personal level
Christopher King
May 19, 2023, 4:12 PM
3
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Do Deadlines Make Us Less Creative?
lynettebye
May 19, 2023, 3:41 PM
44
points
6
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Two Axes of Contra Bands
jefftk
May 19, 2023, 2:20 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Is Effective Volunteering Possible?
David Bravo
May 19, 2023, 12:41 PM
13
points
2
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Mr. Meeseeks as an AI capability tripwire
Eric Zhang
May 19, 2023, 11:33 AM
37
points
17
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Compleat Cybornaut
ukc10014
,
Jozdien
and
NicholasKees
May 19, 2023, 8:44 AM
66
points
2
comments
16
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What if we’re not the first AI-capable civilization on Earth?
RomanS
May 19, 2023, 7:50 AM
−14
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Resolving internal conflicts requires listening to what parts want
Richard_Ngo
May 19, 2023, 12:04 AM
71
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How could I measure the nootropic benefits testosterone injections may have?
shapeshifter
May 18, 2023, 9:40 PM
10
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Investigating Fabrication
LoganStrohl
May 18, 2023, 5:46 PM
112
points
14
comments
16
min read
LW
link
Microsoft and Google using LLMs for Cybersecurity
Phosphorous
May 18, 2023, 5:42 PM
6
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Benevolent Billionaire (a plagiarized problem)
Ivan Ordonez
May 18, 2023, 5:39 PM
8
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Notes from the LSE Talk by Raghuram Rajan on Central Bank Balance Sheet Expansions
PixelatedPenguin
May 18, 2023, 5:34 PM
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
We Shouldn’t Expect AI to Ever be Fully Rational
OneManyNone
May 18, 2023, 5:09 PM
19
points
31
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Relative Value Functions: A Flexible New Format for Value Estimation
ozziegooen
May 18, 2023, 4:39 PM
20
points
0
comments
LW
link
Some background for reasoning about dual-use alignment research
Charlie Steiner
May 18, 2023, 2:50 PM
126
points
22
comments
9
min read
LW
link
1
review
The Unexpected Clanging
Chris_Leong
May 18, 2023, 2:47 PM
14
points
22
comments
2
min read
LW
link
AI #12:The Quest for Sane Regulations
Zvi
May 18, 2023, 1:20 PM
77
points
12
comments
64
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
[Crosspost] A recent write-up of the case for AI (existential) risk
Timsey
May 18, 2023, 1:13 PM
6
points
0
comments
19
min read
LW
link
Deontological Norms are Unimportant
omnizoid
May 18, 2023, 9:33 AM
−15
points
8
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Collective Identity
NicholasKees
,
ukc10014
and
Garrett Baker
May 18, 2023, 9:00 AM
59
points
12
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Activation additions in a simple MNIST network
Garrett Baker
May 18, 2023, 2:49 AM
26
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are the limits of the weak man?
ymeskhout
May 18, 2023, 12:50 AM
9
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
What Yann LeCun gets wrong about aligning AI (video)
blake8086
May 18, 2023, 12:02 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.youtube.com)
Let’s use AI to harden human defenses against AI manipulation
Tom Davidson
May 17, 2023, 11:33 PM
35
points
7
comments
24
min read
LW
link
Improving the safety of AI evals
JustinShovelain
and
Elliot Mckernon
May 17, 2023, 10:24 PM
13
points
7
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Possible AI “Fire Alarms”
Chris_Leong
May 17, 2023, 9:56 PM
15
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI Alignment in The New Yorker
Eleni Angelou
May 17, 2023, 9:36 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.newyorker.com)
ACI #3: The Origin of Goals and Utility
Akira Pyinya
17 May 2023 20:47 UTC
1
point
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
What if they gave an Industrial Revolution and nobody came?
jasoncrawford
17 May 2023 19:41 UTC
94
points
10
comments
19
min read
LW
link
(rootsofprogress.org)
DCF Event Notes
jefftk
17 May 2023 17:30 UTC
22
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Hiatus: EA and LW post summaries
Zoe Williams
17 May 2023 17:17 UTC
14
points
0
comments
LW
link
[Question]
When should I close the fridge?
lemonhope
17 May 2023 16:56 UTC
11
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Play Regrantor: Move up to $250,000 to Your Top High-Impact Projects!
Dawn Drescher
17 May 2023 16:51 UTC
26
points
0
comments
LW
link
Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace Speech
Orpheus16
17 May 2023 16:10 UTC
18
points
3
comments
11
min read
LW
link
(www.iaea.org)
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