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Vegans need to eat just enough Meat—emperically evaluate the minimum ammount of meat that maximizes utility

Johannes C. MayerDec 22, 2024, 10:08 PM

55 points

27 votes

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35 comments3 min readLW link

We are in a New Paradigm of AI Progress—OpenAI’s o3 model makes huge gains on the toughest AI benchmarks in the world

garrisonDec 22, 2024, 9:45 PM

17 points

7 votes

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3 comments4 min readLW link

(garrisonlovely.substack.com)

My AI timelines

samuelshadrachDec 22, 2024, 9:06 PM

12 points

7 votes

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2 comments5 min readLW link

(samuelshadrach.com)

A breakdown of AI capability levels focused on AI R&D labor acceleration

ryan_greenblattDec 22, 2024, 8:56 PM

109 points

45 votes

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8 comments6 min readLW link

How I saved 1 human life (in expectation) without overthinking it

Christopher KingDec 22, 2024, 8:53 PM

19 points

8 votes

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0 comments4 min readLW link

Checking in on Scott’s composition image bet with imagen 3

Dave OrrDec 22, 2024, 7:04 PM

65 points

32 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Woloch & Wosatan

JackOfAllTradesDec 22, 2024, 3:46 PM

−11 points

5 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

A primer on machine learning in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM)

Abhishaike MahajanDec 22, 2024, 3:11 PM

18 points

5 votes

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0 comments25 min readLW link

(www.owlposting.com)

Notes from Copenhagen Secular Solstice 2024

Søren ElverlinDec 22, 2024, 3:08 PM

9 points

3 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

Proof Explained for “Robust Agents Learn Causal World Model”

DalcyDec 22, 2024, 3:06 PM

28 points

8 votes

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0 comments15 min readLW link

subfunctional overlaps in attentional selection history implies momentum for decision-trajectories

EmrikDec 22, 2024, 2:12 PM

19 points

7 votes

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1 comment2 min readLW link

It looks like there are some good funding opportunities in AI safety right now

Benjamin_ToddDec 22, 2024, 12:41 PM

20 points

7 votes

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0 comments4 min readLW link

(benjamintodd.substack.com)

What o3 Becomes by 2028

Vladimir_NesovDec 22, 2024, 12:37 PM

149 points

71 votes

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15 comments5 min readLW link

The Alignment Simulator

Yair HalberstadtDec 22, 2024, 11:45 AM

28 points

10 votes

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3 comments2 min readLW link

(yairhalberstadt.github.io)

Theoretical Alignment’s Second Chance

lunatic_at_largeDec 22, 2024, 5:03 AM

30 points

18 votes

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3 comments2 min readLW link

Orienting to 3 year AGI timelines

Nikola JurkovicDec 22, 2024, 1:15 AM

293 points

152 votes

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56 comments8 min readLW link

ARC-AGI is a genuine AGI test but o3 cheated :(

Knight LeeDec 22, 2024, 12:58 AM

3 points

15 votes

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6 comments2 min readLW link

When AI 10x’s AI R&D, What Do We Do?

Logan RiggsDec 21, 2024, 11:56 PM

72 points

32 votes

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17 comments4 min readLW link

AI as systems, not just models

Andy ArditiDec 21, 2024, 11:19 PM

29 points

14 votes

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0 comments7 min readLW link

(andyrdt.com)

Towards a Unified Interpretability of Artificial and Biological Neural Networks

jan_bauerDec 21, 2024, 11:10 PM

2 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Robbin’s Farm Sledding Route

jefftkDec 21, 2024, 10:10 PM

13 points

4 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

AGI with RL is Bad News for Safety

Nadav BrandesDec 21, 2024, 7:36 PM

19 points

12 votes

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22 comments2 min readLW link

Better difference-making views

MichaelStJulesDec 21, 2024, 6:27 PM

9 points

3 votes

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0 comments14 min readLW link

Review: Good Strategy, Bad Strategy

L Rudolf LDec 21, 2024, 5:17 PM

43 points

24 votes

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0 comments23 min readLW link

(nosetgauge.substack.com)

Last Line of Defense: Minimum Viable Shelters for Mirror Bacteria

Ulrik HornDec 21, 2024, 8:28 AM

13 points

9 votes

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26 comments21 min readLW link

Elon Musk and Solar Futurism

transhumanist_atom_understanderDec 21, 2024, 2:55 AM

32 points

16 votes

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27 comments5 min readLW link

Good Reasons for Alts

jefftkDec 21, 2024, 1:30 AM

24 points

11 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Updating on Bad Arguments

GuiveDec 21, 2024, 1:19 AM

11 points

6 votes

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2 comments2 min readLW link

(guive.substack.com)

Bird’s eye view: An interactive representation to see large collection of text “from above”.

