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Job Offering: Help Communicate Infrabayesianism
abramdemski
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Vanessa Kosoy
and
Diffractor
23 Mar 2022 18:35 UTC
134
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How Going Meta Can Level Up Your Career
Matt Goldenberg
14 Apr 2018 2:13 UTC
22
points
7
comments
7
min read
LW
link
The topic is not the content
Aaron Bergman
6 Jul 2021 0:14 UTC
167
points
24
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)
Becoming a Staff Engineer
G Gordon Worley III
3 Apr 2022 2:30 UTC
62
points
33
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Jobs Inside the API
Jacob Falkovich
21 Aug 2018 21:45 UTC
61
points
4
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Maximizing Your Donations via a Job
Alexei
5 May 2013 23:19 UTC
177
points
58
comments
22
min read
LW
link
Programmers Should Plan For Lower Pay
jefftk
29 Dec 2019 3:20 UTC
60
points
70
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Political Skills which Increase Income
Xodarap
2 Mar 2014 17:56 UTC
101
points
19
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The Value of Theoretical Research
paulfchristiano
25 Feb 2011 18:06 UTC
52
points
53
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Value of Information: Four Examples
Vaniver
22 Nov 2011 23:02 UTC
117
points
60
comments
10
min read
LW
link
[Question]
As a Washed Up Former Data Scientist and Machine Learning Researcher What Direction Should I Go In Now?
Darklight
19 Oct 2020 20:13 UTC
13
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Using false but instrumentally rational beliefs for your career?
rockthecasbah
23 Nov 2020 19:18 UTC
7
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Being the (Pareto) Best in the World
johnswentworth
24 Jun 2019 18:36 UTC
293
points
54
comments
3
min read
LW
link
3
reviews
Wanted: Research Assistant for The Roots of Progress
jasoncrawford
19 Apr 2021 19:03 UTC
31
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(rootsofprogress.org)
From Branes to Brains. How mathematical physics can be used in life sciences.
From_Branes_to_Brains
31 Aug 2021 19:40 UTC
22
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Wanted: Chief of Staff for The Roots of Progress
jasoncrawford
7 Sep 2021 17:26 UTC
15
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(rootsofprogress.org)
How Long Can People Usefully Work?
lynettebye
3 Apr 2020 21:35 UTC
145
points
8
comments
12
min read
LW
link
1
review
[Question]
How do you think about mildly technical people trying to advance science and technology?
Cui
16 Feb 2022 3:43 UTC
7
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How can a layman contribute to AI Alignment efforts, given shorter timeline/doomier scenarios?
AprilSR
2 Apr 2022 4:34 UTC
13
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Redwood Research is hiring for several roles (Operations and Technical)
Jessica W
and
billzito
14 Apr 2022 16:57 UTC
29
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Closed] Hiring a mathematician to work on the learning-theoretic AI alignment agenda
Vanessa Kosoy
19 Apr 2022 6:44 UTC
84
points
21
comments
2
min read
LW
link
You Are Being Underpaid
T3t
15 Apr 2018 6:28 UTC
25
points
16
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Turning 30
Vaniver
8 May 2018 5:37 UTC
42
points
5
comments
7
min read
LW
link
What Surprised Me About Entrepreneurship
lsusr
5 Apr 2020 9:18 UTC
79
points
12
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Counterintuitive Comparative Advantage
Wei_Dai
28 Nov 2018 20:33 UTC
81
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What is Life in an Immoral Maze?
Zvi
5 Jan 2020 13:40 UTC
66
points
56
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Science: Do It Yourself
alyssavance
13 Feb 2011 4:47 UTC
84
points
207
comments
6
min read
LW
link
The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius
Vaniver
23 Nov 2019 22:12 UTC
62
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.paulgraham.com)
Optimal Employment
Louie
31 Jan 2011 12:50 UTC
78
points
281
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Critch on career advice for junior AI-x-risk-concerned researchers
Rob Bensinger
12 May 2018 2:13 UTC
116
points
25
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Why startup founders have mood swings (and why they may have uses)
AnnaSalamon
9 Dec 2015 18:59 UTC
87
points
20
comments
5
min read
LW
link
How to Escape From Immoral Mazes
Zvi
16 Jan 2020 13:10 UTC
73
points
19
comments
19
min read
LW
link
1
review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
A “Failure to Evaluate Return-on-Time” Fallacy
lionhearted
7 Sep 2010 19:01 UTC
74
points
110
comments
2
min read
LW
link
You Are Not Hiring the Top 1%
Eliezer Yudkowsky
2 Mar 2007 5:34 UTC
59
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Black Team—A Parable of Group Effectiveness
JGWeissman
22 Apr 2011 2:37 UTC
59
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Who Wants To Start An Important Startup?
ShannonFriedman
16 Aug 2012 20:02 UTC
59
points
410
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Dating like a Pro
Jacob Falkovich
16 Mar 2018 21:09 UTC
12
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(putanumonit.com)
Bias in capital project decision making
jsalvatier
26 May 2011 18:06 UTC
56
points
23
comments
4
min read
LW
link
On not getting a job as an option
diegocaleiro
11 Mar 2014 2:44 UTC
50
points
190
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Earning to Give vs. Altruistic Career Choice Revisited
JonahS
2 Jun 2013 2:55 UTC
48
points
154
comments
8
min read
LW
link
To contribute to AI safety, consider doing AI research
Vika
16 Jan 2016 20:42 UTC
39
points
39
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Things I Wish They’d Taught Me When I Was Younger: Why Money Is Awesome
ChrisHallquist
16 Jan 2014 7:27 UTC
46
points
234
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Off to Alice Springs
Psy-Kosh
16 May 2012 19:32 UTC
47
points
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Best career models for doing research?
