MichaelDickens

Can AI make ad­vance­ments in moral philos­o­phy by writ­ing proofs?

Paus­ing AI Is the Best An­swer to Post-Align­ment Problems

By Strong De­fault, ASI Will End Liberal Democracy

Which types of AI al­ign­ment re­search are most likely to be good for all sen­tient be­ings?

If AI al­ign­ment is only as hard as build­ing the steam en­g­ine, then we likely still die

Where I Am Donat­ing in 2025

Align­ment Boot­strap­ping Is Dangerous

We won’t solve post-al­ign­ment prob­lems by do­ing research

Know­ing Whether AI Align­ment Is a One-Shot Prob­lem Is a One-Shot Problem

Epistemic Spot Check: Ex­pected Value of Donat­ing to Alex Bores’s Con­gres­sional Campaign

Things I’ve Be­come More Con­fi­dent About

Out­live: A Crit­i­cal Review

[Question] How con­cerned are you about a fast take­off due to a leap in hard­ware us­age?

Why would AI com­pa­nies use hu­man-level AI to do al­ign­ment re­search?

What AI safety plans are there?

Retroac­tive If-Then Commitments

A “slow take­off” might still look fast

[Question] How much should I up­date on the fact that my den­tist is named Den­nis?

[Question] Why does gra­di­ent de­scent always work on neu­ral net­works?

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