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Complexity of Value
Shard Theory
Value Drift
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LessWrong Review
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General Alignment Properties
Internal Alignment (Human)
Superstimuli
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Human values & biases are inaccessible to the genome
TurnTrout
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Gradient Hacker Design Principles From Biology
johnswentworth
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Ten experiments in modularity, which we'd like you to run!
TheMcDouglas
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A broad basin of attraction around human values?
Wei_Dai
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Conditions for mathematical equivalence of Stochastic Gradient Descent and Natural Selection
Oliver Sourbut
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Utility Maximization = Description Length Minimization
johnswentworth
1y
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Theories of Modularity in the Biological Literature
TheMcDouglas
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The Telephone Theorem: Information At A Distance Is Mediated By Deterministic Constraints
johnswentworth
1y
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Hypothesis: gradient descent prefers general circuits
Quintin Pope
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Brain-over-body biases, and the embodied value problem in AI alignment
geoffreymiller
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Evolution of Modularity
johnswentworth
3y
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Gradient hacking: definitions and examples
Richard_Ngo
5mo
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Gradient descent is not just more efficient genetic algorithms
leogao
1y
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The Blackwell order as a formalization of knowledge
Alex Flint
1y
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Shard Theory in Nine Theses: a Distillation and Critical Appraisal
LawrenceC
1d
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Positive values seem more robust and lasting than prohibitions
TurnTrout
3d
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Alignment allows "nonrobust" decision-influences and doesn't require robust grading
TurnTrout
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The shard theory of human values
Quintin Pope
3mo
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Working towards AI alignment is better
Johannes C. Mayer
11d
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Contra shard theory, in the context of the diamond maximizer problem
So8res
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Humans provide an untapped wealth of evidence about alignment
TurnTrout
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Unpacking "Shard Theory" as Hunch, Question, Theory, and Insight
Jacy Reese Anthis
1mo
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Shard Theory: An Overview
David Udell
4mo
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How are you dealing with ontology identification?
Erik Jenner
2mo
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Understanding and avoiding value drift
TurnTrout
3mo
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General alignment properties
TurnTrout
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Broad Picture of Human Values
Thane Ruthenis
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Review of 'But exactly how complex and fragile?'
TurnTrout
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