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Shard Theory in Nine Theses: a Distillation and Critical Appraisal
LawrenceC
1d
9
42
Positive values seem more robust and lasting than prohibitions
TurnTrout
3d
9
72
Setting the Zero Point
Duncan_Sabien
11d
38
512
Schelling fences on slippery slopes
Scott Alexander
10y
247
5
What's the best time-efficient alternative to the Sequences?
Trevor1
4d
8
48
Results from a survey on tool use and workflows in alignment research
jacquesthibs
1d
2
98
Geometric Rationality is Not VNM Rational
Scott Garrabrant
23d
19
-4
Free Will is [REDACTED]
lsusr
14d
21
56
Noting an unsubstantiated communal belief about the FTX disaster
Yitz
1mo
52
43
The Least Controversial Application of Geometric Rationality
Scott Garrabrant
25d
22
19
Log-odds are better than Probabilities
Robert_AIZI
8d
4
28
D&D.Sci December 2022: The Boojumologist
abstractapplic
18d
8
31
How to deal with someone in a LessWrong meeting being creepy
Douglas_Reay
10y
776
213
Sexual Abuse attitudes might be infohazardous
Pseudonymous Otter
5mo
60
166
Shoulder Advisors 101
Duncan_Sabien
1y
127
140
Reversed Stupidity Is Not Intelligence
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
117
164
Simulacrum 3 As Stag-Hunt Strategy
johnswentworth
1y
36
88
Explainers Shoot High. Aim Low!
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
35
12
Brain as hardware, memeplexes as software, language as the operating system
Severin T. Seehrich
1mo
14
100
Consider your appetite for disagreements
Adam Zerner
2mo
17
52
Wisdom Cannot Be Unzipped
Sable
1mo
13
1
Do Timeless Decision Theorists reject all blackmail from other Timeless Decision Theorists?
myren
1mo
8
144
ITT-passing and civility are good; "charity" is bad; steelmanning is niche
Rob Bensinger
5mo
35
68
Principles of Privacy for Alignment Research
johnswentworth
4mo
30
89
Focusing
CFAR!Duncan
4mo
22
39
Overton Gymnastics: An Exercise in Discomfort
Shoshannah Tekofsky
3mo
15
21
Simulacrum Levels of Trust
alkexr
1y
1
46
Some notes on solving hard problems
Joe Rocca
3mo
8