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Book Launch: “The Carving of Reality,” Best of LessWrong vol. III

RaemonAug 16, 2023, 11:52 PM

131 points

22 comments5 min readLW link

One example of how LLM propaganda attacks can hack the brain

trevorAug 16, 2023, 9:41 PM

27 points

8 comments4 min readLW link

If we had known the atmosphere would ignite

JeffsAug 16, 2023, 8:28 PM

59 points

63 comments2 min readLW link

Stampy’s AI Safety Info—New Distillations #4 [July 2023]

markovAug 16, 2023, 7:03 PM

22 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

(aisafety.info)

A Proof of Löb’s Theorem using Computability Theory

jessicataAug 16, 2023, 6:57 PM

76 points

0 comments17 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

Summary of and Thoughts on the Hotz/Yudkowsky Debate

ZviAug 16, 2023, 4:50 PM

106 points

47 comments9 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Red Pill vs Blue Pill, Bayes style

ErickBallAug 16, 2023, 3:23 PM

28 points

33 comments1 min readLW link

What does it mean to “trust science”?

jasoncrawfordAug 16, 2023, 2:56 PM

34 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Jason Crawford / The Roots of Progress in Bangalore, August 21 to September 8

jasoncrawfordAug 16, 2023, 1:36 PM

13 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

Gaining knowledge at a price

DavidMadsenAug 16, 2023, 10:21 AM

−4 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Understanding and visualizing sycophancy datasets

Nina PanicksseryAug 16, 2023, 5:34 AM

47 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

George Hotz vs Eliezer Yudkowsky AI Safety Debate—link and brief discussion

Gerald MonroeAug 16, 2023, 4:31 AM

11 points

26 comments2 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

[Question] How to take advanage of the market’s irrationality regarding AGI?

GeneSmithAug 16, 2023, 3:30 AM

24 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

Infinite Ethics: Infinite Problems

Bentham's BulldogAug 16, 2023, 2:44 AM

−2 points

25 comments23 min readLW link

Private Biostasis & Cryonics Social

Mati_RoyAug 16, 2023, 2:34 AM

11 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Some thoughts on George Hotz vs Eliezer Yudkowsky

TristanTrimAug 15, 2023, 11:33 PM

10 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Understanding the Information Flow inside Large Language Models

Felix Hofstätter and cozyfractal

Aug 15, 2023, 9:13 PM

19 points

0 comments17 min readLW link

[Question] Any research in “probe-tuning” of LLMs?

Roman LeventovAug 15, 2023, 9:01 PM

20 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Can AI Transform the Electorate into a Citizen’s Assembly

RoscoHunterAug 15, 2023, 5:52 PM

−3 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

Ten Thousand Years of Solitude

agpAug 15, 2023, 5:45 PM

137 points

19 comments4 min readLW link

(www.discovermagazine.com)

AISN #19: US-China Competition on AI Chips, Measuring Language Agent Developments, Economic Analysis of Language Model Propaganda, and White House AI Cyber Challenge

Dan HAug 15, 2023, 4:10 PM

21 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

(newsletter.safe.ai)

[Question] What is the most effective anti-tyranny charity?

lcAug 15, 2023, 3:26 PM

20 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

My checklist for publishing a blog post

Steven ByrnesAug 15, 2023, 3:04 PM

87 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

The Dunbar Playbook: A CRM system for your friends

Severin T. SeehrichAug 15, 2023, 8:44 AM

32 points

16 comments5 min readLW link

(amoretlicentia.substack.com)

Optical Illusions are Out of Distribution Errors

vitaliyaAug 15, 2023, 2:23 AM

30 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

A short calculation about a Twitter poll

Ege ErdilAug 14, 2023, 7:48 PM

64 points

64 comments11 min readLW link

Decomposing independent generalizations in neural networks via Hessian analysis

Dmitry Vaintrob and Nina Panickssery

Aug 14, 2023, 5:04 PM

84 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Memetic Judo #2: Incorporal Switches and Levers Compendium

Max TKAug 14, 2023, 4:53 PM

19 points

6 comments17 min readLW link

Existentially relevant thought experiment: To kill or not to kill, a sniper, a man and a button.

AlexFromSafeTransitionAug 14, 2023, 10:53 AM

−18 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

Stepping down as moderator on LW

Kaj_SotalaAug 14, 2023, 10:46 AM

82 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Announcing Manifest 2023 (Sep 22-24 in Berkeley)

Saul Munn and Austin Chen

Aug 14, 2023, 5:13 AM

31 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Coherence Therapy with LLMs—quick demo

Chris LakinAug 14, 2023, 3:34 AM

19 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Listen For What You Don’t Hear: The Case for Contrarianism

Yashvardhan SharmaAug 14, 2023, 2:53 AM

1 point

1 comment5 min readLW link

Recipe: Hessian eigenvector computation for PyTorch models

Nina PanicksseryAug 14, 2023, 2:48 AM

32 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Assuming LK99 or similar: how to accelerate commercialization?

ryan_bAug 13, 2023, 9:34 PM

7 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Twin Cities ACX Meetup September 2023

Timothy M.Aug 13, 2023, 8:10 PM

1 point

4 comments1 min readLW link

Fundamental Uncertainty: Chapter 1 - How can we know what’s true?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyAug 13, 2023, 6:55 PM

17 points

4 comments12 min readLW link

We Should Prepare for a Larger Representation of Academia in AI Safety

Leon LangAug 13, 2023, 6:03 PM

90 points

14 comments5 min readLW link

AGI is easier than robotaxis

Daniel KokotajloAug 13, 2023, 5:00 PM

41 points

30 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] If we’re alive in 5 years, do you think the funding situation will be much better by then? (With large amounts of government funding, for example)

kuiraAug 13, 2023, 4:32 PM

−2 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Abstract Theories of Everything

PhilosophistryAug 13, 2023, 6:06 AM

−17 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Personal and Psychological Dimensions of AI Researchers Confronting AI Catastrophic Risks

Bogdan Ionut CirsteaAug 12, 2023, 10:02 PM

42 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

The Empathy Engine: A Deconstruction of the Societal Metamorphosis through Technological Empathy Augmentation

bigdickproblemsAug 12, 2023, 6:23 PM

−30 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

The Benevolent Ruler’s Handbook (Part 2): Morality Rules

FCCCAug 12, 2023, 2:25 PM

5 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

Learning as you play: anthropic shadow in deadly games

dr_sAug 12, 2023, 7:34 AM

37 points

28 comments35 min readLW link

Biological Anchors: The Trick that Might or Might Not Work

Scott AlexanderAug 12, 2023, 12:53 AM

91 points

3 comments33 min readLW link

(astralcodexten.substack.com)

Simulate the CEO

robotelvisAug 12, 2023, 12:09 AM

23 points

5 comments5 min readLW link

(messyprogress.substack.com)

How to decide under low-stakes uncertainty

dkl9Aug 11, 2023, 6:07 PM

11 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(dkl9.net)

The Pandemic is Only Beginning: The Long COVID Disaster

salvatore matteraAug 11, 2023, 5:36 PM

−6 points

15 comments8 min readLW link

When discussing AI risks, talk about capabilities, not intelligence

Vika11 Aug 2023 13:38 UTC

124 points

7 comments3 min readLW link

(vkrakovna.wordpress.com)