Kaj_Sotala
7 Dec 2010 16:25 UTC
41
points
1,032
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Business Networking through LessWrong
JoshuaFox
2 Apr 2014 17:39 UTC
45
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Career choice for a utilitarian giver
juliawise
8 Aug 2011 2:10 UTC
38
points
29
comments
3
min read
LW
link
My experience as an Australian work-holiday maker
MileyCyrus
9 Dec 2012 22:09 UTC
48
points
17
comments
3
min read
LW
link
My third-of-life crisis
polymathwannabe
10 Nov 2014 15:28 UTC
39
points
29
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How do you survive in the humanities?
polymathwannabe
20 Feb 2020 15:19 UTC
29
points
20
comments
2
min read
LW
link
On Suddenly Not Being Able to Work
Jacob Falkovich
25 Aug 2020 22:14 UTC
35
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Should you work at 80,000 Hours?
Jess_Whittlestone
8 Aug 2013 14:04 UTC
26
points
11
comments
9
min read
LW
link
What is operations?
Swimmer963
26 Sep 2019 14:16 UTC
108
points
9
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Who Wants The Job?
Zvi
22 Jul 2018 14:00 UTC
24
points
29
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Advice On Getting A Software Job
alyssavance
9 Jul 2012 18:52 UTC
33
points
41
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[link] Join Wall Street. Save the World
Pablo
31 May 2013 16:49 UTC
36
points
16
comments
3
min read
LW
link
What Is Optimal Philanthropy?
alyssavance
12 Jul 2012 0:17 UTC
40
points
35
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Link: The Case for Working With Your Hands
Daniel_Burfoot
28 May 2009 14:16 UTC
24
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On the Fence? Major in CS
talisman
7 May 2009 4:26 UTC
21
points
59
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Looking for books about software engineering as a field
mingyuan
3 Feb 2020 21:49 UTC
14
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Advice to new Doctors starting practice
anandjeyahar
7 Aug 2016 8:27 UTC
4
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Real-time hiring with prediction markets
ryan_b
9 Nov 2018 22:10 UTC
17
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Wrongness Iceberg
alfredmacdonald
4 Feb 2013 9:02 UTC
31
points
27
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Clueless World vs. Loser World
michael_vassar2
7 Oct 2017 0:03 UTC
12
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How can I help research Friendly AI?
avichapman
9 Jul 2019 0:15 UTC
22
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Jane Street Inteview Guide (Notes on Probability, Markets, etc.)
lifelonglearner
17 Sep 2019 5:28 UTC
20
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.janestreet.com)
Theory Of Change As A Hypothesis: Choosing A High-Impact Path When You’re Uncertain
lynettebye
28 Nov 2020 4:38 UTC
18
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
How Lesswrong helped me make $25K: A rational pricing strategy
kareemabukhadra
21 Dec 2020 20:20 UTC
50
points
21
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Early career choices to maximise learning?
Eugleo
4 Feb 2021 13:37 UTC
6
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
FAQ: Advice for AI Alignment Researchers
Rohin Shah
26 Apr 2021 18:59 UTC
67
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(rohinshah.com)
Future Of Work
specbug
19 Jul 2021 23:16 UTC
0
points
6
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(sixeleven.in)
[Question]
How should my timelines influence my career choice?
Tom Lieberum
3 Aug 2021 10:14 UTC
13
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Gravity Turn
alkjash
16 Aug 2021 19:20 UTC
201
points
20
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)
Apply to the new Open Philanthropy Technology Policy Fellowship!
Mauricio
22 Aug 2021 23:45 UTC
12
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Quantum particles and classical filaments
From_Branes_to_Brains
4 Sep 2021 21:45 UTC
11
points
5
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Metaculus is seeking Analytical Storytellers to write essays fortified with testable predictions
christianM
6 Oct 2021 4:44 UTC
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What Else Would I Do To Make a Living?
magfrump
2 Mar 2011 20:09 UTC
22
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How To Get Into Independent Research On Alignment/Agency
johnswentworth
19 Nov 2021 0:00 UTC
308
points
31
comments
13
min read
LW
link
AI Safety Needs Great Engineers
Andy Jones
23 Nov 2021 15:40 UTC
77
points
45
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Who is doing Cryonics-relevant research?
Wuschel Schulz
15 Mar 2022 10:26 UTC
25
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Looking for AI / Application Engineer @ OpenPrinciples—Help people align actions with principles
ti_guo
19 May 2022 3:23 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How to pursue a career in technical AI alignment
charlie.rs
4 Jun 2022 21:11 UTC
49
points
0
comments
39
min read
LW
link
“Brain enthusiasts” in AI Safety
Jan
and
Samuel Nellessen
18 Jun 2022 9:59 UTC
55
points
5
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(universalprior.substack.com)
[Question]
Which one of these two academic routes should I take to end up in AI Safety?
Martín Soto
3 Jul 2022 1:05 UTC
5
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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