The Rationalists of the 1950s (and before) also called themselves “Rationalists”

Owain_Evans28 Nov 2021 20:17 UTC

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Split and Commit

Duncan_Sabien21 Nov 2021 6:27 UTC

149 points

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How To Get Into Independent Research On Alignment/Agency

johnswentworth19 Nov 2021 0:00 UTC

248 points

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Ngo and Yudkowsky on alignment difficulty

Eliezer Yudkowsky and Richard_Ngo

15 Nov 2021 20:31 UTC

209 points

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A Brief Introduction to Container Logistics

Vitor11 Nov 2021 15:58 UTC

219 points

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Concentration of Force

Duncan_Sabien6 Nov 2021 8:20 UTC

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Study Guide

johnswentworth6 Nov 2021 1:23 UTC

166 points

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EfficientZero: human ALE sample-efficiency w/MuZero+self-supervised

gwern2 Nov 2021 2:32 UTC

134 points

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(arxiv.org)

Feature Selection

Zack_M_Davis1 Nov 2021 0:22 UTC

273 points

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Self-Integrity and the Drowning Child

Eliezer Yudkowsky24 Oct 2021 20:57 UTC

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Fabricated Options

Duncan_Sabien17 Oct 2021 2:47 UTC

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Secure homes for digital people

paulfchristiano10 Oct 2021 15:50 UTC

148 points

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(sideways-view.com)

Shoulder Advisors 101

Duncan_Sabien9 Oct 2021 5:30 UTC

152 points

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What Do GDP Growth Curves Really Mean?

johnswentworth7 Oct 2021 21:58 UTC

170 points

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Whole Brain Emulation: No Progress on C. elgans After 10 Years

niconiconi1 Oct 2021 21:44 UTC

179 points

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Robin Hanson’s Grabby Aliens model explained—part 1

Writer22 Sep 2021 18:51 UTC

66 points

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(youtu.be)

Where do your eyes go?

alkjash19 Sep 2021 22:43 UTC

214 points

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(radimentary.wordpress.com)

The theory-practice gap

Buck17 Sep 2021 22:51 UTC

129 points

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How factories were made safe

jasoncrawford12 Sep 2021 19:58 UTC

134 points

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(rootsofprogress.org)

The Best Software For Every Need

Bjartur Tómas10 Sep 2021 2:40 UTC

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