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Learn to write well BEFORE you have something worth saying

eukaryoteDec 29, 2024, 11:42 PM

69 points

29 votes

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18 comments3 min readLW link

(eukaryotewritesblog.com)

Teaching Claude to Meditate

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 29, 2024, 10:27 PM

−5 points

11 votes

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4 comments23 min readLW link

Action: how do you REALLY go about doing?

DDthinkerDec 29, 2024, 10:00 PM

−7 points

5 votes

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1 comment4 min readLW link

Corrigibility should be an AI’s Only Goal

PeterMcCluskeyDec 29, 2024, 8:25 PM

22 points

10 votes

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3 comments8 min readLW link

(bayesianinvestor.com)

[Question] Could my work, “Beyond HaHa” benefit the LessWrong community?

P. JoãoDec 29, 2024, 4:14 PM

9 points

6 votes

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7 comments1 min readLW link

Book Summary: Zero to One

bilalchughtaiDec 29, 2024, 4:13 PM

27 points

7 votes

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2 comments8 min readLW link

Boston Solstice 2024 Retrospective

jefftkDec 29, 2024, 3:40 PM

15 points

5 votes

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0 comments4 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Some arguments against a land value tax

Matthew BarnettDec 29, 2024, 3:17 PM

78 points

48 votes

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45 comments15 min readLW link

Predictions of Near-Term Societal Changes Due to Artificial Intelligence

AnnapurnaDec 29, 2024, 2:53 PM

10 points

6 votes

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0 comments6 min readLW link

(jorgevelez.substack.com)

Considerations on orca intelligence

Towards_KeeperhoodDec 29, 2024, 2:35 PM

53 points

29 votes

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14 comments9 min readLW link

AI Alignment, and where we stand.

afeller08Dec 29, 2024, 2:08 PM

−17 points

6 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

The Legacy of Computer Science

Johannes C. MayerDec 29, 2024, 1:15 PM

18 points

14 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(groups.csail.mit.edu)

Shallow review of technical AI safety, 2024

technicalities, Stag, Stephen McAleese, jordine and Dr. David Mathers

Dec 29, 2024, 12:01 PM

197 points

76 votes

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35 comments41 min readLW link

Dishbrain and implications.

RussellThorDec 29, 2024, 10:42 AM

4 points

3 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

Notes on Altruism

David GrossDec 29, 2024, 3:13 AM

17 points

5 votes

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2 comments35 min readLW link

Rejecting Anthropomorphic Bias: Addressing Fears of AGI and Transformation

GedankensprüngeDec 29, 2024, 1:48 AM

−17 points

5 votes

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1 comment3 min readLW link

What happens next?

Logan ZoellnerDec 29, 2024, 1:41 AM

42 points

28 votes

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19 comments2 min readLW link

The Misconception of AGI as an Existential Threat: A Reassessment

GedankensprüngeDec 29, 2024, 1:39 AM

−27 points

7 votes

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1 comment2 min readLW link

Does Claude Prioritize Some Prompt Input Channels Over Others?

keltanDec 29, 2024, 1:21 AM

9 points

7 votes

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2 comments5 min readLW link

Morality Is Still Demanding

utilistrutilDec 29, 2024, 12:33 AM

−8 points

6 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Emergence and Amplification of Survival

jgraves01Dec 28, 2024, 11:52 PM

−1 points

2 votes

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0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Has Someone Checked The Cold-Water-In-Left-Ear Thing?

MaloewDec 28, 2024, 8:15 PM

11 points

11 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

By default, capital will matter more than ever after AGI

L Rudolf LDec 28, 2024, 5:52 PM

304 points

196 votes

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105 comments16 min readLW link

(nosetgauge.substack.com)

AI Assistants Should Have a Direct Line to Their Developers

Jan_KulveitDec 28, 2024, 5:01 PM

59 points

25 votes

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6 comments2 min readLW link

No, the Polymarket price does not mean we can immediately conclude what the probability of a bird flu pandemic is. We also need to know the interest rate!

