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What ex­actly is the “Ra­tion­al­ity Com­mu­nity?”

RaemonApr 9, 2017, 12:11 AM
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In Fa­vor of Nice­ness, Com­mu­nity, and Civilization

Scott AlexanderFeb 23, 2014, 10:24 PM
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On the im­por­tance of Less Wrong, or an­other sin­gle con­ver­sa­tional locus

AnnaSalamonNov 27, 2016, 5:13 PM
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Honor­ing Petrov Day on LessWrong, in 2019

Ben PaceSep 26, 2019, 9:10 AM
137 points

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The Aspiring Ra­tion­al­ist Congregation

maiaJan 10, 2024, 10:52 PM
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Mee­tups as In­sti­tu­tions for In­tel­lec­tual Progress

mingyuanSep 17, 2019, 5:23 AM
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Ex­plain­ing the Twit­ter Pos­trat Scene

Jacob FalkovichApr 5, 2022, 10:23 PM
134 points

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The Re­la­tion­ship Between the Village and the Mission

RaemonMay 12, 2019, 9:09 PM
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Have You Tried Hiring Peo­ple?

rank-biserialMar 2, 2022, 2:06 AM
186 points

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The Ra­tion­al­ist-Etcetera Di­as­pora: A SPREADSHEET!!

Amelia BedeliaApr 8, 2022, 5:43 AM
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What Are Mee­tups Ac­tu­ally Try­ing to Ac­com­plish?

mingyuanFeb 8, 2018, 5:30 AM
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Rais­ing the San­ity Waterline

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 12, 2009, 4:28 AM
247 points

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[Question] What LessWrong/​Ra­tion­al­ity/​EA chat-servers ex­ist that new­com­ers can join?

habrykaMar 31, 2019, 3:30 AM
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2019 AI Align­ment Liter­a­ture Re­view and Char­ity Comparison

LarksDec 19, 2019, 3:00 AM
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The Craft and the Community

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 26, 2009, 5:52 PM
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Go Forth and Create the Art!

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 23, 2009, 1:37 AM
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Abuse in LessWrong and ra­tio­nal­ist com­mu­ni­ties in Bloomberg News

whistleblower67Mar 7, 2023, 6:45 PM
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Blog Post Day III

Daniel KokotajloJun 1, 2020, 1:56 PM
33 points

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Twit­ter thread on postrationalists

Eli TyreFeb 17, 2022, 9:02 AM
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[Question] Are our com­mu­nity grouphouses typ­i­cally rented, or owned?

mako yassMar 2, 2022, 3:36 AM
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The 101 Space You Will Always Have With You

ScrewtapeNov 29, 2023, 4:56 AM
281 points

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Ra­tion­al­ism be­fore the Sequences

Eric RaymondMar 30, 2021, 2:04 PM
597 points

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Say­ing Goodbye

sapphireAug 3, 2025, 11:52 PM
66 points

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2023 Sur­vey Results

ScrewtapeFeb 16, 2024, 10:24 PM
150 points

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LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2024, open for applications

May 1, 2024, 10:18 AM
79 points

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Re­treat for ra­tio­nal­ity meetup or­ga­niz­ers (ap­ply to at­tend!)

mingyuanMar 29, 2022, 6:42 PM
57 points

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A Dialogue on Ra­tion­al­ist Activism

moridinamaelSep 10, 2018, 6:30 PM
107 points

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The Archety­pal Ra­tional and Post-Rational

OuroborusApr 15, 2020, 9:40 AM
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The Best Vir­tual Wor­lds for “Hang­ing Out”

RaemonApr 27, 2020, 9:54 PM
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Safety Com­mit­tee Resources

jefftkSep 1, 2022, 2:30 AM
22 points

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[Question] Who is Slim­rock In­vest­ments Pte. Ltd. and how are they re­lated to Light­cone In­fras­truc­ture?

adamratMar 31, 2023, 6:54 AM
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The Lighthaven Cam­pus is open for bookings

habrykaSep 30, 2023, 1:08 AM
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On­line LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end, Septem­ber 11th-13th

Linda LinseforsAug 1, 2020, 2:55 PM
48 points

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Si­tu­at­ing LessWrong in con­tem­po­rary philos­o­phy: An in­ter­view with Jon Livengood

Suspended ReasonJul 1, 2020, 12:37 AM
117 points

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You are in­vited to ap­ply to the Guild of the ROSE

moridinamaelAug 13, 2021, 6:25 PM
29 points

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Creat­ing a truly formidable Art

ValentineOct 14, 2021, 4:39 AM
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[Question] Does the ra­tio­nal­ist com­mu­nity have a mem­ber­ship fun­nel?

Alex_AltairApr 12, 2022, 6:44 PM
38 points

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Re­plac­ing Karma with Good Heart To­kens (Worth $1!)

Apr 1, 2022, 9:31 AM
226 points

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[Link] A com­mu­nity alert about Ziz

DanielFilanFeb 24, 2023, 12:06 AM
180 points

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Ap­pli­ca­tions for AI Safety Camp 2022 Now Open!

adamShimiNov 17, 2021, 9:42 PM
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[Question] The Sa­mu­rai and the Daimyo: A Use­ful Dy­namic?

SlimepriestessApr 13, 2020, 10:38 PM
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[Link] Five Years and One Week of Less Wrong

abramdemskiSep 14, 2020, 4:49 PM
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[Question] Ra­tion­al­ist Town Hall: Pan­demic Edition

Ben PaceOct 21, 2020, 11:54 PM
50 points

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2018 AI Align­ment Liter­a­ture Re­view and Char­ity Comparison

LarksDec 18, 2018, 4:46 AM
190 points

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Thread for mak­ing 2019 Re­view ac­countabil­ity commitments

Bird ConceptDec 18, 2020, 5:07 AM
46 points

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Effec­tive al­tru­ism and crit­i­cism to­ward ac­tivism: An­swer to a paradox

Arthur MilchiorMay 17, 2020, 9:15 PM
9 points

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Funds are available to sup­port LessWrong groups, among others

Jul 21, 2021, 1:11 AM
89 points

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Why does Ap­plied Div­inity Stud­ies think EA hasn’t grown since 2015?

KatjaGraceMar 9, 2021, 10:10 AM
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Can we build a bet­ter Public Dou­ble­crux?

RaemonMay 11, 2024, 7:21 PM
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A quick up­date from Nonlinear

KatWoodsSep 7, 2023, 9:28 PM
72 points

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Holi­day Pitch: Reflect­ing on Covid and Connection

RaemonApr 22, 2020, 7:50 PM
58 points

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Moder­a­tion notes re: re­cent Said/​Dun­can threads

RaemonApr 14, 2023, 6:06 PM
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In­creased Availa­bil­ity and Willing­ness for De­ploy­ment of Re­sources for Effec­tive Altru­ism and Long-Termism

Evan_GaensbauerDec 29, 2021, 8:30 PM
33 points

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We Should Pre­pare for a Larger Rep­re­sen­ta­tion of Academia in AI Safety

Leon LangAug 13, 2023, 6:03 PM
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Should some var­i­ant of longter­mism iden­tify as a re­li­gion?

mako yassSep 11, 2020, 5:02 AM
23 points

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[Question] What’s with all the bans re­cently?

Gerald MonroeApr 4, 2024, 6:16 AM
62 points

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[Question] Do you vote based on what you think to­tal karma should be?

Rafael HarthAug 24, 2020, 1:37 PM
44 points

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[Question] How can I get help be­com­ing a bet­ter ra­tio­nal­ist?

TeaTieAndHatJul 13, 2023, 1:41 PM
31 points

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How to turn money into AI safety?

Charlie SteinerAug 25, 2021, 10:49 AM
66 points

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Blog Post Day IV (Im­promptu)

Daniel KokotajloOct 7, 2021, 5:17 PM
11 points

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Meetup Or­ga­niz­ers, Our Vir­tual Gar­den is at Your Disposal

RubyDec 4, 2020, 11:29 PM
59 points

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[Question] Is “gears-level” just a syn­onym for “mechanis­tic”?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)Dec 13, 2021, 4:11 AM
48 points

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Glen Weyl: “Why I Was Wrong to De­mo­nize Ra­tion­al­ism”

Zack_M_DavisOct 8, 2021, 5:36 AM
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[Question] What’s keep­ing con­cerned ca­pa­bil­ities gain re­searchers from leav­ing the field?

sovranMay 12, 2022, 12:16 PM
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[Question] What role should LW play in AI Safety?

