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Finite Factored Sets in Pictures
Magdalena Wache
9d
29
58
Formalization as suspension of intuition
adamShimi
9d
18
13
Meaningful things are those the universe possesses a semantics for
Abhimanyu Pallavi Sudhir
8d
14
11
Slick hyperfinite Ramsey theory proof
Alok Singh
1d
2
40
Open technical problem: A Quinean proof of Löb's theorem, for an easier cartoon guide
Andrew_Critch
26d
34
51
Why square errors?
Aprillion (Peter Hozák)
24d
10
-9
Can we get around Godel's Incompleteness theorems and Turing undecidable problems via infinite computers?
Noosphere89
1mo
12
140
Six (and a half) intuitions for KL divergence
TheMcDouglas
2mo
16
7
Why are probabilities represented as real numbers instead of rational numbers?
Yaakov T
1mo
9
150
Finite Factored Sets
Scott Garrabrant
1y
94
140
Logical induction for software engineers
Alex Flint
17d
2
-1
What is an agent in reductionist materialism?
Valentine
4mo
15
34
Counterfactability
Scott Garrabrant
1mo
4
66
The Goldbach conjecture is probably correct; so was Fermat's last theorem
Stuart_Armstrong
2y
27
5
Can we, in principle, know the measure of counterfactual quantum branches?
sisyphus
2d
15
8
Using Information Theory to tackle AI Alignment: A Practical Approach
Daniel Salami
3d
4
259
Introduction to abstract entropy
Alex_Altair
2mo
70
15
[Link] Wavefunctions: from Linear Algebra to Spinors
sen
13d
12
6
Can we see light?
Zane Scheepers
5y
34
39
A dynamical systems primer for entropy and optimization
Alex_Altair
10d
3
6
How does one recognize information and differentiate it from noise?
M. Y. Zuo
4mo
29
85
Beyond Kolmogorov and Shannon
Alexander Gietelink Oldenziel
1mo
14
23
A Pin and a Balloon: Anthropic Fragility Increases Chances of Runaway Global Warming
avturchin
3mo
23
29
What's the longest a sentient observer could survive in the Dark Era?
Raemon
3mo
15
10
In a lack of data, how should you weigh credences in theoretical physics's Theories of Everything, or TOEs?
Noosphere89
3mo
11
64
Living in Many Worlds
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
80
25
What Is The True Name of Modularity?
TheMcDouglas
5mo
10
9
The harnessing of complexity
geduardo
1mo
2