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Broken Latents: Studying SAEs and Feature Co-occurrence in Toy Models
chanind
and
Demian Till
Dec 30, 2024, 10:50 PM
22
points
3
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Genetically edited mosquitoes haven’t scaled yet. Why?
alexey
Dec 30, 2024, 9:37 PM
24
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(eryney.substack.com)
Linkpost: Look at the Water
J Bostock
Dec 30, 2024, 7:49 PM
4
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The low Information Density of Eliezer Yudkowsky & LessWrong
Felix Olszewski
Dec 30, 2024, 7:43 PM
14
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
o3, Oh My
Zvi
Dec 30, 2024, 2:10 PM
63
points
17
comments
36
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
World models I’m currently building
samuelshadrach
Dec 30, 2024, 8:26 AM
1
point
0
comments
17
min read
LW
link
(samuelshadrach.com)
Is “VNM-agent” one of several options, for what minds can grow up into?
AnnaSalamon
Dec 30, 2024, 6:36 AM
89
points
55
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Why I’m Moving from Mechanistic to Prosaic Interpretability
Daniel Tan
Dec 30, 2024, 6:35 AM
113
points
34
comments
5
min read
LW
link
When do experts think human-level AI will be created?
Vishakha
and
Algon
Dec 30, 2024, 6:20 AM
10
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(aisafety.info)
2025 Prediction Thread
habryka
Dec 30, 2024, 1:50 AM
77
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Great OpenAI Debate: Should It Stay ‘Open’ or Go Private?
Satya
Dec 30, 2024, 1:14 AM
−1
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Learn to write well BEFORE you have something worth saying
eukaryote
Dec 29, 2024, 11:42 PM
67
points
18
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(eukaryotewritesblog.com)
Teaching Claude to Meditate
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Dec 29, 2024, 10:27 PM
−5
points
4
comments
23
min read
LW
link
Action: how do you REALLY go about doing?
DDthinker
Dec 29, 2024, 10:00 PM
−7
points
1
comment
4
min read
LW
link
Began a pay-on-results coaching experiment, made $40,300 since July
Chipmonk
Dec 29, 2024, 9:12 PM
43
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(chrislakin.blog)
Corrigibility should be an AI’s Only Goal
PeterMcCluskey
Dec 29, 2024, 8:25 PM
22
points
3
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(bayesianinvestor.com)
[Question]
Could my work, “Beyond HaHa” benefit the LessWrong community?
P. João
Dec 29, 2024, 4:14 PM
9
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Book Summary: Zero to One
bilalchughtai
Dec 29, 2024, 4:13 PM
27
points
2
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Boston Solstice 2024 Retrospective
jefftk
Dec 29, 2024, 3:40 PM
15
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Some arguments against a land value tax
Matthew Barnett
Dec 29, 2024, 3:17 PM
83
points
40
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Predictions of Near-Term Societal Changes Due to Artificial Intelligence
Annapurna
Dec 29, 2024, 2:53 PM
10
points
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(jorgevelez.substack.com)
Considerations on orca intelligence
Towards_Keeperhood
Dec 29, 2024, 2:35 PM
51
points
14
comments
9
min read
LW
link
AI Alignment, and where we stand.
afeller08
Dec 29, 2024, 2:08 PM
−17
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Legacy of Computer Science
Johannes C. Mayer
Dec 29, 2024, 1:15 PM
18
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
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
189
points
34
comments
41
min read
LW
link
Dishbrain and implications.
RussellThor
Dec 29, 2024, 10:42 AM
4
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Notes on Altruism
David Gross
Dec 29, 2024, 3:13 AM
17
points
2
comments
35
min read
LW
link
Rejecting Anthropomorphic Bias: Addressing Fears of AGI and Transformation
Gedankensprünge
Dec 29, 2024, 1:48 AM
−17
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
What happens next?
Logan Zoellner
Dec 29, 2024, 1:41 AM
41
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Misconception of AGI as an Existential Threat: A Reassessment
Gedankensprünge
Dec 29, 2024, 1:39 AM
−27
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
Does Claude Prioritize Some Prompt Input Channels Over Others?
keltan
Dec 29, 2024, 1:21 AM
9
points
2
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Impact in AI Safety Now Requires Specific Strategic Insight
MiloSal
Dec 29, 2024, 12:40 AM
28
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
(ameliorology.substack.com)
Morality Is Still Demanding
utilistrutil
Dec 29, 2024, 12:33 AM
−8
points
2
comments
LW
link
Emergence and Amplification of Survival
jgraves01
Dec 28, 2024, 11:52 PM
−1
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Has Someone Checked The Cold-Water-In-Left-Ear Thing?
Maloew
Dec 28, 2024, 8:15 PM
11
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
By default, capital will matter more than ever after AGI
L Rudolf L
Dec 28, 2024, 5:52 PM
289
points
100
comments
16
min read
LW
link
(nosetgauge.substack.com)
AI Assistants Should Have a Direct Line to Their Developers
Jan_Kulveit
Dec 28, 2024, 5:01 PM
57
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
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 King
Dec 28, 2024, 4:05 PM
7
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The average rationalist IQ is about 122
Rockenots
Dec 28, 2024, 3:42 PM
20
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why OpenAI’s Structure Must Evolve To Advance Our Mission
stuhlmueller
Dec 28, 2024, 4:24 AM
19
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(openai.com)
The Engineering Argument Fallacy: Why Technological Success Doesn’t Validate Physics
Wenitte Apiou
Dec 28, 2024, 12:49 AM
−16
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Robot, the Puppet-master, and the Psychohistorian
WillPetillo
Dec 28, 2024, 12:12 AM
8
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Progress links and short notes, 2024-12-27: Clinical trial abundance, grid-scale fusion, permitting vs. compliance, crossword mania, and more
jasoncrawford
27 Dec 2024 23:34 UTC
11
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(newsletter.rootsofprogress.org)
Greedy-Advantage-Aware RLHF
sej2020
27 Dec 2024 19:47 UTC
48
points
15
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Deconstructing arguments against AI art
DMMF
27 Dec 2024 19:40 UTC
7
points
5
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(danfrank.ca)
From the Archives: a story
Richard_Ngo
27 Dec 2024 16:36 UTC
20
points
1
comment
16
min read
LW
link
(www.narrativeark.xyz)
[Question]
What’s the best metric for measuring quality of life?
ChristianKl
27 Dec 2024 14:29 UTC
10
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Review: Planecrash
L Rudolf L
27 Dec 2024 14:18 UTC
360
points
45
comments
22
min read
LW
link
(nosetgauge.substack.com)
Good Fortune and Many Worlds
Jonah Wilberg
27 Dec 2024 13:21 UTC
4
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Letter from an Alien Mind
Shoshannah Tekofsky
27 Dec 2024 13:20 UTC
23
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(open.substack.com)
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