Chris_LeongOct 4, 2021, 2:21 AM
28 points

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[Question] What is Go­ing On With CFAR?

niplavMay 28, 2022, 3:21 PM
95 points

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Post-COVID In­te­gra­tion Rituals

UnrealApr 12, 2021, 4:54 PM
43 points

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Sasha Chapin on bad so­cial norms in ra­tio­nal­ity/​EA

Kaj_SotalaNov 17, 2021, 9:43 AM
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Oc­cu­pa­tional Infohazards

jessicataDec 18, 2021, 8:56 PM
40 points

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Shar­ing In­for­ma­tion About Nonlinear

Ben PaceSep 7, 2023, 6:51 AM
323 points

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[Question] What’s keep­ing con­cerned ca­pa­bil­ities gain re­searchers from leav­ing the field?

sovranMay 12, 2022, 12:16 PM
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Grace­fully cor­rect­ing un­cal­ibrated shame

AF2022May 11, 2022, 7:51 PM
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Look­ing for a Team to Par­ti­ci­pate on a Competition

Filipe MarchesiniApr 14, 2020, 12:29 PM
3 points

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Petrov Day 2021: Mu­tu­ally As­sured Destruc­tion?

RubySep 22, 2021, 1:04 AM
100 points

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Why Bos­ton?

jefftkOct 11, 2020, 2:40 AM
60 points

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Your Cheer­ful Price

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 13, 2021, 5:41 AM
276 points

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Nod posts

Adam ZernerFeb 25, 2023, 9:53 PM
26 points

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Tak­ing Good Heart To­kens Se­ri­ously, So Help Me God

Jackson WagnerApr 1, 2022, 11:29 PM
33 points

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Cri­tiques of promi­nent AI safety labs: Conjecture

Omega.Jun 12, 2023, 1:32 AM
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2022 Sur­vey Results

ScrewtapeMar 8, 2023, 7:16 PM
48 points

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Sun­day Septem­ber 6, 12pm (PT) — Ca­sual hang­ing out with the LessWrong community

habrykaSep 3, 2020, 2:08 AM
34 points

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Pick­ing Men­tors For Re­search Programmes

Raymond DouglasNov 10, 2023, 1:01 PM
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On De­stroy­ing the World

Chris_LeongSep 28, 2020, 7:38 AM
82 points

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Ex­plor­ing Demo­cratic Dialogue be­tween Ra­tion­al­ity, Sili­con Valley, and the Wider World

RemmeltAug 20, 2021, 4:04 PM
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Ap­ply now to ra­tio­nal­ity camps: ESPR & PAIR—new Pro­gram on AI and Rea­son­ing (ages 16-20)

Anna GajdovaMar 24, 2023, 11:40 AM
42 points

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Pod­cast with Oli Habryka on LessWrong /​ Light­cone Infrastructure

DanielFilanFeb 5, 2023, 2:52 AM
88 points

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Strate­gies for differ­en­tial di­vul­ga­tion of key ideas in AI capability

azsantoskMar 29, 2022, 3:22 AM
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Im­pact of the ra­tio­nal­ist com­mu­nity who some­one who as­pired to be “ra­tio­nal”

Arthur MilchiorMar 15, 2021, 2:54 AM
27 points

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[Question] Where do LessWrong ra­tio­nal­ists de­bate?

ViliamApr 29, 2021, 9:23 PM
44 points

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Ideas for im­prov­ing epistemics in AI safety outreach

micAug 21, 2023, 7:55 PM
64 points

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SPARC Ap­pli­ca­tions Are Now Live!

CitizenTenFeb 19, 2022, 2:15 AM
14 points

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Why Hasn’t Effec­tive Altru­ism Grown Since 2015?

AppliedDivinityStudiesMar 9, 2021, 1:43 AM
64 points

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Some blindspots in ra­tio­nal­ity and effec­tive altruism

RemmeltMar 19, 2021, 11:40 AM
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In­ter­est sur­vey: Form­ing an MIT Mys­tery Hunt team (Jan. 15-18, 2021)

jchanNov 13, 2020, 6:33 PM
11 points

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Book Launch: The Eng­ines of Cognition

Ben PaceDec 21, 2021, 7:24 AM
174 points

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Sec­u­lar Sols­tice Round Up 2024

dspeyerNov 21, 2024, 10:49 AM
77 points

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Pa­tron Saint Holidays

RaemonJan 26, 2022, 9:26 AM
56 points

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2020 LessWrong De­mo­graph­ics Sur­vey Results

B JacobsJul 13, 2020, 1:53 PM
18 points

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At­ti­tudes about Ap­plied Rationality

Camille Berger Feb 3, 2024, 2:42 PM
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On LessWrong/​Ra­tion­al­ity and Poli­ti­cal Debates

sophia_xuMar 20, 2021, 6:26 PM
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Pseu­do­ran­dom­ness con­test: prizes, re­sults, and analysis

Eric NeymanJan 15, 2021, 6:24 AM
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Reflec­tions on AI Timelines Fore­cast­ing Thread

AmandangoSep 1, 2020, 1:42 AM
53 points

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Why I no longer iden­tify as transhumanist

Kaj_SotalaFeb 3, 2024, 12:00 PM
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Against Non­lin­ear (Thing Of Things)

tailcalledJan 18, 2024, 9:40 PM
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Post­mortem on my Com­ment Challenge

adamShimiDec 4, 2020, 2:15 PM
46 points

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2020 LessWrong De­mo­graph­ics Survey

B JacobsJun 11, 2020, 8:05 PM
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Less Wrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2022, open for ap­pli­ca­tion!

UnplannedCauliflowerMay 1, 2022, 6:52 PM
32 points

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It’s been ten years. I pro­pose HPMOR An­niver­sary Par­ties.

ScrewtapeFeb 16, 2025, 1:43 AM
153 points

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Sols­tice Quaker Dark­ness Circling

RaemonDec 28, 2021, 6:09 AM
52 points

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The ra­tio­nal­ist com­mu­nity’s lo­ca­tion problem

mingyuanSep 23, 2020, 6:39 PM
169 points

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Cam­bridge LW Ra­tion­al­ity Prac­tice: Be­ing Specific

Feb 16, 2023, 6:37 AM
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Pro­ject Hufflepuff: Plant­ing the Flag

RaemonApr 3, 2017, 6:37 PM
73 points

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An­nounce­ment: Real-time dis­cus­sions in a new Club­house com­mu­nity.

gianlucatrudaMar 7, 2021, 7:38 PM
16 points

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Why you should try a live read­ing session

Nihal MJun 26, 2021, 8:30 AM
13 points

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Pri­vacy and Manipulation

RaemonDec 5, 2021, 12:39 AM
80 points

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Speak­ing of Stag Hunts

Duncan Sabien (Inactive)Nov 6, 2021, 8:20 AM
192 points

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Other utopias or search­ing the refer­ence class for the ra­tio­nal­ity hub project

gogishvilliFeb 15, 2021, 3:38 PM
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Some re­flec­tions on the LW com­mu­nity af­ter sev­eral months of ac­tive engagement

M. Y. ZuoJun 25, 2022, 5:04 PM
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On Not Pul­ling The Lad­der Up Be­hind You

ScrewtapeApr 26, 2024, 9:58 PM
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Launch­ing Fore­cast, a com­mu­nity for crowd­sourced pre­dic­tions from Facebook

Rebecca KossnickOct 20, 2020, 6:20 AM
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Triumph & Hope: How Far Hu­man­ity Has Come

RubyFeb 21, 2021, 6:07 PM
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“Can you keep this con­fi­den­tial? How do you know?”

RaemonJul 21, 2020, 12:33 AM
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Stampy’s AI Safety Info soft launch

Oct 5, 2023, 10:13 PM
120 points

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

Owain_EvansNov 28, 2021, 8:17 PM
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So, geez there’s a lot of AI con­tent these days

RaemonOct 6, 2022, 9:32 PM
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why I’m here now

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In Defense of At­tempt­ing Hard Things, and my story of the Lev­er­age ecosystem

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I com­piled a ebook of `Pro­ject Lawful` for eBook readers

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Power vs Precision

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Help us seed AI Safety Brussels

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PSA: The Se­quences don’t need to be read in sequence

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Why so lit­tle AI risk on ra­tio­nal­ist-ad­ja­cent blogs?

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Stu­art Rus­sell at the SlateS­tarCodex On­line Meetup

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We must be very clear: fraud in the ser­vice of effec­tive al­tru­ism is unacceptable

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«Boundaries» Se­quence (In­dex Post)

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[Question] EA (& AI Safety) has over­es­ti­mated its pro­jected fund­ing — which de­ci­sions must be re­vised?

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LessOn­line Could Use Meet­ing Stones

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Sec­u­lar Sols­tice 2020

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[Question] What spe­cific dan­gers arise when ask­ing GPT-N to write an Align­ment Fo­rum post?

