Brendan Long

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I write a blog: https://www.brendanlong.com/pages/about-me.html

I made an RSS/read-later app: https://lionreader.com/demo/all?entry=welcome

I’m trying to get into technical AI safety work.

Why don’t we just give AI the answers?

Brendan Long4 Aug 2026 19:46 UTC

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A Chess Training App for Imitation Learning

Brendan Long2 Aug 2026 1:16 UTC

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Claude Code as a Claude Coach

Brendan Long6 Jul 2026 23:15 UTC

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How Far Apart Does a Model Think Its Tokens Are?

Brendan Long7 Jun 2026 20:20 UTC

51 points

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Training a Transformer to Compose One Step Per Layer (and Proving It)

Brendan Long26 Apr 2026 23:45 UTC

20 points

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Vibe Coding is a System Design Interview

Brendan Long27 Feb 2026 0:16 UTC

25 points

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Secrets of the LessWrong RSS Feed

Brendan Long23 Feb 2026 20:12 UTC

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My RSS Reader is Done

Brendan Long22 Feb 2026 19:06 UTC

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Channelguessr: A Discord game

Brendan Long25 Jan 2026 23:17 UTC

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Clawed Abode: Claude Code is Too Cloudy

Brendan Long25 Jan 2026 0:15 UTC

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Claude Wrote Me a 400-Commit RSS Reader App

Brendan Long5 Jan 2026 2:52 UTC

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Update: 5 months of Retatrutide

Brendan Long22 Dec 2025 0:02 UTC

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Filler tokens don’t allow sequential reasoning

Brendan Long13 Dec 2025 20:22 UTC

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Robust Software Isn’t About Error Handling

Brendan Long27 Nov 2025 20:40 UTC

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[Question] Is SGD capabilities research positive?

Brendan Long12 Nov 2025 20:32 UTC

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Fairly Breaking Ties Without Fair Coins

Brendan Long11 Nov 2025 21:48 UTC

11 points

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Review: E-bikes on Hills

Brendan Long10 Sep 2025 17:52 UTC

24 points

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Mics, Bandwidth, Action: Fix Your Videoconferencing Setup

Brendan Long5 Sep 2025 23:49 UTC

23 points

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Using the LessWrong Editor for a Static Blog

Brendan Long5 Sep 2025 18:00 UTC

15 points

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30 Days of Retatrutide

Brendan Long4 Sep 2025 16:39 UTC

81 points

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