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The shape of AGI: Cartoons and back of envelope

boazbarakJul 17, 2023, 8:57 PM

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Predictive history classes

dkl9Jul 17, 2023, 8:48 PM

69 points

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Highlights from The Industrial Revolution, by T. S. Ashton

jasoncrawfordJul 17, 2023, 7:02 PM

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0 comments10 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Existential Risk Persuasion Tournament

PeterMcCluskeyJul 17, 2023, 6:04 PM

73 points

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(bayesianinvestor.com)

[Interview w/ Rob Miles] The case for taking AI Safety seriously

fowlertmJul 17, 2023, 5:08 PM

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Announcing the Existential InfoSec Forum

calebp99Jul 17, 2023, 5:05 PM

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Narrative Theory. Part 4. Neural Darwinism

ErisJul 17, 2023, 4:45 PM

3 points

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0 comments2 min readLW link

Sapient Algorithms

ValentineJul 17, 2023, 4:30 PM

86 points

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15 comments5 min readLW link

AI safety technical research—Career review

Benjamin HiltonJul 17, 2023, 3:34 PM

14 points

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0 comments29 min readLW link

[Question] Conditional on living in a AI safety/alignment by default universe, what are the implications of this assumption being true?

Noosphere89Jul 17, 2023, 2:44 PM

26 points

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Thoughts on “Process-Based Supervision” / MONA

Steven ByrnesJul 17, 2023, 2:08 PM

74 points

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4 comments23 min readLW link

Proof of posteriority: a defense against AI-generated misinformation

jchanJul 17, 2023, 12:04 PM

33 points

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3 comments5 min readLW link

An Overview of AI risks—the Flyer

Charbel-Raphaël, Jonathan Claybrough and tchauvin

Jul 17, 2023, 12:03 PM

20 points

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(docs.google.com)

[Question] Build knowledge base first, or backchain?

Nicholas KrossJul 17, 2023, 3:44 AM

11 points

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A fictional AI law laced w/ alignment theory

MiguelDevJul 17, 2023, 1:42 AM

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AutoInterpretation Finds Sparse Coding Beats Alternatives

HoagyJul 17, 2023, 1:41 AM

57 points

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An upcoming US Supreme Court case may impede AI governance efforts

NickGabsJul 16, 2023, 11:51 PM

57 points

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Weak Evidence is Common

dkl9Jul 16, 2023, 11:37 PM

7 points

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Even briefer summary of ai-plans.com

IknownothingJul 16, 2023, 11:25 PM

10 points

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Mech Interp Puzzle 1: Suspiciously Similar Embeddings in GPT-Neo

Neel NandaJul 16, 2023, 10:02 PM

67 points

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A Technology of Everything – Part 1: A Magical Science Experiment

aiuisenseiJul 16, 2023, 10:01 PM

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0 comments7 min readLW link

(www.aiui.cloud)

Narrative Theory. Part 3. Simplest to succeed

ErisJul 16, 2023, 2:41 PM

4 points

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Runaway Optimizers in Mind Space

silentbobJul 16, 2023, 2:26 PM

16 points

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0 comments12 min readLW link

[Question] Is Adam Elga’s proof for thirdism in Sleeping Beauty still considered to be sound?

Ape in the coatJul 16, 2023, 2:11 PM

8 points

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A simple way of exploiting AI’s coming economic impact may be highly-impactful

kuiraJul 16, 2023, 9:33 AM

11 points

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Activation adding experiments with llama-7b

Nina PanicksseryJul 16, 2023, 4:17 AM

51 points

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Introducción al Riesgo Existencial de Inteligencia Artificial

david.frivaJul 15, 2023, 8:37 PM

4 points

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(youtu.be)

The housing crisis, explained using game theory

JohnstoneJul 15, 2023, 8:27 PM

4 points

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2 comments8 min readLW link

Only a hack can solve the shutdown problem

dpJul 15, 2023, 8:26 PM

5 points

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0 comments8 min readLW link

Robustness of Model-Graded Evaluations and Automated Interpretability

Simon Lermen and viluon

Jul 15, 2023, 7:12 PM

47 points

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5 comments9 min readLW link

[Question] How to deal with fear of failure?

TeaTieAndHatJul 15, 2023, 6:57 PM

1 point

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Simplified bio-anchors for upper bounds on AI timelines

Fabien RogerJul 15, 2023, 6:15 PM

21 points

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4 comments5 min readLW link

A Hill of Validity in Defense of Meaning

Zack_M_DavisJul 15, 2023, 5:57 PM

26 points

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120 comments73 min readLW link 1 review

(unremediatedgender.space)

What is a cognitive bias?

LionelJul 15, 2023, 1:01 PM

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(lionelpage.substack.com)

[Question] When people say robots will steal jobs, what kinds of jobs are never implied?

Mary ChernyshenkoJul 15, 2023, 10:50 AM

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Narrative Theory. Part 2. A new way of doing the same thing

ErisJul 15, 2023, 10:37 AM

2 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

How to use ChatGPT to get better book & movie recommendations

KatWoodsJul 15, 2023, 8:55 AM

29 points

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3 comments1 min readLW link

Rationality, Pedagogy, and “Vibes”: Quick Thoughts

Nicholas KrossJul 15, 2023, 2:09 AM

14 points

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(redacted) Anomalous tokens might disproportionately affect complex language tasks

Nikola JurkovicJul 15, 2023, 12:48 AM

4 points

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0 comments7 min readLW link

Why was the AI Alignment community so unprepared for this moment?

Ras1513Jul 15, 2023, 12:26 AM

123 points

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65 comments2 min readLW link

Physics is Ultimately Subjective

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJul 14, 2023, 10:19 PM

5 points

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34 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How should a rational agent construct their utility function when faced with existence?

Aman RusiaJul 14, 2023, 7:48 PM

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AI Risk and Survivorship Bias—How Andreessen and LeCun got it wrong

Štěpán LosJul 14, 2023, 5:43 PM

13 points

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2 comments6 min readLW link

Unsafe AI as Dynamical Systems

Robert_AIZIJul 14, 2023, 3:31 PM

11 points

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(aizi.substack.com)

A Short Summary of “Focus Your Uncertainty”

Stephen JamesJul 14, 2023, 11:18 AM

2 points

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Do the change you want to see in the world

TeaTieAndHatJul 14, 2023, 10:19 AM

7 points

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Gearing Up for Long Timelines in a Hard World

DalcyJul 14, 2023, 6:11 AM

18 points

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0 comments4 min readLW link

When Someone Tells You They’re Lying, Believe Them

ymeskhoutJul 14, 2023, 12:31 AM

93 points

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3 comments3 min readLW link

Activation adding experiments with FLAN-T5

Nina PanicksseryJul 13, 2023, 11:32 PM

21 points

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[Question] What criterion would you use to select companies likely to cause AI doom?

momom2Jul 13, 2023, 8:31 PM

8 points

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4 comments1 min readLW link

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