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Shard Theory in Nine Theses: a Distillation and Critical Appraisal
LawrenceC
1d
9
56
Results from a survey on tool use and workflows in alignment research
jacquesthibs
1d
2
40
Positive values seem more robust and lasting than prohibitions
TurnTrout
3d
9
97
Setting the Zero Point
Duncan_Sabien
11d
38
91
Geometric Rationality is Not VNM Rational
Scott Garrabrant
23d
19
8
Overconfidence bubbles
kaputmi
2d
0
91
The Geometric Expectation
Scott Garrabrant
27d
10
55
MrBeast's Squid Game Tricked Me
lsusr
17d
1
71
Always know where your abstractions break
lsusr
23d
6
48
Biases are engines of cognition
remember
20d
7
16
Log-odds are better than Probabilities
Robert_AIZI
8d
4
61
Against a General Factor of Doom
Jeffrey Heninger
27d
18
35
Research Principles for 6 Months of AI Alignment Studies
Shoshannah Tekofsky
18d
3
263
The shard theory of human values
Quintin Pope
3mo
57
92
Consider your appetite for disagreements
Adam Zerner
2mo
17
58
Wisdom Cannot Be Unzipped
Sable
1mo
13
19
Meme Dialects
jefftk
27d
1
131
ITT-passing and civility are good; "charity" is bad; steelmanning is niche
Rob Bensinger
5mo
35
96
Focusing
CFAR!Duncan
4mo
22
54
Some notes on solving hard problems
Joe Rocca
3mo
8
18
Brain as hardware, memeplexes as software, language as the operating system
Severin T. Seehrich
1mo
14
445
To listen well, get curious
benkuhn
2y
39
208
Split and Commit
Duncan_Sabien
1y
32
185
Reneging Prosocially
Duncan_Sabien
1y
14
374
Great minds might not think alike
Eric Neyman
1y
44
209
Shoulder Advisors 101
Duncan_Sabien
1y
127
27
Research Deprioritizing External Communication
jefftk
2mo
3
57
Principles of Privacy for Alignment Research
johnswentworth
4mo
30