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Can we, in principle, know the measure of counterfactual quantum branches?
sisyphus
2d
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[Link] Wavefunctions: from Linear Algebra to Spinors
sen
13d
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Can we see light?
Zane Scheepers
5y
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A dynamical systems primer for entropy and optimization
Alex_Altair
10d
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A Pin and a Balloon: Anthropic Fragility Increases Chances of Runaway Global Warming
avturchin
3mo
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What's the longest a sentient observer could survive in the Dark Era?
Raemon
3mo
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In a lack of data, how should you weigh credences in theoretical physics's Theories of Everything, or TOEs?
Noosphere89
3mo
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Living in Many Worlds
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
80
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Would quantum immortality mean subjective immortality?
n0ah
4mo
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Life, Death, and Finance in the Cosmic Multiverse
peterb
2mo
2
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The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Engines of Cognition
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
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Shrödinger’s lottery or: Why you are going to live forever
Chase Dowdell
3mo
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Einstein's Arrogance
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
91
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Feynman Paths
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
33
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Using Information Theory to tackle AI Alignment: A Practical Approach
Daniel Salami
3d
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Introduction to abstract entropy
Alex_Altair
2mo
70
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How does one recognize information and differentiate it from noise?
M. Y. Zuo
4mo
29
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What Is The True Name of Modularity?
TheMcDouglas
5mo
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The harnessing of complexity
geduardo
1mo
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Bias towards simple functions; application to alignment?
DavidHolmes
4mo
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The Telephone Theorem: Information At A Distance Is Mediated By Deterministic Constraints
johnswentworth
1y
21
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The Blackwell order as a formalization of knowledge
Alex Flint
1y
10
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Rationality Quotes 19
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
8
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Rationality Quotes April 2016
Sabiola
6y
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Rationality Quotes March 2013
Jayson_Virissimo
9y
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A Tree of Light
Jarred Filmer
1y
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Rationality Quotes 26
Eliezer Yudkowsky
13y
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Belief in the Implied Invisible
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
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