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Sun­day June 28 – talks by john­swent­worth, Daniel koko­ta­jlo, Char­lie Steiner, TurnTrout

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Re­view­ing LessWrong: Screw­tape’s Ba­sic Answer

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Ba­sics of Ra­tion­al­ist Discourse

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Build­ing ra­tio­nal­ist com­mu­ni­ties: a se­ries overview

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Ex­plain­ing the Ra­tion­al­ist Move­ment to the Uninitiated

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Cambridge Vir­tual LW/​SSC Meetup

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Join a LessWrong Team for the Unag­ing Sys­tem Challenge

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Cambridge Vir­tual LW/​SSC Meetup

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Or­gani­sa­tion for Pro­gram Equil­ibrium read­ing group

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World models

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Third-wave AI safety needs so­ciopoli­ti­cal thinking

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[Question] What weird be­liefs do you have?

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How to Write Like Kaj Sotala

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En­cul­tured AI, Part 1 Ap­pendix: Rele­vant Re­search Examples

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Sun­day Oc­to­ber 11th, 12:00PM (PT) — talks by Alex Zhu, Martin Sus­trik and Steve Byrnes

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A few thought on the in­ner ring

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OpenPrin­ci­ples Boot­camp (Free) -- Reflect & Act on your Ra­tion­al­ity Prin­ci­ples.

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Chi­canery: No

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Fol­low along with Columbia EA’s Ad­vanced AI Safety Fel­low­ship!

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Back­ground Read­ing: The Real Hufflepuff Se­quence Was The Posts We Made Along The Way

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Cri­tiques of promi­nent AI safety or­ga­ni­za­tions: Introduction

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EA Ve­gan Ad­vo­cacy is not truth­seek­ing, and it’s ev­ery­one’s problem

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Mee­tups: Climb­ing up­hill, flow­ing down­hill, and the Un­canny Summit

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EA might sys­tem­at­i­cally gen­er­ate a scarcity mind­set that pro­duces low-in­tegrity actors

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Do Women Like Ass­holes?

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Skill Acquisition

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Please do not use AI to write for you

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An­nounc­ing The Filan Cabinet

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Sec­u­lar Sols­tice On­line (Amer­i­cas)

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Sun­day 8th 2pm PT: Scott Garrabrant’s Office Hours /​ Carte­sian Frames

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Alaska Trip

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Up­dat­ing the Roadmap to Whole Brain Emu­la­tion Part 6: NEURAL MODELING—Pa­tient Spe­cific Selec­tion, Fit­ting and Validation

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For Bet­ter Com­ment­ing, Take an Oath of Re­ply.

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Open, Free, Safe: Choose Two

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Art Meet

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Who is Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) re­ally, and how could he have done what he did? - three the­o­ries and a lot of evidence

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For Civ­i­liza­tion and Against Niceness

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Should I blog on LessWrong?

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Prin­ci­ples of Agile Rationalism

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I’m cre­at­ing a deep dive pod­cast epi­sode about the origi­nal Lev­er­age Re­search—would you like to take part?

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Group Wiki Walk

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Hufflepuff Cynicism

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[Meta] anony­mous merit or pub­lic status

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How to find AI al­ign­ment re­searchers to col­lab­o­rate with?

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Launch & Grow Your Univer­sity Group: Ap­ply now to OSP & FSP!

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Pa­ram­e­ters of Privacy

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Book Club: Thomas Schel­ling’s “The Strat­egy of Con­flict”

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Cheer­ful Har­berger Day

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Changes in Com­mu­nity Dy­nam­ics: A Fol­low-Up to ‘The Berkeley Com­mu­nity & the Rest of Us’

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Petrov Day Ri­tual: Coron­avirus Edition

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On­line AI Safety Dis­cus­sion Day

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In­tran­si­tive Trust

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[Question] How to build com­mon knowl­edge of ra­tio­nal­ity and hon­esty?

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Bos­ton Sols­tice 2022 Retrospective

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In­tro to the Wed­ding Sequence

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In­tro­duc­ing Kairos: a new AI safety field­build­ing or­ga­ni­za­tion (the new home for SPAR and FSP)

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[cross-post with EA Fo­rum] The EA Fo­rum Pod­cast is up and running

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Meta-con­ver­sa­tion shouldn’t be taboo

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What top­ics would you like to see more of on LessWrong?

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ARC is hiring!

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In­ter­est In Con­flict Is In­stru­men­tally Convergent

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Is there a list of pro­jects to get started with In­ter­pretabil­ity?

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{Book Sum­mary} The Art of Gathering

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Scott Aaron­son is join­ing OpenAI to work on AI safety

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EAGxBerkeley 2024

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Mar­riage, the Giv­ing What We Can Pledge, and the dam­age caused by vague pub­lic commitments

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Par­ti­tioned Book Club

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So­cially Grace­ful Degradation

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The Pros and Cons of Be­ing Among Your Tribe

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You don’t have to be “into EA” to at­tend EAG(x) Conferences

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Sub­scripts for Probabilities

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The Se­quences on YouTube

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The Pack­ag­ing and the Payload

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Play My Futarchy/​Pre­dic­tion Mar­ket Mafia Game

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AISafety.world is a map of the AIS ecosystem

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2023 Unoffi­cial LessWrong Cen­sus/​Survey

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Con­sider pay­ing for liter­a­ture or book re­views us­ing boun­ties and dom­i­nant as­surance contracts

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Clos­ing Notes on Non­lin­ear Investigation

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You have a place to stay in Swe­den, should you need it.

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Ene­mies vs Malefactors

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FTX Cri­sis. What we know and some fore­casts on what will hap­pen next

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AI Safety Dis­cord com­mu­nity (re­quest­ing help!)

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[Question] What are your fa­vorite ex­am­ples of adults in and around this com­mu­nity pub­li­cly chang­ing their minds?

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In­ter­views on Im­prov­ing the AI Safety Pipeline

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Re­lated Dis­cus­sion from Thomas Kwa’s MIRI Re­search Experience

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[Question] How are ra­tio­nal­ists or orgs blocked, that you can see?

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[Question] What are some EA/​tran­shu­man­ist/​ra­tio­nal­ist chats/​groups?

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SlateS­tarCodex on­line meetup: In­te­grat­ing evolu­tion­ary psy­chol­ogy and behaviorism

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[Question] When peo­ple ask for your P(doom), do you give them your in­side view or your bet­ting odds?

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Sun­day Au­gust 23rd, 12pm (PDT) – Dou­ble Crux with Buck Sh­legeris and Oliver Habryka on Slow vs. Fast AI Takeoff

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AMA on Truth­ful AI: Owen Cot­ton-Bar­ratt, Owain Evans & co-authors

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Be­come a PIBBSS Re­search Affiliate

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The Most Fre­quently Use­ful Thing

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 28, 2009, 6:43 PM
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Effec­tive Altru­ism Bul­garia Kick Off

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[Question] What are some good ra­tio­nal­ist ice breaker ques­tions?

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A Short Cel­e­bra­tory /​ Ap­pre­ci­a­tion Post

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Less Wrong IRC Meetup

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Hous­ton Effec­tive Altru­ism Weekly Hangout

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Frac­tional Re­serve Charity

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Slack Club

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Ap­ply to Us­able Se­cu­rity Prize by Septem­ber 30

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Riga, Latvia – ACX Mee­tups Every­where 2023

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SafeRLHub: An In­ter­ac­tive Re­source for RL Safety and Interpretability

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Get­ting Nearer

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 17, 2009, 9:28 AM
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Spread­ing the word?

Paul CrowleyApr 19, 2009, 7:25 PM
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Look­ing for AI Safety Ex­perts to Provide High Level Guidance for RAISE

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The Berkeley Com­mu­nity & The Rest Of Us: A Re­sponse to Zvi & Benquo

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AI Safety Move­ment Builders should help the com­mu­nity to op­ti­mise three fac­tors: con­trib­u­tors, con­tri­bu­tions and coordination

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Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer Yud­kowsky: Video Answers

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What we’re losing

PhilGoetzMay 15, 2011, 3:34 AM
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Altru­ist Co­or­di­na­tion—Cen­tral Station

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North Oak­land: Short Talks, Jan­uary 17th

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ACX At­lanta Jan­uary 2023 Meetup

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Pro­gram­ming the LW Study Hall

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Sat. Apr 1st @ 2-4pm: Change-Mak­ers Unite: Hous­ton Effec­tive Altru­ism Meetup

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A multi-dis­ci­plinary view on AI safety research

Roman LeventovFeb 8, 2023, 4:50 PM
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Find a study partner

Mati_RoyJan 24, 2014, 2:27 AM
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Books: Lend, Don’t Give

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PROPOSAL: LessWrong for Teenagers

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Drive-By Low-Effort Criticism

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Virginia-wide Vir­tual Meetup!

