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A Paradox of Simulated Suffering

arusardaDec 2, 2024, 11:44 PM

−1 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Levels of Thought: from Points to Fields

HNXDec 2, 2024, 8:25 PM

4 points

2 comments23 min readLW link

From Code to Managing: Why Being a ‘Force Multiplier’ Matters to Me More Than Being a Coding Wizard

cloakDec 2, 2024, 8:10 PM

−3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.reddit.com)

A case for donating to AI risk reduction (including if you work in AI)

tlevinDec 2, 2024, 7:05 PM

61 points

2 comments LW link

Fertility Roundup #4

ZviDec 2, 2024, 2:30 PM

35 points

16 comments49 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Conjecture: A Roadmap for Cognitive Software and A Humanist Future of AI

Connor Leahy and Gabriel Alfour

Dec 2, 2024, 1:28 PM

44 points

10 comments29 min readLW link

(www.conjecture.dev)

2024 Unofficial LessWrong Census/Survey

ScrewtapeDec 2, 2024, 5:30 AM

101 points

49 comments1 min readLW link

Drexler’s Nanotech Software

PeterMcCluskeyDec 2, 2024, 4:55 AM

67 points

9 comments4 min readLW link

(bayesianinvestor.com)

Sorry for the downtime, looks like we got DDosd

habrykaDec 2, 2024, 4:14 AM

112 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is malice a real emotion?

landscape_kiwiDec 1, 2024, 11:47 PM

6 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Teaching My Younger Self to Program: A case study of how I’d pass on my skill at self-learning

Shoshannah TekofskyDec 1, 2024, 9:05 PM

25 points

1 comment7 min readLW link

(thinkfeelplay.substack.com)

[Question] Which Biases are most important to Overcome?

abstractapplicDec 1, 2024, 3:40 PM

35 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

Commenting Patterns by Platform

jefftkDec 1, 2024, 11:50 AM

12 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Letter] Chinese Quickstart

lsusrDec 1, 2024, 6:38 AM

33 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

AXRP Episode 39 - Evan Hubinger on Model Organisms of Misalignment

DanielFilanDec 1, 2024, 6:00 AM

41 points

0 comments67 min readLW link

Magnitudes: Let’s Comprehend the Incomprehensible!

joecDec 1, 2024, 3:08 AM

21 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Why does ChatGPT throw an error when outputting “David Mayer”?

ArchimedesDec 1, 2024, 12:11 AM

6 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Introducing the Anthropic Fellows Program

Miranda Zhang and Ethan Perez

Nov 30, 2024, 11:47 PM

26 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(alignment.anthropic.com)

The Shape of Heaven

ejk64Nov 30, 2024, 11:38 PM

15 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

AI Training Opt-Outs Reinforce Global Power Asymmetries

kushagraNov 30, 2024, 10:08 PM

3 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

Visual demonstration of Optimizer’s curse

Roman MalovNov 30, 2024, 7:34 PM

25 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

CAIDP Statement on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

HerambNov 30, 2024, 6:16 PM

−1 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Launching Applications for the Global AI Safety Fellowship 2025!

Aditya_SKNov 30, 2024, 2:02 PM

11 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Exporting Facebook Comments, Again

jefftkNov 30, 2024, 12:40 PM

10 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Mathematical Futurology: From Pseudoscience to Rigorous Framework

Wenitte ApiouNov 30, 2024, 3:27 AM

−1 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

(The) Lightcone is nothing without its people: LW + Lighthaven’s big fundraiser

habrykaNov 30, 2024, 2:55 AM

611 points

268 comments42 min readLW link

Sexual Selection as a Mesa-Optimizer

LorecNov 29, 2024, 11:34 PM

3 points

0 comments37 min readLW link

INTELLECT-1 Release: The First Globally Trained 10B Parameter Model

Matrice JacobineNov 29, 2024, 11:05 PM

16 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(www.primeintellect.ai)

You should consider applying to PhDs (soon!)

bilalchughtaiNov 29, 2024, 8:33 PM

114 points

19 comments6 min readLW link

Understanding Emergence in Large Language Models

egek92Nov 29, 2024, 7:42 PM

3 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

I’m a rationalist but....

ninneyNov 29, 2024, 7:41 PM

−19 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

The ‘Road Not Taken’ in the Multiverse

Jonah WilbergNov 29, 2024, 7:01 PM

2 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

(art) Optimism

KvmanThinkingNov 29, 2024, 4:21 PM

−7 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

The Big Nonprofits Post

ZviNov 29, 2024, 4:10 PM

120 points

10 comments45 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The Neruda Factory

jennNov 29, 2024, 3:20 PM

16 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(jenn.site)

Two interviews with the founder of DeepSeek

Cosmia_NebulaNov 29, 2024, 3:18 AM

50 points

6 comments31 min readLW link

(rentry.co)

Gratitudes: Rational Thanks Giving

Seth HerdNov 29, 2024, 3:09 AM

29 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

Depression and Creativity

Bill BenzonNov 29, 2024, 12:27 AM

−4 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

Estimates of GPU or equivalent resources of large AI players for 2024/5

CharlesDNov 28, 2024, 11:01 PM

54 points

7 comments9 min readLW link

Automated monitoring systems

hiki_tNov 28, 2024, 6:54 PM

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

AI #92: Behind the Curve

ZviNov 28, 2024, 2:40 PM

82 points

7 comments44 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Is the mind a program?

EuanMcLeanNov 28, 2024, 9:42 AM

14 points

62 comments7 min readLW link

LLMs Do Not Think Step-by-step In Implicit Reasoning

Bogdan Ionut CirsteaNov 28, 2024, 9:16 AM

11 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(arxiv.org)

A Meritocracy of Taste

Daniele De NuntiisNov 28, 2024, 9:10 AM

2 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

Importing Bluesky Comments

jefftkNov 28, 2024, 3:50 AM

14 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

New o1-like model (QwQ) beats Claude 3.5 Sonnet with only 32B parameters

Jesse HooglandNov 27, 2024, 10:06 PM

68 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(qwenlm.github.io)

“Map of AI Futures”—An interactive flowchart

swanteNov 27, 2024, 9:31 PM

69 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

(swantescholz.github.io)

How to solve the misuse problem assuming that in 10 years the default scenario is that AGI agents are capable of synthetizing pathogens

jeremttiNov 27, 2024, 9:17 PM

6 points

0 comments9 min readLW link

ARENA 4.0 Impact Report

Chloe Li, JamesH and James Fox

Nov 27, 2024, 8:51 PM

43 points

3 comments13 min readLW link

On AI Detectors Regarding College Applications

Kaustubh KislayNov 27, 2024, 8:25 PM

4 points

2 comments2 min readLW link