rational
Issue #59
12 May, 2019 // View full list
Deep neural network misled by the same visual illusion as humans raise concerns about errors of DNN technologies in the real world. // en.ritsumei.ac.jp
# Instrumental
How long can people be productive in [time period]? // Elizabeth, 1 min
The why and how of daily updates // VipulNaik, 4 min
# Epistemic
Interpretations of "probability" // So8res, 6 min
Coordination Surveys: why we should survey to organize responsibilities, not just predictions // Academian, 4 min
Probability interpretations: Examples // So8res, 6 min
# Ai
345M version GPT-2 released // lifelonglearner, 1 min
Gwern's "Why Tool AIs Want to Be Agent AIs: The Power of Agency" // habryka, 1 min
Training human models is an unsolved problem // Charlie Steiner, 5 min
Value learning for moral essentialists // Charlie Steiner, 3 min
Not Deceiving the Evaluator // michaelcohen, 2 min
# Anthropic
Claims & Assumptions made in Eternity in Six Hours // Ruby, 3 min
Space colonization: what can we definitely do and how do we know that? // Ruby, 1 min
# Decision theory
Towards optimal play as Villager in a mixed game // Benquo, 4 min Favorite
Blame games // Benquo, 9 min
# Math and cs
Crypto quant trading: Naive Bayes // Alexei, 4 min
A reckless introduction to Hindley-Milner type inference // philh, 25 min
# Books
Why books don't work // lifelonglearner, 1 min
The Persistence of Poverty // Robin Hanson, 6 min
# Ea
How much do major foundations grant per hour of staff time? // Raemon, 1 min
Cash prizes for the best arguments against psychedelics being an EA cause area // ioannes_shade, 15 min
Is value drift net-positive, net-negative, or neither? // MarisaJurczyk, 1 min
# Community
Disincentives for participating on LW/AF // Wei_Dai, 1 min
The Athena Rationality Workshop - June 7th-10th at EA Hotel // Linda Linsefors, 1 min
Raleigh SSC/LW/EA Meetup - Meet MealSquares People // John_Maxwell_IV, 1 min
The Athena Rationality Workshop - June 7th-10th at EA Hotel // Linda Linsefors, 1 min
South Bay Meetup // DavidFriedman, 1 min
# Culture war
Hierarchy and wings // Benquo, 2 min
Predictable Identities: 9 – How to Change // Jacob Falkovich, 1 min
Why Crime Discretion? // Robin Hanson, 1 min
Domestic Cozy: 4 // Venkatesh Rao, 1 min
Freedom Isn’t Free // Robin Hanson, 9 min
# Misc
Complex Behavior from Simple (Sub)Agents // moridinamael, 10 min Favorite
Tales From the American Medical System // Zvi, 5 min
What Botswana Can Teach Us About Political Stability // Samo Burja, 1 min
Where are the Benefits from Conversation? // Davis_Kingsley, 3 min
Models of Memory and Understanding // Hazard, 5 min
# Podcasts
Episode 4 of Tsuyoku Naritai! (the 'becoming stronger' podcast): TAPs // Bae's Theorem, 1 min
84 – Yang-arang! // The Bayesian Conspiracy, 95 min
# Videos of the week
2019 04 25 - OpenAI - MuseNet Concert // Franck Dernoncourt, 112 min