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Lo­cal Vol­un­teer­ing Dis­cus­sion: Hous­ton Effec­tive Altru­ism Meetup

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How to find cool things in a new place

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I’m be­com­ing in­tol­er­ant. Help.

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Less Wrong Book Club and Study Group

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Wok­ism, re­think­ing pri­ori­ties and the Bostrom case

Arturo MaciasJan 14, 2023, 2:27 AM
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Re­sponses and Tes­ti­monies on EA Growth

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Northamp­ton, MA ACX Meetup — Nov 18, 2023

Alex LiebowitzNov 14, 2023, 9:26 PM
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Austin Petrov Day re­vi­sion, 2023

Austin LW ritual working groupSep 16, 2023, 9:55 PM
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Drinks at a bar

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rmoehnOct 1, 2019, 2:16 AM
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In­stru­men­tal Ra­tion­al­ity is a Chimera

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De­cen­tral­ized Exclusion

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23 Au­gust—Norfolk So­cial Meetup

WillaAug 23, 2023, 5:38 PM
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FB/​Dis­cord Style Reacts

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Fort Laud­erdale, Florida, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

AuspiciousApr 10, 2023, 10:10 PM
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The If Any­one Builds It, Every­one Dies march as­surance con­tract should in­di­cate how many sig­na­tures it has received

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Less­wrong 2016 Survey

EloMar 30, 2016, 6:17 PM
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Con­sider ap­ply­ing to a 2-week al­ign­ment pro­ject with former GitHub CEO

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27 Septem­ber—Norfolk Meetup

WillaSep 11, 2023, 2:33 AM
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What I’ve been read­ing, Novem­ber 2023

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An­nounc­ing Data Se­crets Lox: An Alter­na­tive to Slate Star Codex Open Threads

quanticleOct 27, 2020, 4:24 AM
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North Oak­land: Group De­bug­ging, July 11th

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Bel­grade, Ser­bia – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

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2014 iter­ated pris­oner’s dilemma tour­na­ment results

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3/​6/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

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Less Wrong/​ACX Bu­dapest Feb 4th Meetup

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Sav­ing the world in 80 days: Prologue

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In mem­ory of Louise Glück

Joe CarlsmithOct 15, 2023, 2:59 AM
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Find some­one to talk to thread

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North Oak­land: Pro­jects, Novem­ber 21th

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Ra­tion­al­ist Com­mu­nity and Ritual

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A great hard day

KatjaGraceFeb 10, 2021, 7:00 AM
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Evolu­tion­ary Psy­chol­ogy 1 - LW/​ACX Meetup #222 (Wed­nes­day, Feb 1st 2023)

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Is Con­scious­ness It­self Mor­tal? A the­ory on En­tropy and Awareness

Samarth PawarMay 28, 2025, 7:22 PM
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Im­prov­ing on the Karma System

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Ed­mon­ton Bonus Meetup—June 8th

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EA Madrid social

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Sat. May 6th @ 2-4pm: Change-Mak­ers Unite: Hous­ton Effec­tive Altru­ism Meetup

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Created a new Eth­i­cal Framework

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Brent Dill and the Cryp­tid Community

Noah JohnsonSep 13, 2023, 5:44 PM
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Bay Area Bayesi­ans Unite!

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 28, 2007, 12:07 AM
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Meetup Re­minder: UC Santa Bar­bara, To­day @6pm

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Visit­ing the Bay Area from 17-30 June

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Can Ra­tion­al­ists En­joy Art?

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Cowork­ing #1

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In­visi­ble Frameworks

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 22, 2008, 3:36 AM
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Has LessWrong Ever Back­fired On You?

Evan_GaensbauerDec 15, 2014, 5:44 AM
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Small Iden­tity Exercise

jennApr 23, 2023, 6:00 PM
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Con­tra Ngo et al. “Every ‘Every Bay Area House Party’ Bay Area House Party”

Ricki HeicklenFeb 22, 2024, 11:56 PM
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Cog­nito Men­tor­ing: An ad­vis­ing ser­vice for in­tel­lec­tu­ally cu­ri­ous students

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[meta] New LW mod­er­a­tor: Viliam_Bur

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Meetup Tip: The Next Meetup Will Be. . .

ScrewtapeMar 17, 2023, 10:04 PM
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Why do we post our AI safety plans on the In­ter­net?

Peter S. ParkNov 3, 2022, 4:02 PM
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[Question] What are some of Robin Han­son’s best posts?

Richard_NgoJul 2, 2019, 8:58 PM
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Forethought: a new AI macros­trat­egy group

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Bre­men, Ger­many – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

RasmusHBAug 25, 2023, 11:27 PM
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Elec­tron­ics Me­chanic → AI Safety Re­searcher: A 30-Month Jour­ney to Model Welfare

probablyjonahOct 16, 2025, 12:43 AM
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Sofia ACX June 2023 Reg­u­lar Meetup

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Re­in­force­ment Learn­ing Study Group

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Ex­cep­tional Child­hoods and Work­ing With GPT’s

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You are not too “ir­ra­tional” to know your prefer­ences.

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Re­cent up­dates to gw­ern.net (2017–2019)

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[Question] Ask­ing for help teach­ing a crit­i­cal think­ing class.

Ronny FernandezMar 7, 2019, 2:15 AM
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Towards a Bay Area Less Wrong Community

LucasSloanMar 18, 2011, 5:35 AM
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Ac­tion: Help ex­pand fund­ing for AI Safety by co­or­di­nat­ing on NSF response

Evan R. MurphyJan 19, 2022, 10:47 PM
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I would have shit in that alley, too

Declan MolonyJun 18, 2024, 4:41 AM
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8/​28/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

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An­nounc­ing AI Align­ment Awards: $100k re­search con­tests about goal mis­gen­er­al­iza­tion & corrigibility

Nov 22, 2022, 10:19 PM
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Ar­gen­tines LW/​SSC/​EA/​MIRIx—Call to All

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MIRI Sum­mer Fel­lows Program

colmMay 15, 2019, 12:28 AM
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Ap­ply to the Cavendish Labs Fel­low­ship (by 4/​15)

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Less Wrong Should Con­front Wrong­ness Wher­ever it Appears

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[meta] Fu­ture mod­er­a­tion and in­ves­ti­ga­tion of down­vote abuse cases, or, I don’t want to deal with this stuff

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Redi­rect­ing one’s own taxes as an effec­tive al­tru­ism method

David GrossNov 13, 2023, 3:17 PM
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North Oak­land: Pro­jects, July 25th

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Rea­sons for be­ing rational

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Stop Us­ing Dis­cord as an Archive

Nicholas KrossMar 30, 2023, 2:15 AM
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Ap­ply to the Pivotal Re­search Fel­low­ship (AI Safety & Biose­cu­rity)

Apr 10, 2024, 12:08 PM
18 points

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Sugges­tion: Read Paul Graham

katydeeMar 23, 2013, 3:23 AM
54 points

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15 March—Norfolk So­cial!

WillaMar 8, 2023, 3:23 AM
4 points

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San Fran­cisco ACX Meetup “First Satur­day”

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The­ory of Knowl­edge (ra­tio­nal­ity out­reach)

KPierAug 9, 2011, 9:36 PM
86 points

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As­tralCodexTen /​ LessWrong Meetup

Søren ElverlinMay 28, 2023, 6:21 PM
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A City Within a City

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Co-Work­ing Col­lab­o­ra­tion to Com­bat Akrasia

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76 points

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LW Philoso­phers ver­sus Analytics

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Cel­e­brat­ing All Who Are in Effec­tive Altruism

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Rat Fic—LW/​ACX Meetup #235 (Wed­nes­day, May 3rd 2023)

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The Com­pu­ta­tional The­ory of Mind Day 2 - LW/​ACX Meetup #248 (Wed­nes­day, Au­gust 2nd 2023)

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The Lens That Sees Its Flaws

Eliezer YudkowskySep 23, 2007, 12:10 AM
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Sat. June 3rd @ 2-4pm: Change-Mak­ers Unite: Hous­ton Effec­tive Altru­ism Meetup

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Polyamory is Ra­tional(ist)

Jacob FalkovichOct 18, 2019, 4:48 PM
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Fo­rum Pro­posal: Karma Transfers

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Tell Your Ra­tion­al­ist Ori­gin Story… at Less Wrong

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 27, 2009, 4:06 AM
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An Out­side View on Less Wrong’s Advice

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You are prob­a­bly not a good al­ign­ment re­searcher, and other blatant lies

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LessWrong is pro­vid­ing feed­back and proofread­ing on drafts as a service

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LessWrong: West vs. East

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To open-source or to not open-source, that is (an over­sim­plifi­ca­tion of) the ques­tion.