Alexandre VariengienDec 21, 2024, 12:15 AM

11 points

7 votes

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4 comments5 min readLW link

(alexandrevariengien.com)

The nihilism of NeurIPS

charlieoneillDec 20, 2024, 11:58 PM

107 points

64 votes

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6 comments4 min readLW link

Forecast 2025 With Vox’s Future Perfect Team — $2,500 Prize Pool

ChristianWilliamsDec 20, 2024, 11:00 PM

19 points

3 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.metaculus.com)

[Question] How do we quantify non-philanthropic contributions from Buffet and Soros?

PhilosophistryDec 20, 2024, 10:50 PM

3 points

2 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

Anthropic leadership conversation

Zach Stein-PerlmanDec 20, 2024, 10:00 PM

68 points

28 votes

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17 comments6 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

As We May Align

Gilbert CDec 20, 2024, 7:02 PM

−1 points

4 votes

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0 comments6 min readLW link

o3 is not being released to the public. First they are only giving access to external safety testers. You can apply to get early access to do safety testing

KatWoodsDec 20, 2024, 6:30 PM

16 points

14 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(openai.com)

o3

Zach Stein-PerlmanDec 20, 2024, 6:30 PM

154 points

71 votes

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164 comments1 min readLW link

What Goes Without Saying

sarahconstantinDec 20, 2024, 6:00 PM

339 points

206 votes

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28 comments5 min readLW link

(sarahconstantin.substack.com)

Retrospective: PIBBSS Fellowship 2024

DusanDNesic, clem_acs and Lucas Teixeira

Dec 20, 2024, 3:55 PM

64 points

23 votes

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1 comment4 min readLW link

Compositionality and Ambiguity: Latent Co-occurrence and Interpretable Subspaces

Matthew A. Clarke, hrdkbhatnagar and Joseph Bloom

Dec 20, 2024, 3:16 PM

34 points

13 votes

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0 comments37 min readLW link

🇫🇷 Announcing CeSIA: The French Center for AI Safety

Charbel-RaphaëlDec 20, 2024, 2:17 PM

101 points

47 votes

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2 comments8 min readLW link

Moderately Skeptical of “Risks of Mirror Biology”

DavidmanheimDec 20, 2024, 12:57 PM

31 points

12 votes

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3 comments9 min readLW link

(substack.com)

Doing Sport Reliably via Dancing

Johannes C. MayerDec 20, 2024, 12:06 PM

16 points

8 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

You can validly be seen and validated by a chatbot

Kaj_SotalaDec 20, 2024, 12:00 PM

30 points

21 votes

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3 comments8 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

What I expected from this site: A LessWrong review

Nathan YoungDec 20, 2024, 11:27 AM

31 points

18 votes

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5 comments3 min readLW link

(nathanpmyoung.substack.com)

Algophobes and Algoverses: The New Enemies of Progress

Wenitte ApiouDec 20, 2024, 10:01 AM

−24 points

6 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

“Alignment Faking” frame is somewhat fake

Jan_KulveitDec 20, 2024, 9:51 AM

156 points

67 votes

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13 comments6 min readLW link

No Internally-Crispy Mac and Cheese

jefftkDec 20, 2024, 3:20 AM

12 points

3 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

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Apply to be a TA for TARA

yanni kyriacosDec 20, 2024, 2:25 AM

10 points

2 votes

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Announcing the Q1 2025 Long-Term Future Fund grant round

Linch, habryka and calebp99

Dec 20, 2024, 2:20 AM

36 points

8 votes

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2 comments2 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Reminder: AI Safety is Also a Behavioral Economics Problem

zoopDec 20, 2024, 1:40 AM

2 points

1 vote

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0 comments1 min readLW link

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