LessWrong Event Transcripts

TagLast edit: 16 Jul 2020 18:21 UTC by jacobjacob

LessWrong events are events that are organised by the LessWrong team.

Sunday July 12 — talks by Scott Garrabrant, Alexflint, alexei, Stuart_Armstrong

jacobjacob and Ben Pace

8 Jul 2020 0:27 UTC

19 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Prediction = Compression [Transcript]

alkjash and Ben Pace

22 Jun 2020 23:54 UTC

68 points

13 comments8 min readLW link

Lessons on AI Takeover from the conquistadors

Daniel Kokotajlo and jacobjacob

17 Jul 2020 22:35 UTC

59 points

31 comments5 min readLW link

Missing dog reasoning

eukaryote and jacobjacob

26 Jun 2020 21:30 UTC

27 points

3 comments5 min readLW link

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

jacobjacob and Ben Pace

26 Jun 2020 19:13 UTC

28 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Sunday June 21st – talks by Abram Demski, alkjash, orthonormal, eukaryote, Vaniver

Ben Pace and jacobjacob

18 Jun 2020 20:10 UTC

49 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Mazes and Duality

johnswentworth and jacobjacob

14 Jul 2020 19:54 UTC

62 points

10 comments6 min readLW link

Sunday July 19, 1pm (PDT) — talks by Raemon, ricraz, mr-hire, Jameson Quinn

jacobjacob and Ben Pace

16 Jul 2020 20:04 UTC

26 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What should be the topic of my LW mini-talk this Sunday (July 18th)?

Jameson Quinn16 Jul 2020 16:32 UTC

7 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Meta-preferences are weird

jacobjacob and Charlie Steiner

16 Jul 2020 23:03 UTC

12 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

What Would I Do? Self-prediction in Simple Algorithms

Scott Garrabrant20 Jul 2020 4:27 UTC

64 points

12 comments5 min readLW link

Learning Values in Practice

Stuart_Armstrong20 Jul 2020 18:38 UTC

24 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

The Future of Science

Richard_Ngo28 Jul 2020 2:43 UTC

21 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

Power as Easily Exploitable Opportunities

TurnTrout1 Aug 2020 2:14 UTC

32 points

5 comments6 min readLW link

Dissolving the “Is the Efficient Market Hypothesis Dead?” Question

Alexei2 Aug 2020 4:46 UTC

37 points

4 comments7 min readLW link

When Gears Go Wrong

Matt Goldenberg2 Aug 2020 6:21 UTC

28 points

6 comments6 min readLW link

Sunday August 9, 1pm (PDT) — talks by elityre, jacobjacob, Ruby

jacobjacob and Ben Pace

6 Aug 2020 22:50 UTC

31 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Sunday August 16, 12pm (PDT) — talks by Ozzie Gooen, habryka, Ben Pace

jacobjacob and Ben Pace

14 Aug 2020 18:32 UTC

27 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Highlights from the Blackmail Debate (Robin Hanson vs Zvi Mowshowitz)

Ben Pace20 Aug 2020 0:49 UTC

48 points

37 comments9 min readLW link

Multivariate estimation & the Squiggly language

ozziegooen5 Sep 2020 4:35 UTC

44 points

5 comments7 min readLW link

Conflict, the Rules of Engagement, and Professionalism

habryka5 Sep 2020 5:04 UTC

47 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

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

habryka7 Oct 2020 23:22 UTC

23 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Sunday August 2, 12pm (PDT) — talks by jimrandomh, johnswenthworth, Daniel Filan, Jacobian

jacobjacob and Ben Pace

30 Jul 2020 23:55 UTC

15 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

“Little glimpses of empathy” as the foundation for social emotions

Steven Byrnes22 Oct 2020 11:02 UTC

33 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

Negotiating With Yourself

orthonormal26 Jun 2020 23:55 UTC

25 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

Public Positions and Private Guts

Vaniver and jacobjacob

26 Jun 2020 23:00 UTC

22 points

1 comment6 min readLW link