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The Least Convenient Possible World
Scott Alexander
14 Mar 2009 2:11 UTC
299
points
204
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What could one do with truly unlimited computational power?
Yitz
11 Nov 2020 10:03 UTC
30
points
22
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Hypothetical situations are not meant to exist
casebash
27 Sep 2015 10:58 UTC
3
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Updating on hypotheticals
casebash
6 Nov 2015 11:49 UTC
6
points
22
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A note on hypotheticals
PhilGoetz
7 Aug 2009 18:56 UTC
23
points
18
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Hypotheticals: The Direct Application Fallacy
Chris_Leong
9 May 2018 14:23 UTC
21
points
19
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What’s the contingency plan if we get AGI tomorrow?
Yitz
23 Jun 2022 3:10 UTC
61
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Please Don’t Fight the Hypothetical
TimS
20 Apr 2012 14:29 UTC
40
points
65
comments
2
min read
LW
link
“Infohazards” The ML Field’s Greatest Excuse.
Puffy Bird
21 Sep 2022 3:19 UTC
−3
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What is the minimum amount of time travel and resources needed to secure the future?
Perhaps
14 Jan 2024 22:01 UTC
−3
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why Weren’t Hot Air Balloons Invented Sooner?
Lost Futures
18 Oct 2022 0:41 UTC
115
points
52
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(lostfutures.substack.com)
[Question]
What is going to happen in a case of an AGI era where humans are out of the game?
Cipolla
20 Jun 2024 17:44 UTC
−2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Hypothetical: what would you do?
JNS
3 Aug 2023 22:39 UTC
4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Anti-Carter Basilisk
Jon Gilbert
26 May 2021 22:56 UTC
0
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What would make you confident that AGI has been achieved?
Yitz
29 Mar 2022 23:02 UTC
17
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
List of concrete hypotheticals for AI takeover?
Yitz
7 Apr 2022 16:54 UTC
7
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Inward and outward steelmanning
Q Home
14 Jul 2022 23:32 UTC
13
points
6
comments
18
min read
LW
link
Chris_Leong
17 Sep 2020 10:22 UTC
2
points
Someone needs to add the argument against hypotheticals that would never occur in the real world.
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Someone needs to add the argument against hypotheticals that would never occur in the real world.