Christopher KingDec 28, 2024, 4:05 PM

9 points

16 votes

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11 comments1 min readLW link

Why OpenAI’s Structure Must Evolve To Advance Our Mission

stuhlmuellerDec 28, 2024, 4:24 AM

19 points

8 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

(openai.com)

The Engineering Argument Fallacy: Why Technological Success Doesn’t Validate Physics

Wenitte ApiouDec 28, 2024, 12:49 AM

−16 points

6 votes

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5 comments2 min readLW link

The Robot, the Puppet-master, and the Psychohistorian

WillPetilloDec 28, 2024, 12:12 AM

8 points

5 votes

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2 comments3 min readLW link

Progress links and short notes, 2024-12-27: Clinical trial abundance, grid-scale fusion, permitting vs. compliance, crossword mania, and more

jasoncrawfordDec 27, 2024, 11:34 PM

11 points

4 votes

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0 comments2 min readLW link

(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)

Greedy-Advantage-Aware RLHF

sej2020Dec 27, 2024, 7:47 PM

49 points

19 votes

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16 comments13 min readLW link

Deconstructing arguments against AI art

DMMFDec 27, 2024, 7:40 PM

7 points

4 votes

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5 comments5 min readLW link

(danfrank.ca)

From the Archives: a story

Richard_NgoDec 27, 2024, 4:36 PM

20 points

6 votes

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1 comment16 min readLW link

(www.narrativeark.xyz)

[Question] What’s the best metric for measuring quality of life?

ChristianKlDec 27, 2024, 2:29 PM

10 points

4 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

Review: Planecrash

L Rudolf LDec 27, 2024, 2:18 PM

360 points

182 votes

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46 comments22 min readLW link

(nosetgauge.substack.com)

Good Fortune and Many Worlds

Jonah WilbergDec 27, 2024, 1:21 PM

4 points

2 votes

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0 comments5 min readLW link

Letter from an Alien Mind

Shoshannah TekofskyDec 27, 2024, 1:20 PM

23 points

13 votes

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7 comments3 min readLW link

(open.substack.com)

Coin Flip

XelaPDec 27, 2024, 11:53 AM

17 points

8 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

If all trade is voluntary, then what is “exploitation?”

DarmaniDec 27, 2024, 11:21 AM

34 points

43 votes

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61 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] What are the most interesting / challenging evals (for humans) available?

RaemonDec 27, 2024, 3:05 AM

40 points

17 votes

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13 comments2 min readLW link

Algorithmic Asubjective Anthropics, Cartesian Subjective Anthropics

LorecDec 27, 2024, 1:58 AM

2 points

1 vote

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0 comments4 min readLW link

Corrigibility’s Desirability is Timing-Sensitive

RobertMDec 26, 2024, 10:24 PM

29 points

10 votes

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4 comments3 min readLW link

PCR retrospective

bhauthDec 26, 2024, 9:20 PM

24 points

8 votes

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0 comments8 min readLW link

(bhauth.com)

AI #96: o3 But Not Yet For Thee

ZviDec 26, 2024, 8:30 PM

58 points

22 votes

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8 comments36 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Super human AI is a very low hanging fruit!

HznDec 26, 2024, 7:00 PM

−4 points

5 votes

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0 comments7 min readLW link

The Field of AI Alignment: A Postmortem, and What To Do About It

johnswentworthDec 26, 2024, 6:48 PM

319 points

194 votes

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173 comments8 min readLW link

ReSolsticed vol I: “We’re Not Going Quietly”

RaemonDec 26, 2024, 5:52 PM

61 points

17 votes

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4 comments19 min readLW link

[Question] Are Sparse Autoencoders a good idea for AI control?

Gerard BoxoDec 26, 2024, 5:34 PM

3 points

4 votes

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4 comments1 min readLW link

A Three-Layer Model of LLM Psychology

Jan_KulveitDec 26, 2024, 4:49 PM

239 points

128 votes

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15 comments8 min readLW link

Human, All Too Human—Superintelligence requires learning things we can’t teach

Ben TurtelDec 26, 2024, 4:26 PM

−13 points

5 votes

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4 comments1 min readLW link

(bturtel.substack.com)

[Question] Why don’t we currently have AI agents?

ChristianKlDec 26, 2024, 3:26 PM

8 points

7 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

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