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Failures in Kindness

silentbobMar 26, 2024, 9:30 PM

421 points

60 comments9 min readLW link

AE Studio @ SXSW: We need more AI consciousness research (and further resources)

AE Studio, Cameron Berg, Judd Rosenblatt, phgubbins and Diogo de Lucena

Mar 26, 2024, 8:59 PM

67 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

Meltdown: Interface for llama.cpp and ChatGPT

nextcallerMar 26, 2024, 6:29 PM

5 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Timelines to Transformative AI: an investigation

Zershaaneh QureshiMar 26, 2024, 6:28 PM

20 points

2 comments50 min readLW link

Summer Program for High-Schoolers to start working on impactful projects

nonplusMar 26, 2024, 6:26 PM

−1 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Modern Transformers are AGI, and Human-Level

abramdemskiMar 26, 2024, 5:46 PM

218 points

87 comments5 min readLW link

My Interview With Cade Metz on His Reporting About Slate Star Codex

Zack_M_DavisMar 26, 2024, 5:18 PM

189 points

187 comments6 min readLW link

Barefoot FAQ

dkl9Mar 26, 2024, 4:29 PM

0 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

(dkl9.net)

[Question] What’s Your Best AI Safety “Quip”?

False NameMar 26, 2024, 3:35 PM

−2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is the nature of humans general intelligence and it’s implications for AGI?

Will_PearsonMar 26, 2024, 3:20 PM

5 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Economics Roundup #1

ZviMar 26, 2024, 2:00 PM

25 points

4 comments23 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Enhancing biosecurity with language models: defining research directions

micMar 26, 2024, 12:30 PM

12 points

0 comments LW link

(papers.ssrn.com)

Legality as a Career Harm Assessment Heuristic

jefftkMar 26, 2024, 11:20 AM

9 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Orthogonality Thesis seems wrong

Donatas LučiūnasMar 26, 2024, 7:33 AM

−7 points

26 comments1 min readLW link

Perceptual Blindspots: How to Increase Self-Awareness

Declan MolonyMar 26, 2024, 5:37 AM

14 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Retro funder profile & Manifund team recs (ACX Grants 2024: Impact Market)

Saul MunnMar 26, 2024, 3:29 AM

9 points

0 comments LW link

LessOnline (May 31—June 2, Berkeley, CA)

Ben PaceMar 26, 2024, 2:34 AM

101 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

(Less.Online)

Running a Basic ACX Everywhere Meetup

ScrewtapeMar 26, 2024, 1:57 AM

8 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Podcast interview series featuring Dr. Peter Park

jacobhaimesMar 26, 2024, 12:25 AM

3 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(into-ai-safety.github.io)

Third-party testing as a key ingredient of AI policy

Zac Hatfield-DoddsMar 25, 2024, 10:40 PM

11 points

1 comment12 min readLW link

(www.anthropic.com)

Idea: Safe Fallback Regulations for Widely Deployed AI Systems

Aaron_ScherMar 25, 2024, 9:27 PM

8 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

Announcing Neuronpedia: Platform for accelerating research into Sparse Autoencoders

Johnny Lin and Joseph Bloom

Mar 25, 2024, 9:17 PM

93 points

7 comments7 min readLW link

Testing ChatGPT for cell type recognition

MetacelsusMar 25, 2024, 7:59 PM

7 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

(denovo.substack.com)

Should rationalists be spiritual / Spirituality as overcoming delusion

Kaj_Sotala and romeostevensit

Mar 25, 2024, 4:48 PM

49 points

57 comments29 min readLW link

Photo Curation Approach

jefftkMar 25, 2024, 3:10 PM

9 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

On attunement

Joe CarlsmithMar 25, 2024, 12:47 PM

100 points

12 comments22 min readLW link

On Lex Fridman’s Second Podcast with Altman

ZviMar 25, 2024, 12:20 PM

51 points

10 comments10 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

On the Confusion between Inner and Outer Misalignment

Chris_LeongMar 25, 2024, 11:59 AM

17 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

A Bit For You

Ronak_MehtaMar 24, 2024, 10:18 PM

0 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(ronakrm.github.io)

All About Concave and Convex Agents

mako yassMar 24, 2024, 9:37 PM

64 points

24 comments8 min readLW link

Do not delete your misaligned AGI.

mako yassMar 24, 2024, 9:37 PM

62 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Define “Agent” (Embedded)

ApolloniaMar 24, 2024, 8:14 PM

10 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Could LLMs Help Generate New Concepts in Human Language?

Pekka LampeltoMar 24, 2024, 8:13 PM

10 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

Wittgenstein and the Private Language Argument

TMFOWMar 24, 2024, 8:06 PM

4 points

0 comments14 min readLW link

(tmfow.substack.com)

Self-Play By Analogy

Amica TerraMar 24, 2024, 8:06 PM

−2 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

Can quantised autoencoders find and interpret circuits in language models?

charlieoneillMar 24, 2024, 8:05 PM

30 points

4 comments24 min readLW link

Mandolin Harp Sensor Placement

jefftkMar 24, 2024, 6:40 PM

11 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

AI Alignment and the Classical Humanist Tradition

PeteJMar 24, 2024, 1:37 PM

−1 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

UNGA Resolution on AI: 5 Key Takeaways Looking to Future Policy

HerambMar 24, 2024, 12:23 PM

3 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

[Question] Are (Motor)sports like F1 a good thing to calibrate estimates against?

CstineSublimeMar 24, 2024, 9:07 AM

4 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Nuclear Quantum Immortality Hacking

NezekMar 23, 2024, 10:08 PM

−3 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

As Many Ideas

ScrewtapeMar 23, 2024, 6:55 PM

7 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

My Detailed Notes & Commentary from Secular Solstice

Jeffrey HeningerMar 23, 2024, 6:48 PM

35 points

16 comments13 min readLW link

General Thoughts on Secular Solstice

Jeffrey HeningerMar 23, 2024, 6:48 PM

101 points

60 comments8 min readLW link

How to make food/water testing cheaper/more scalable? [eg for purity/toxin testing]

Alex K. Chen (parrot)Mar 23, 2024, 5:28 AM

9 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Prototyping Pluck Sensors

jefftkMar 23, 2024, 1:30 AM

9 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Dangers of Closed-Loop AI

Gordon Seidoh WorleyMar 22, 2024, 11:52 PM

35 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

Why The Insects Scream

Bentham's BulldogMar 22, 2024, 7:47 PM

4 points

11 comments9 min readLW link

What does “autodidact” mean?

bhauthMar 22, 2024, 6:37 PM

22 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

[Linkpost] Vague Verbiage in Forecasting

trevorMar 22, 2024, 6:05 PM

11 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

(goodjudgment.com)

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