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My Time As A Goddess

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ML4Good Sum­mer Boot­camps—Ap­pli­ca­tions Open [dead­line ex­tended]

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Austin LW/​SSC Win­ter Sols­tice 2023

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Com­ment sec­tion from 05/​19/​2019

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Me­tac­u­lus In­tro­duces New Fore­cast Scores, New Leader­board & Medals

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Wanted: Python open source volunteers

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[Question] What would you need to be mo­ti­vated to an­swer “hard” LW ques­tions?

RaemonMar 28, 2019, 8:07 PM
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Ar­bital Scrape V2

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Freiburg—An­cient Wis­dom and Modern Technology

Jun 17, 2023, 7:21 AM
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Freiburg—How Statis­tics Trick Our Brain

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Ann Ar­bor, Michi­gan, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

J03MANAug 25, 2023, 11:35 PM
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Call for Anony­mous Nar­ra­tives by LW Women and Ques­tion Pro­pos­als (AMA)

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A Suite of Prag­matic Con­sid­er­a­tions in Fa­vor of Niceness

AlicornJan 5, 2010, 9:32 PM
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[Question] how has this fo­rum changed your life?

Jon RonsonJan 30, 2020, 9:54 PM
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6/​25/​23 June Thought-Gym

Joe BrentonJun 20, 2023, 3:24 PM
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

rnsApr 10, 2023, 10:21 PM
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Lub­bock, Texas, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

Journeyman SageAug 25, 2023, 11:42 PM
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JavierApr 10, 2023, 9:50 PM
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LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2023 Up­dates: Keynote Speaker Mal­colm Ocean, Re­main­ing Tick­ets and More

Henry ProwbellMay 31, 2023, 9:53 PM
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I am try­ing to write the his­tory of tran­shu­man­ism-re­lated communities

Ihor KendiukhovAug 29, 2025, 11:37 AM
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Tal­linn, Es­to­nia – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Au­tumn 2023

AndrewSep 19, 2023, 4:24 PM
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2/​3 Aussie & NZ AI Safety folk of­ten or some­times feel lonely or dis­con­nected (and 16 other bar­ri­ers to im­pact)

yanni kyriacosAug 1, 2024, 1:15 AM
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Open Philan­thropy is hiring for mul­ti­ple roles across our Global Catas­trophic Risks teams

aarongertlerOct 4, 2023, 6:04 PM
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Back to the Ba­sics of Rationality

lukeprogJan 11, 2011, 7:05 AM
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Bu­dapest, Hun­gary – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

Timothy UnderwoodAug 25, 2023, 11:28 PM
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Effec­tive Altru­ism Vir­tual Pro­grams Septem­ber-Oc­to­ber 2023

Yve Nichols-EvansAug 3, 2023, 6:27 AM
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[Linkpost] Guardian ar­ti­cle cov­er­ing Light­cone In­fras­truc­ture, Man­i­fest and CFAR ties to FTX

ROMJun 17, 2024, 10:05 AM
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[Question] How much fund­ing and re­searchers were in AI, and AI Safety, in 2018?

RaemonMar 3, 2019, 9:46 PM
41 points

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Start­ing a LW meet-up is easy.

AnnaSalamonFeb 1, 2011, 4:05 AM
54 points

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hi im newww peo­ple told me i should join this place cuz im afraid of ai caus­ing so­ciety to dis­ap­pear as we know it. also is this a cult? i love cults.

eed85253@gmail.comOct 26, 2025, 8:55 AM
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Robin Han­son’s Cry­on­ics Hour

orthonormalMar 29, 2013, 5:20 PM
47 points

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Nav­i­gat­ing emo­tions in an un­cer­tain & con­fus­ing world

Orpheus16Nov 20, 2023, 6:16 PM
42 points

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LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2023 [Ap­pli­ca­tions now closed]

Henry ProwbellMay 1, 2023, 9:08 AM
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What’s new at FAR AI

Dec 4, 2023, 9:18 PM
41 points

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[Question] Places to meet in­ter­est­ing mid­dle-aged men?

anon_girlSep 23, 2023, 7:06 PM
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Fifty Years Re­quests for Startups

Gustavs ZilgalvisSep 15, 2025, 6:37 PM
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Ra­tion­al­ity Boot Camp

JasenMar 22, 2011, 8:37 AM
96 points

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Port­land, Ore­gon, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

SmokeAndMirrorsApr 10, 2023, 10:17 PM
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Lon­don ra­tio­nal­ish meetup—re­lin­quish­ing curiosity

philhMay 16, 2023, 9:42 PM
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Sat. Aug. 5th @ 2-4pm: Change-Mak­ers Unite: Hous­ton Effec­tive Altru­ism Meetup

KW000123May 17, 2023, 10:21 PM
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[Question] Help Needed: Craft­ing a Bet­ter CFAR Fol­low-Up Survey

kotrfaAug 24, 2023, 5:26 PM
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CFAR Par­ti­ci­pant Hand­book now available to all

Duncan Sabien (Inactive)Jan 3, 2020, 3:43 PM
254 points

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A Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer (Step 1: The Propo­si­tion)

MichaelGROct 29, 2009, 3:04 PM
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Los An­ge­les Ra­tion­al­ity /​ Austin Less Wrong Ra­tion­al­ity Joint On­line Meetup (Sun­day, July 23rd)

koreindianJul 21, 2023, 1:12 AM
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LessWrong help desk—free pa­per down­loads and more

jsalvatierOct 7, 2012, 11:45 PM
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Up­date on Kim Suozzi (can­cer pa­tient in want of cry­on­ics)

ahartellJan 22, 2013, 9:15 AM
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Quick Thoughts on Gen­er­a­tion and Eval­u­a­tion of Hy­pothe­ses in a Community

Ben PaceSep 6, 2018, 1:01 AM
60 points

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List of lists of pro­ject ideas in AI Safety

Veronica GordiOct 27, 2025, 1:28 AM
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Dal­las, Texas, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

nomagicpillApr 10, 2023, 10:07 PM
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9/​11/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonSep 9, 2023, 5:58 PM
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Sols­tice 2023 Roundup

dspeyerOct 11, 2023, 11:09 PM
28 points

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Kar­ls­ruhe Ra­tion­al­ity Meetup: Thoughts on AI progress

Felix KargJan 14, 2023, 2:44 PM
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Disagree­ments about Align­ment: Why, and how, we should try to solve them

ojorgensenAug 9, 2022, 6:49 PM
11 points

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Mu­nich, Ger­many – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

ErichApr 10, 2023, 9:48 PM
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She has joined the Conspiracy

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 13, 2009, 7:48 PM
13 points

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Marginal Revolu­tion un­offi­cial birth­day party

Derek M. JonesAug 9, 2023, 2:35 PM
4 points

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Kar­ls­ruhe Ra­tion­al­ist Meetup #7

ctrltabJan 11, 2021, 5:00 PM
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State of the Sols­tice 2014

RaemonDec 23, 2014, 6:18 AM
54 points

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For-Profit Ra­tion­al­ity Training

ksvanhornDec 28, 2011, 9:42 PM
31 points

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Los An­ge­les, CA—ACX Au­tumn Mee­tups Every­where 2023 - LW/​ACX Meetup (Wed­nes­day, Septem­ber 13th)

koreindianAug 2, 2023, 9:03 PM
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LTFF and EAIF are un­usu­ally fund­ing-con­strained right now

Aug 30, 2023, 1:03 AM
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Fea­ture pro­posal: Ex­port ACX meetups

ViliamSep 10, 2023, 10:50 AM
11 points

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Farewell Aaron Swartz (1986-2013)

KawoombaJan 12, 2013, 10:09 AM
120 points

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Bayesian Episte­mol­ogy 3 - LW/​ACX Meetup #263 (Wed­nes­day, Novem­ber 15th 2023)

koreindianNov 15, 2023, 8:46 PM
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Berkeley, Cal­ifor­nia, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

ScrewtapeApr 10, 2023, 9:57 PM
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Ap­ply to a small iter­a­tion of MLAB to be run in Oxford

Aug 27, 2023, 2:21 PM
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Offi­cial LW un­cen­sored thread (on Red­dit)

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 5, 2013, 8:04 PM
97 points

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Bel­grade, Ser­bia – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

