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Epistemology
Calibration
Games (posts describing)
Humility
Modest Epistemology
Aumann's Agreement Theorem
Underconfidence
The Problem of the Criterion
Research Taste
Scoring Rules
Aggregation
57 posts
Truth, Semantics, & Meaning
Map and Territory
Mind Projection Fallacy
Reductionism
27
Proof as mere strong evidence
adamShimi
6d
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AI takeover tabletop RPG: "The Treacherous Turn"
Daniel Kokotajlo
20d
3
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Science and Math
lsusr
23d
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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
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When should you defer to expertise? A useful heuristic (Crosspost from EA forum)
Noosphere89
2mo
3
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How to Convince Me That 2 + 2 = 3
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
407
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Why the Problem of the Criterion Matters
Gordon Seidoh Worley
1y
6
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Bayesian Judo
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
108
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Argument Screens Off Authority
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
85
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How Much Evidence Does It Take?
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
33
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A note about calibration of confidence
jbay
6y
35
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The Useful Idea of Truth
Eliezer Yudkowsky
10y
543
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Do we have the right kind of math for roles, goals and meaning?
mrcbarbier
1mo
1
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Mixed Reference: The Great Reductionist Project
Eliezer Yudkowsky
10y
358
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Contingency is not arbitrary
Gordon Seidoh Worley
2mo
0
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The Simple Truth
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
7
131
Why Truth?
Eliezer Yudkowsky
16y
56
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The Map-Territory Distinction Creates Confusion
Gordon Seidoh Worley
11mo
50
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Three Fallacies of Teleology
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14y
16
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Unsolved Problems in Philosophy Part 1: The Liar's Paradox
Kevin
12y
142
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Meanings of Mathematical Truths
prase
11y
47
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Bridge Collapse: Reductionism as Engineering Problem
Rob Bensinger
8y
62
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The Missing Math of Map-Making
johnswentworth
3y
8
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A Sketch of an Anti-Realist Metaethics
Jack
11y
136
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On counting and addition
Anatoly_Vorobey
10y
23