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Shard Theory in Nine Theses: a Distillation and Critical Appraisal
LawrenceC
1d
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Results from a survey on tool use and workflows in alignment research
jacquesthibs
1d
2
42
Positive values seem more robust and lasting than prohibitions
TurnTrout
3d
9
72
Setting the Zero Point
Duncan_Sabien
11d
38
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Geometric Rationality is Not VNM Rational
Scott Garrabrant
23d
19
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MrBeast's Squid Game Tricked Me
lsusr
17d
1
97
The Geometric Expectation
Scott Garrabrant
27d
10
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Always know where your abstractions break
lsusr
23d
6
19
Log-odds are better than Probabilities
Robert_AIZI
8d
4
41
Biases are engines of cognition
remember
20d
7
54
Against a General Factor of Doom
Jeffrey Heninger
27d
18
4
Overconfidence bubbles
kaputmi
2d
0
43
The Least Controversial Application of Geometric Rationality
Scott Garrabrant
25d
22
28
D&D.Sci December 2022: The Boojumologist
abstractapplic
18d
8
100
Consider your appetite for disagreements
Adam Zerner
2mo
17
26
Meme Dialects
jefftk
27d
1
52
Wisdom Cannot Be Unzipped
Sable
1mo
13
144
ITT-passing and civility are good; "charity" is bad; steelmanning is niche
Rob Bensinger
5mo
35
89
Focusing
CFAR!Duncan
4mo
22
46
Some notes on solving hard problems
Joe Rocca
3mo
8
34
Research Deprioritizing External Communication
jefftk
2mo
3
68
Principles of Privacy for Alignment Research
johnswentworth
4mo
30
72
Trigger-Action Planning
CFAR!Duncan
5mo
9
12
Brain as hardware, memeplexes as software, language as the operating system
Severin T. Seehrich
1mo
14
39
Overton Gymnastics: An Exercise in Discomfort
Shoshannah Tekofsky
3mo
15
60
Taste & Shaping
CFAR!Duncan
5mo
0
163
Split and Commit
Duncan_Sabien
1y
32
154
Reneging Prosocially
Duncan_Sabien
1y
14