Dušan and TatianaAug 25, 2023, 11:30 PM
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3/​20/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonMar 19, 2023, 8:18 PM
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Orthog­o­nal: A new agent foun­da­tions al­ign­ment organization

Tamsin LeakeApr 19, 2023, 8:17 PM
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ACX meetup [April]

sallatikMar 23, 2023, 8:40 PM
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1/​23/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonJan 22, 2023, 12:47 PM
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New or­ga­ni­za­tion—Fu­ture of Life In­sti­tute (FLI)

VikaJun 14, 2014, 11:00 PM
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At­lanta, Ge­or­gia, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

Steve FrenchAug 25, 2023, 11:35 PM
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Austin, TX ACX Shel­ling Meetup 2023

SilasBartaApr 1, 2023, 12:29 AM
8 points

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Meet Hype­r­ion on Sun­day Aug 6?

duck_masterAug 5, 2023, 4:36 AM
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The New Ge­nius: Weaver of Wor­lds in the Era of AI Symbiosis

Gloria NgathoOct 17, 2025, 3:12 PM
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Sols­tice song: Here Lies the Dragon

jchanDec 26, 2022, 4:08 PM
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Re­plac­ing Guilt—LW/​ACX Meetup #264 (Wed­nes­day, Novem­ber 22nd 2023)

koreindianNov 22, 2023, 8:38 PM
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01/​15/​24 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonJan 1, 2024, 9:21 PM
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En­joy LessWrong in ebook format

Bart BussmannFeb 13, 2023, 11:53 AM
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Helsinki Ra­tion­al­ish—Fe­bru­ary/​March 2023 Meetup

jn2Feb 17, 2023, 1:54 PM
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$500 bounty for best short-form fic­tion about our near fu­ture world; $100 for recom­mend­ing win­ning piece: new “Art of Near Fu­ture World” quar­terly art project

Ramon GonzalezApr 15, 2025, 12:46 AM
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On Things that are Awesome

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 24, 2009, 3:24 AM
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South Bay ACX/​SSC Fall Mee­tups Everywhere

allisonaAug 23, 2023, 3:00 AM
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[POLL] LessWrong group on YourMo­rals.org

InquilineKeaNov 29, 2011, 1:22 AM
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Man­i­fund: What we’re fund­ing (weeks 2-4)

Austin ChenAug 4, 2023, 4:00 PM
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Mini-camp on Ra­tion­al­ity, Awe­some­ness, and Ex­is­ten­tial Risk (May 28 through June 4, 2011)

AnnaSalamonApr 24, 2011, 8:10 AM
51 points

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I Up­dated the List of Ra­tion­al­ist Blogs on the Wiki

sapphireApr 25, 2017, 10:26 AM
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ACX/​Less­rong Meetup Vietnam

cygnusJul 10, 2023, 8:42 AM
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Let’s be friendly to our allies

JGWeissmanAug 15, 2012, 4:02 AM
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7/​31/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonJul 30, 2023, 3:17 PM
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An­thropic, Google, Microsoft & OpenAI an­nounce Ex­ec­u­tive Direc­tor of the Fron­tier Model Fo­rum & over $10 mil­lion for a new AI Safety Fund

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Chicago, Illinois, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

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7 June Norfolk So­cial Meetup

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[Linkpost] Leif We­nar’s The Deaths of Effec­tive Altruism

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You can now listen to the “AI Safety Fun­da­men­tals” courses

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Norms & Rules

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Eliezer Yud­kowsky Facts

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kenakoferAug 25, 2023, 11:38 PM
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You’re Cal­ling *Who* A Cult Leader?

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 22, 2009, 6:57 AM
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Evolu­tion of De­sire 8 - LW/​ACX Meetup #233 (Wed­nes­day, April 19th 2023)

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Kar­ls­ruhe Weekly Ra­tion­al­ist Meetup #8

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EA & LW Fo­rums Weekly Sum­mary (26 Sep − 9 Oct 22′)

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What do Marginal Grants at EAIF Look Like? Fund­ing Pri­ori­ties and Grant­mak­ing Thresh­olds at the EA In­fras­truc­ture Fund

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Ra­tion­al­ity, Sin­gu­lar­ity, Method, and the Mainstream

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ACX At­lanta will be May 27, 2023

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UVic AI Ethics Conference

Oct 13, 2023, 7:31 AM
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Closet sur­vey #1

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Syd­ney Ra­tion­al­ity Dojo—Novem­ber 2024

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How to re­spond to the re­cent con­dem­na­tions of the ra­tio­nal­ist community

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10/​16/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonOct 15, 2023, 11:46 PM
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Reg­u­lar Meetup (topic: Self-de­ter­mi­na­tion)

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ACX Dublin July Meetup

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Are un­paid UN in­tern­ships a good idea?

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Joe BrentonOct 10, 2023, 12:09 AM
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Why I am not a Quaker (even though it of­ten seems as though I should be)

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North Oak­land: Short Talks, Au­gust 15th

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Ra­tion­al­ity Club at UChicago

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Call for con­trib­u­tors to the Align­ment Newsletter

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Tran­shu­man­ism 4 - LW/​ACX Meetup #240 (Wed­nes­day, June 7th 2023)

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wilmApr 10, 2023, 9:47 PM
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Tech­ni­cal AI Align­ment Study Group

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Petrov Day and X-Risk Dis­cus­sion With EA Waterloo

jennSep 25, 2023, 8:19 PM
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shaneebertJan 29, 2023, 5:20 PM
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Ap­ply to a small iter­a­tion of MLAB in Oxford

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A Pro­posed Ap­proach for AI Safety Move­ment Build­ing: Pro­jects, Pro­fes­sions, Skills, and Ideas for the Fu­ture [long post][bounty for feed­back]

peterslatteryMar 22, 2023, 1:11 AM
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Sofia ACX July 2023 Reg­u­lar Meetup

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Schel­ling Day: A Ra­tion­al­ist Holiday

ModusPoniesMar 27, 2013, 1:18 PM
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Rea­sons for some­one to “ig­nore” you

Wei DaiOct 8, 2012, 7:50 PM
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Why Are There So Many Ra­tion­al­ist Cults?

omarkAug 13, 2025, 6:37 AM
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West­lake, Texas, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

Jacob ElliottAug 25, 2023, 11:48 PM
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Self-cen­sor­ship is prob­a­bly bad for episte­mol­ogy. Maybe we should figure out a way to avoid it?

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ACX Dublin Monthly Meetup

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Sep 6, 2023, 10:35 AM
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EA Global SF 2018

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Please use real names, es­pe­cially for Align­ment Fo­rum?

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Against Pre­ma­ture Ab­strac­tion of Poli­ti­cal Issues

Wei DaiDec 18, 2019, 8:19 PM
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Stone Lake, Wis­con­sin, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

NW WisconsinAug 25, 2023, 11:46 PM
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Origami and Chill

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JohnBuridanAug 25, 2023, 11:46 PM
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Twin Cities ACX Meetup Oc­to­ber 2023

Timothy M.Oct 5, 2023, 4:29 PM
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Fire­wal­ling the Op­ti­mal from the Rational

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 8, 2012, 8:01 AM
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Tokyo AI Safety 2025: Call For Papers

BlaineOct 21, 2024, 8:43 AM
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The uniquely awful ex­am­ple of theism

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Carv­ing of Real­ity 3 - LW/​ACX Meetup #253 (Wed­nes­day, Septem­ber 6th 2023)

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My least fa­vorite thing

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Dis­cus­sion Thread: The AI Does Not Hate You by Tom Chivers

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An­nounc­ing the 2023 PIBBSS Sum­mer Re­search Fellowship

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Au­tonomous Align­ment Over­sight Frame­work (AAOF)

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[Question] How do new­com­ers delve deeper into the com­mu­nity?

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[Question] How can we pro­mote AI al­ign­ment in Ja­pan?

