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Epistemology
Calibration
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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
30
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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I only believe in the paranormal
Malmesbury
7mo
9
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Use Normal Predictions
Jan Christian Refsgaard
11mo
69
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Irrational Modesty
Tomás B.
1y
7
11
Crossword puzzle: LessWrong Halloween 2022
jchan
2mo
11
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My research methodology
paulfchristiano
1y
36
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How I Formed My Own Views About AI Safety
Neel Nanda
9mo
6
37
An analogy as the midwife of thermodynamics
adamShimi
10mo
10
78
Reflective Bayesianism
abramdemski
1y
27
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When should you defer to expertise? A useful heuristic (Crosspost from EA forum)
Noosphere89
2mo
3
66
The secret of Wikipedia's success
Aaron Bergman
1y
10
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David Wolpert on Knowledge
Alex Flint
1y
3
67
ELK Thought Dump
abramdemski
9mo
18
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Contingency is not arbitrary
Gordon Seidoh Worley
2mo
0
9
Do we have the right kind of math for roles, goals and meaning?
mrcbarbier
1mo
1
33
The Map-Territory Distinction Creates Confusion
Gordon Seidoh Worley
11mo
50
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Knowledge is not just digital abstraction layers
Alex Flint
1y
4
52
The Missing Math of Map-Making
johnswentworth
3y
8
16
Explanations as Hard to Vary Assertions
Alexander
1y
24
157
The Useful Idea of Truth
Eliezer Yudkowsky
10y
543
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Building Phenomenological Bridges
Rob Bensinger
8y
116
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Reductionism is not the ultimate tool for causal inference
tailcalled
11mo
1
102
Bridge Collapse: Reductionism as Engineering Problem
Rob Bensinger
8y
62
38
Finding the variables
Stuart_Armstrong
3y
1
9
Applied Mathematical Logic For The Practicing Researcher
Jan
1y
9
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Mysterious Answers to Mysterious Questions
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15y
157