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Epistemology
Truth, Semantics, & Meaning
Map and Territory
Calibration
Mind Projection Fallacy
Humility
Games (posts describing)
Reductionism
Aumann's Agreement Theorem
Modest Epistemology
Underconfidence
The Problem of the Criterion
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Philosophy
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Confirmation Bias
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Cognitive Science
Absurdity Heuristic
Aversion
Hindsight Bias
Addiction
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Proof as mere strong evidence
adamShimi
6d
15
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AI takeover tabletop RPG: "The Treacherous Turn"
Daniel Kokotajlo
20d
3
18
Science and Math
lsusr
23d
6
10
Crossword puzzle: LessWrong Halloween 2022
jchan
2mo
11
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How I Formed My Own Views About AI Safety
Neel Nanda
9mo
6
32
Aumann Agreement Game
abramdemski
7y
16
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Calibration Gaming
Jonathan Yan
2mo
4
9
When should you defer to expertise? A useful heuristic (Crosspost from EA forum)
Noosphere89
2mo
3
129
How to Convince Me That 2 + 2 = 3
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
407
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The Useful Idea of Truth
Eliezer Yudkowsky
10y
543
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Why the Problem of the Criterion Matters
Gordon Seidoh Worley
1y
6
87
Bayesian Judo
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
108
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Do we have the right kind of math for roles, goals and meaning?
mrcbarbier
1mo
1
57
Mixed Reference: The Great Reductionist Project
Eliezer Yudkowsky
10y
358
11
Questions about AI that bother me
Eleni Angelou
9d
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Cracks in the Wall, Part I: The Conscious
silo
5mo
28
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Impossible moral problems and moral authority
Charlie Steiner
3y
8
116
What will 2040 probably look like assuming no singularity?
Daniel Kokotajlo
1y
87
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Syncretism
Annapurna
1mo
4
59
Theism, Wednesday, and Not Being Adopted
Alicorn
13y
342
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Eigenvalues for Distance from The Buddhist Precepts And The Ten Commandments
benjamin.j.campbell
1mo
2
50
Priors as Mathematical Objects
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
20
27
The Burden of Worldbuilding
lsusr
6mo
12
27
A paradox of existence
Chris van Merwijk
8mo
27
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Train Philosophers with Pearl and Kahneman, not Plato and Kant
lukeprog
10y
515
173
Talking Snakes: A Cautionary Tale
Scott Alexander
13y
232
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Positive Bias: Look Into the Dark
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
57
51
Absurdity Heuristic, Absurdity Bias
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
10