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The elephant in the room, AMA

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Quotes Worth Talk­ing About

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SSC Mee­tups Every­where: Com­mu­nity Map on front­page this month

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The first AI Safety Camp & onwards

RemmeltJun 7, 2018, 8:13 PM
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Schism Begets Schism

Davis_KingsleyJul 10, 2019, 3:09 AM
24 points

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How To Build A Com­mu­nity Full Of Lonely People

maiaMay 17, 2017, 3:25 PM
12 points

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Op­ti­miz­ing For Ap­proval And Disapproval

Thoth HermesJul 24, 2023, 6:46 PM
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NYC Ra­tion­al­ist Community

CosmosMar 29, 2010, 4:59 PM
24 points

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Blog Post Day II

Daniel KokotajloMar 21, 2020, 4:39 PM
37 points

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Punta del Este, Uruguay – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

ManuAug 25, 2023, 11:48 PM
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Mum­bai ACX In-Per­son Meetup

bluebloopFeb 9, 2023, 4:46 AM
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West La­fayette, In­di­ana, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

mapreader4Aug 25, 2023, 11:47 PM
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High school­ers can ap­ply to the At­las Fel­low­ship: $10k schol­ar­ship + 11-day program

Apr 18, 2023, 2:53 AM
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An­nounc­ing the Lon­don Ini­ti­a­tive for Safe AI (LISA)

Feb 2, 2024, 11:17 PM
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AI Safety Pr­ereq­ui­sites Course: Ba­sic ab­stract rep­re­sen­ta­tions of computation

RAISEMar 13, 2019, 7:38 PM
28 points

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AI Align­ment Writ­ing Day Roundup #2

Ben PaceOct 7, 2019, 11:36 PM
33 points

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Cologne, Ger­many – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

Marcel MüllerAug 25, 2023, 11:27 PM
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Ap­ply to lead a pro­ject dur­ing the next vir­tual AI Safety Camp

Sep 13, 2023, 1:29 PM
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LW/​ACX Satur­day (4/​29/​23) Lex and Eliezer and The Dic­ta­tors Hand­book chap­ter 7/​8

Michael MichalchikApr 28, 2023, 7:50 PM
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Ber­lin, Ger­many – ACX Mee­tups Every­where 2021

RubenAug 23, 2021, 8:46 AM
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Wik­ify­ing the blog list

Scott AlexanderMay 10, 2013, 8:18 AM
50 points

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Prob­a­bly good pro­jects for the AI safety ecosystem

Ryan KiddDec 5, 2022, 2:26 AM
78 points

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Quick pro­posal: De­ci­sion mar­ket re­grantor us­ing man­i­fund (please im­prove)

Nathan YoungJul 9, 2023, 12:49 PM
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An­nounc­ing the Con­fido app: bring­ing fore­cast­ing to everyone

regnargMay 25, 2023, 8:18 AM
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Twin Cities ACX Meetup—Jan­uary 2024

Timothy M.Jan 1, 2024, 9:13 PM
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Con­crete Ways You Can Help Make the Com­mu­nity Better

sapphireJun 17, 2017, 3:03 AM
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EA orgs’ le­gal struc­ture in­hibits risk tak­ing and in­for­ma­tion shar­ing on the margin

ElizabethNov 5, 2023, 7:13 PM
136 points

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Meta-tations on Moder­a­tion: Towards Public Archipelago

RaemonFeb 25, 2018, 3:59 AM
81 points

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I Want To Live In A Baugruppe

AlicornMar 17, 2017, 1:36 AM
110 points

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Helsinki Ra­tion­al­ish—April 2023 Meetup

jn2Mar 27, 2023, 12:51 PM
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ACX Mon­treal Meetup July 22nd 2023

BionicD0LPH1NJul 11, 2023, 2:17 AM
10 points

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Leav­ing LessWrong for a more ra­tio­nal life

Mark_FriedenbachMay 21, 2015, 7:24 PM
51 points

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ZuVillage Ge­or­gia – Mis­sion Statement

BurnsJun 17, 2024, 7:53 PM
3 points

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7/​3/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonJul 1, 2023, 4:24 PM
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In­tro­duc­tion Thread: May 2009

MBlumeMay 5, 2009, 8:39 PM
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$5m cryp­tocur­rency dona­tion to Al­cor by Brad Arm­strong in mem­ory of LWer Hal Finney

gwernMay 17, 2018, 8:31 PM
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Thinks­giv­ing Meetup: Sun­day, Nov 19

Nov 16, 2023, 3:56 PM
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North Oak­land: Group De­bug­ging, Novem­ber 14th

CzynskiOct 30, 2023, 5:15 AM
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The Es­ti­ma­tion Game: a monthly Fermi es­ti­ma­tion web app

Feb 20, 2023, 11:33 AM
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Mi­ami, Florida, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

PedroAug 25, 2023, 11:43 PM
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Map­ping the Archipelago

alkjashFeb 26, 2018, 5:09 AM
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Athens, GA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where 2021

tward248Aug 23, 2021, 8:52 AM
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Can peo­ple ex­plain to me in lay­man’s terms how I can help speak with an SI to speak about the way of the Tao.

ElliottSNov 2, 2025, 3:37 PM
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We ran an AI safety con­fer­ence in Tokyo. It went re­ally well. Come next year!

BlaineJul 17, 2024, 6:55 AM
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Less Wrong: Progress Report

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 24, 2009, 11:49 PM
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2/​20/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonFeb 20, 2023, 1:58 AM
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We Don’t Really Want Your Participation

Eliezer YudkowskySep 10, 2007, 7:53 PM
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Feb 1 - Norfolk So­cial Meetup

WillaJan 31, 2023, 2:02 AM
4 points

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Monthly Meta: Refer­ring is Underrated

Chris_LeongFeb 8, 2018, 1:36 AM
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North Oak­land: Board Games, Septem­ber 5th

CzynskiSep 3, 2023, 3:01 AM
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Paradigm-build­ing: Con­clu­sion and prac­ti­cal takeaways

Cameron BergFeb 15, 2022, 4:11 PM
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11/​06/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonOct 21, 2023, 12:13 PM
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

SergeyAug 25, 2023, 11:34 PM
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First Lon­don Ra­tion­al­ist Meet­ing upcoming

tawApr 3, 2009, 10:28 PM
5 points

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Mind Con­trol and Me

PatrickMar 21, 2009, 5:31 PM
12 points

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North Oak­land: Short Talks, Oc­to­ber 17th

CzynskiSep 20, 2023, 11:57 PM
2 points

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Feb 22 - Norfolk So­cial Meetup

WillaJan 31, 2023, 2:07 AM
4 points

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Feb 15 - Norfolk So­cial Meetup

WillaJan 31, 2023, 2:05 AM
4 points

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2023 ACX Mee­tups Every­where—New­ton, MA

duck_masterAug 9, 2023, 10:47 PM
6 points

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BOUNTY AVAILABLE: AI ethi­cists, what are your ob­ject-level ar­gu­ments against AI notkil­lev­ery­oneism?

Peter BerggrenJul 6, 2023, 5:32 PM
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Wash­ing­ton DC As­tral Codex Ten Meetup for Mee­tups Every­where 2023

JohnofCharlestonAug 25, 2023, 1:39 AM
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Milk EA, Casu Marzu EA

jefftkFeb 27, 2023, 2:00 PM
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La Crosse, WI Ra­tion­al­ity Meetup

Daniel UebeleApr 17, 2023, 3:13 PM
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Ly­ing is Cowardice, not Strategy

Oct 24, 2023, 1:24 PM
30 points

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Time to See If We Can Ap­ply Any­thing We Have Learned

MichaelVassarJun 18, 2009, 10:06 AM
1 point

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Down­vote stalk­ers: Driv­ing mem­bers away from the LessWrong com­mu­nity?

AnderJul 2, 2014, 12:40 AM
58 points

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[UPDATE: dead­line ex­tended to July 24!] New wind in ra­tio­nal­ity’s sails: Ap­pli­ca­tions for Epistea Res­i­dency 2023 are now open

Jul 11, 2023, 11:02 AM
80 points

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AALWA: Ask any LessWronger anything

Will_NewsomeJan 12, 2014, 2:18 AM
53 points

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Promis­ing posts on AF that have fallen through the cracks

Evan R. MurphyJan 4, 2022, 3:39 PM
34 points

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At­ten­tion! Fi­nan­cial scam tar­get­ing Less Wrong users

Viliam_BurMay 14, 2016, 5:38 PM
39 points

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Guided Con­sump­tion The­ory: A Vir­tu­ous Dance be­tween Altru­is­tic Agents, Eco­nomic Discrim­i­na­tors, and Op­por­tunis­tic Helpers

Brad West Aug 19, 2022, 5:49 PM
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AI Read­ing Group Thoughts (1/​?): The Man­date of Heaven

AlicornAug 10, 2018, 12:24 AM
45 points

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CFAR Reunion

CFAR TeamJun 21, 2018, 8:35 PM
42 points

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[Question] Should we stop us­ing the term ‘Ra­tion­al­ist’?

