DanB

Karma: 4,816

For Love of the Lightcone, Don’t Partisanize AI Safety

DanB17 Sep 2026 0:46 UTC

155 points

53 comments14 min readLW link

(unifixion.substack.com)

DanB’s Shortform

DanB7 Sep 2026 22:31 UTC

7 points

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Why I’m Not a Utilitarian in Modern America

DanB24 Apr 2022 21:43 UTC

10 points

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A Small Vacation

DanB29 Aug 2021 19:55 UTC

43 points

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Compositionality: SQL and Subways

DanB19 Jul 2021 5:37 UTC

30 points

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The Japanese Quiz: a Thought Experiment of Statistical Epistemology

DanB8 Apr 2021 17:37 UTC

11 points

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Fight Akrasia and Decision Fatigue with DIY Productivity Software

DanB30 Jan 2021 18:38 UTC

25 points

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The Rediscovery of Interiority in Machine Learning

DanB21 Jul 2020 5:02 UTC

5 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(danburfoot.net)

Chuckling a Bit at Microsoft and the PCFG Formalism

DanB20 Mar 2017 19:37 UTC

11 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(ozoraresearch.wordpress.com)

John Tooby on Coalitional Instincts

DanB5 Mar 2017 20:52 UTC

5 points

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(www.edge.org)

[ACTIVITY]: Exploratory Visit to the Bay Area

DanB21 Jul 2014 19:49 UTC

6 points

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Job Postings?

DanB2 Sep 2011 3:01 UTC

12 points

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Significance of Compression Rate Method

DanB30 May 2010 3:50 UTC

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Link: Strong Inference

DanB23 May 2010 2:49 UTC

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Development of Compression Rate Method

DanB20 May 2010 17:11 UTC

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Preface to a Proposal for a New Mode of Inquiry

DanB17 May 2010 2:11 UTC

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Two Challenges

DanB14 Feb 2010 8:31 UTC

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Link: Interview with Vladimir Vapnik

DanB25 Jul 2009 13:36 UTC

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Link: The Case for Working With Your Hands

DanB28 May 2009 14:16 UTC

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