Rapid ca­pa­bil­ity gain around su­per­ge­nius level seems prob­a­ble even with­out in­tel­li­gence need­ing to im­prove intelligence

May 6, 2024, 5:09 PM
48 points
17 comments4 min readLW link

Ob­ser­va­tions on Teach­ing for Four Weeks

ClareChiaraVincentMay 6, 2024, 4:55 PM
51 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Orthog­o­nal­ity Th­e­sis bur­den of proof

Donatas LučiūnasMay 6, 2024, 4:21 PM
−18 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

GDP per cap­ita in 2050

Hauke HillebrandtMay 6, 2024, 3:14 PM
29 points
8 commentsLW link
(hauke.substack.com)

an effec­tive ai safety initiative

Logan ZoellnerMay 6, 2024, 7:53 AM
1 point
9 comments3 min readLW link

Un­cov­er­ing De­cep­tive Ten­den­cies in Lan­guage Models: A Si­mu­lated Com­pany AI Assistant

May 6, 2024, 7:07 AM
95 points
13 comments1 min readLW link
(arxiv.org)

Biorisk is an Un­helpful Anal­ogy for AI Risk

DavidmanheimMay 6, 2024, 6:20 AM
4 points
17 commentsLW link

Some Prob­lems with Or­di­nal Op­ti­miza­tion Frame

Mateusz BagińskiMay 6, 2024, 5:28 AM
9 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Ac­ci­den­tal Elec­tronic Instrument

jefftkMay 6, 2024, 2:10 AM
15 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Ex­plain­ing a Math Magic Trick

Robert_AIZIMay 5, 2024, 7:41 PM
99 points
10 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Does re­duc­ing the amount of RL for a given ca­pa­bil­ity level make AI safer?

Chris_LeongMay 5, 2024, 5:04 PM
43 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Hay­mar­ket at Clos­ing Time

jefftkMay 5, 2024, 2:40 AM
15 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

in­tro­duc­tion to can­cer vaccines

bhauthMay 5, 2024, 1:06 AM
113 points
19 comments5 min readLW link
(www.bhauth.com)

Some Ex­per­i­ments I’d Like Some­one To Try With An Amnestic

johnswentworthMay 4, 2024, 10:04 PM
47 points
33 comments3 min readLW link

In­tro­duc­ing AI-Pow­ered Au­dio­books of Ra­tional Fic­tion Classics

AskwhoMay 4, 2024, 5:32 PM
67 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

S-Risks: Fates Worse Than Ex­tinc­tion

May 4, 2024, 3:30 PM
53 points
2 comments6 min readLW link
(youtu.be)

Shan­non Val­lor’s “tech­nomoral virtues”

David GrossMay 4, 2024, 2:48 PM
15 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Con­served Quan­tities (Stat Mech Part 2)

J BostockMay 4, 2024, 1:40 PM
13 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

If you are as­sum­ing Soft­ware works well you are dead

Johannes C. MayerMay 4, 2024, 12:54 PM
0 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

CCS on com­pound sentences

Artyom KarpovMay 4, 2024, 12:23 PM
6 points
0 comments9 min readLW link

Now THIS is fore­cast­ing: un­der­stand­ing Epoch’s Direct Approach

May 4, 2024, 12:06 PM
63 points
4 comments19 min readLW link

OHGOOD: A co­or­di­na­tion body for com­pute governance

Adam JonesMay 4, 2024, 12:03 PM
5 points
2 comments16 min readLW link
(adamjones.me)

My hour of mem­o­ryless lucidity

Eric NeymanMay 4, 2024, 1:40 AM
373 points
35 comments5 min readLW link
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

Ex­tra Tall Crib

jefftkMay 4, 2024, 12:00 AM
5 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Get your tick­ets to Man­i­fest 2024 by May 13th!

Saul MunnMay 3, 2024, 11:57 PM
18 points
0 commentsLW link

Embodiment

A*May 3, 2024, 8:06 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

(Geo­met­ri­cally) Max­i­mal Lot­tery-Lot­ter­ies Exist

LorxusMay 3, 2024, 7:29 PM
13 points
11 comments26 min readLW link

[Question] Were there any an­cient ra­tio­nal­ists?

OliverHaymanMay 3, 2024, 6:26 PM
11 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Key take­aways from our EA and al­ign­ment re­search sur­veys

May 3, 2024, 6:10 PM
112 points
10 comments21 min readLW link

“AI Safety for Fleshy Hu­mans” an AI Safety ex­plainer by Nicky Case

habrykaMay 3, 2024, 6:10 PM
90 points
11 comments4 min readLW link
(aisafety.dance)

AI Clar­ity: An Ini­tial Re­search Agenda

May 3, 2024, 1:54 PM
18 points
1 comment8 min readLW link

Ap­ply to ESPR & PAIR, Ra­tion­al­ity and AI Camps for Ages 16-21

Anna GajdovaMay 3, 2024, 12:36 PM
58 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

On pre­cise out-of-con­text steering

Olli JärviniemiMay 3, 2024, 9:41 AM
9 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

LLM+Plan­ners hy­bridi­s­a­tion for friendly AGI

installgentooMay 3, 2024, 8:40 AM
7 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Mechanis­tic In­ter­pretabil­ity Work­shop Hap­pen­ing at ICML 2024!

May 3, 2024, 1:18 AM
48 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly newslet­ter for AI safety events and train­ing programs

Bryce RobertsonMay 3, 2024, 12:33 AM
29 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

CCS: Coun­ter­fac­tual Civ­i­liza­tion Simulation

MorphismMay 2, 2024, 10:54 PM
3 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Let’s De­sign A School, Part 2.1 School as Ed­u­ca­tion—Structure

SableMay 2, 2024, 10:04 PM
26 points
2 comments10 min readLW link
(affablyevil.substack.com)

Why I’m not do­ing PauseAI

kwiat.devMay 2, 2024, 10:00 PM
−8 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

AI #61: Meta Trouble

ZviMay 2, 2024, 6:40 PM
29 points
0 comments52 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Why is AGI/​ASI Inevitable?

DeathlessAmaranthMay 2, 2024, 6:27 PM
14 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

AISN #34: New Mili­tary AI Sys­tems Plus, AI Labs Fail to Uphold Vol­un­tary Com­mit­ments to UK AI Safety In­sti­tute, and New AI Policy Pro­pos­als in the US Senate

May 2, 2024, 4:12 PM
6 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(newsletter.safe.ai)

Ai Salon: Trust­wor­thy AI Fu­tures #1

Ian EisenbergMay 2, 2024, 4:07 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

How to write Pseu­docode and why you should

Johannes C. MayerMay 2, 2024, 3:53 PM
8 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

AI #62: Too Soon to Tell

ZviMay 2, 2024, 3:40 PM
30 points
8 comments31 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

White­board Pro­gram Tra­ce­ing: De­bug a Pro­gram Be­fore you have the Code

Johannes C. MayerMay 2, 2024, 3:30 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Which skin­care prod­ucts are ev­i­dence-based?

Vanessa KosoyMay 2, 2024, 3:22 PM
120 points
48 comments1 min readLW link

Q&A on Pro­posed SB 1047

ZviMay 2, 2024, 3:10 PM
74 points
8 comments44 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What are the Ac­tivi­ties that make up your Re­search Pro­cess?

Johannes C. MayerMay 2, 2024, 3:01 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you Select the Right Re­search Ac­i­tivity in the Right Mo­ment?

Johannes C. MayerMay 2, 2024, 2:45 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link