B JacobsMay 29, 2020, 3:11 PM
12 points

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Look­ing for Span­ish AI Align­ment Researchers

AntbJan 7, 2023, 6:52 PM
7 points

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Tues­day Even­ing So­cial—Jan 9

WillaJan 8, 2024, 5:01 AM
4 points

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Cir­cle of Sup­port (Oct 14th @ 10am PST)

AlexeiOct 13, 2023, 9:24 AM
19 points

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Bu­dapest, Hun­gary – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

May 1, 2023, 5:36 PM
4 points

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Helsinki Ra­tion­al­ish—Septem­ber 2023 Meetup

jn2Aug 22, 2023, 5:05 PM
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Mod­ified Guess Culture

konstellAug 30, 2022, 2:30 AM
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Oxford Ra­tion­al­ish—July Pub

Sam F. BrownJul 15, 2023, 10:10 AM
4 points

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Me­taMed: Ev­i­dence-Based Healthcare

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 5, 2013, 1:16 PM
112 points

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Man­hat­tan, New York, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

Robi RahmanAug 25, 2023, 11:42 PM
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Bel­ling­ham, Wash­ing­ton, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

AlexAug 25, 2023, 11:36 PM
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[Question] Is LessWrong a “clas­sic style in­tel­lec­tual world”?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyFeb 26, 2019, 9:33 PM
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[Question] Why should EA care about ra­tio­nal­ity (and vice-versa)?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 9, 2018, 10:03 PM
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LW/​ACX Satur­day (6/​10/​23) Your Brain, who is in con­trol.

Michael MichalchikJun 10, 2023, 12:36 AM
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Ra­tion­al­ity Outreach: A Parable

[deleted]Mar 17, 2011, 1:10 PM
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01/​08/​24 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonJan 1, 2024, 9:20 PM
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Busi­ness Net­work­ing through LessWrong

JoshuaFoxApr 2, 2014, 5:39 PM
45 points

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POSITION: De­sign and Write Ra­tion­al­ity Curriculum

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 19, 2012, 6:50 AM
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19 July Norfolk So­cial Meetup

WillaJun 29, 2023, 3:18 AM
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The Ir­ra­tional­ity Game

Will_NewsomeOct 3, 2010, 2:43 AM
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acronyms ftw

EmrikOct 21, 2022, 1:36 PM
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9/​18/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonSep 16, 2023, 6:41 PM
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What we learned about Less Wrong from Cog­nito Men­tor­ing advising

VipulNaikMar 6, 2014, 9:40 PM
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Make Con­flict of In­ter­est Poli­cies Public

jefftkFeb 9, 2023, 7:30 PM
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Vuln­er­a­bil­ity as the New Safety Prerequisite

aGeminiOct 21, 2025, 9:49 AM
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Dy­ing Outside

HalFinneyOct 5, 2009, 2:45 AM
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Feb 8 - Norfolk So­cial Meetup

WillaJan 31, 2023, 2:03 AM
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Thoughts on re­spon­si­ble scal­ing poli­cies and regulation

paulfchristianoOct 24, 2023, 10:21 PM
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10 May Norfolk Social

WillaApr 26, 2023, 3:13 PM
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Ot­tawa, On­tario, Canada – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

ThewalAug 25, 2023, 11:34 PM
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Progress Stud­ies Fel­low­ship look­ing for members

jay ramJul 6, 2023, 5:41 PM
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Septem­ber Brag­ging Thread

RaemonAug 30, 2019, 9:58 PM
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Eter­nal Win­ter, End­less Light

RaemonDec 10, 2017, 5:51 AM
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Wis­dom of the Crowd: not always so wise

tgbJul 1, 2012, 8:55 PM
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10/​2/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonOct 1, 2023, 12:39 PM
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Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Rus­sia – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

UselessCommonAug 25, 2023, 11:30 PM
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Pu­tanu­monit—Con­vinc­ing peo­ple to read the Se­quences and won­der­ing about “pos­tra­tional­ists”

Jacob FalkovichSep 28, 2016, 4:43 PM
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North Oak­land: Pro­jects (& Bal­lots?), Fe­bru­ary 13th

CzynskiDec 30, 2023, 4:14 AM
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Syd­ney Ra­tion­al­ity Dojo—De­cem­ber 2024

NextOct 4, 2023, 9:57 PM
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Dis­cus­sion: Yud­kowsky’s ac­tual ac­com­plish­ments be­sides divulgation

Raw_PowerJun 25, 2011, 11:02 PM
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Van­cou­ver, Bri­tish Columbia, Canada – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

Tom Ash and Dirk HauptApr 10, 2023, 10:21 PM
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2022 LessWrong Cen­sus?

Matt HeNov 7, 2022, 5:16 AM
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Euro­pean Com­mu­nity Week­end 2019

DreamFlasherMay 16, 2019, 11:44 AM
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A ranked link of LessWrong tags/​concepts

peterslatterySep 24, 2022, 12:11 AM
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Sofia, Bul­garia ACX Fe­bru­ary 2023 Reg­u­lar Meetup

AnastasiaJan 16, 2023, 5:24 PM
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Less Wrong IRC meetup, go­ing soon

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 11, 2009, 6:53 PM
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Buenos Aires, Ar­gentina – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

david.frivaAug 25, 2023, 11:48 PM
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Lo­gan, Utah, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

J LadnerAug 25, 2023, 11:41 PM
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4/​10/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonApr 9, 2023, 9:55 PM
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2/​13/​23 Mon­day So­cial 7pm-9pm @ Se­gundo Coffee Lab

Joe BrentonFeb 12, 2023, 2:40 PM
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On the proper date for sols­tice celebrations

jchanOct 20, 2023, 1:55 PM
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A Read­ing From The Book Of Sequences

ScrewtapeNov 28, 2023, 6:45 AM
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Holy Books (Or Ra­tion­al­ist Se­quences) Don’t Im­ple­ment Themselves

calcsamMay 10, 2011, 7:15 AM
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Call for men­tors from AI Safety and academia. Sci.STEPS men­tor­ship program

Valentin2026Oct 28, 2025, 1:41 PM
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Son of Shit Ra­tion­al­ists Say

EneaszJun 1, 2012, 1:47 PM
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Sheffield, UK – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

czrobertsonAug 25, 2023, 11:33 PM
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AI-Plans.com—a con­tributable compendium

IknownothingJun 25, 2023, 2:40 PM
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The scourge of per­verse-mindedness

simplicioMar 21, 2010, 7:08 AM
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There’s an Awe­some AI Ethics List and it’s a lit­tle thin

AABoylesJun 25, 2020, 1:43 PM
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Book re­view: On the Edge

PeterMcCluskeyAug 30, 2024, 10:18 PM
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Con­sider work­ing more hours and tak­ing more stimulants

Arjun PanicksseryDec 15, 2022, 8:38 PM
32 points

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AI Safety Re­search Camp—Pro­ject Proposal

David_KristofferssonFeb 2, 2018, 4:25 AM
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Idea: Open Ac­cess AI Safety Journal

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An­nounc­ing the sec­ond AI Safety Camp

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Good Ideal­is­tic Books are Rare

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Join the Spe­cial Re­lo­ca­tion Task Force!

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Sofia ACX Au­gust 2023 So­cial Meetup

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Thoughts On Ex­pand­ing the AI Safety Com­mu­nity: Benefits and Challenges of Outreach to Non-Tech­ni­cal Professionals

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Sur­vey: Help Us Re­search Co­or­di­na­tion Prob­lems In The Ra­tion­al­ist/​EA Community

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Archiv­ing Ya­hoo Groups

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[Question] Has pri­vate AGI re­search made in­de­pen­dent safety re­search in­effec­tive already? What should we do about this?

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Burling­ton, Ver­mont, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

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The Com­pu­ta­tional The­ory of Mind—LW/​ACX Meetup #247 (Wed­nes­day, July 26th 2023)

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Ac­tion­able Moder­a­tion Pro­pos­als from com­ments tree

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Less Wrong Face­book Page

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What I Learned About Meetup Organization

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5 July Norfolk So­cial Meetup

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ACX Mon­treal Meetup April 22th 2023

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Sam Alt­man fired from OpenAI

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Hal­i­fax LW Meetup—July 15

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Scott Aaron­son on “Re­form AI Align­ment”

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Hu­man-Aligned AI Sum­mer School: A Summary

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ACX Mee­tups Everywhere

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When Did EA Start?

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Wed­nes­day de­pends on us.

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Christchurch, New Zealand – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Fall 2023

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Northamp­ton, MA ACX Meetup – Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023 Edition

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SBF’s com­ments on ethics are no sur­prise to virtue ethicists

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Seat­tle, Wash­ing­ton, USA – ACX Mee­tups Every­where Spring 2023

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[Question] I’m us­ing Son­net 3.5 to power lan­guage ag­nos­tic mu­ta­tion testing

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TOMORROW: the largest AI Safety protest ever!

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Please do not down­vote ev­ery com­ment or post some­one has ever made as a re­tal­i­a­tion tac­tic.

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