Interim research report from the first 4 weeks of the MATS Program Winter 2025 Cohort. The project is supervised by Marius Hobbhahn. Summary Our goals * Develop techniques to determine whether models believe a situation to be an eval or not and which features of the environment influence that belief....
Discussion article for the meetup : Toronto EA meetup WHEN: 11 December 2014 07:00:00PM (-0500) WHERE: Toronto See here for location and RSVP. We haven't had an effective altruism meetup in Toronto for a while, so time for a relaunch! No particular fixed topic, just a chance to meet each...
Discussion article for the meetup : Toronto: making hard decisions WHEN: 20 November 2014 07:00:00PM (-0500) WHERE: Toronto See [http://www.meetup.com/Less-Wrong-Toronto/] for the exact location. Sometimes we are faced with a decision which is important and non-trivial. What hard decisions have you made in the past? Do you have any coming...
Discussion article for the meetup : Toronto: Meet Malo from MIRI WHEN: 12 June 2014 07:00:00PM (-0400) WHERE: 591 Yonge St, Toronto I don't usually do this, but since this meetup is a special occasion, I'm buying everyone dinner! (Up to 10 people, first come first served. Beyond that you're...
Discussion article for the meetup : Toronto: Our guest: Cat Lavigne from the Center for Applied Rationality WHEN: 09 April 2013 07:00:00PM (-0400) WHERE: 20 Edward Street, Toronto, ON Sorry, new location again! We're at the World's Biggest Bookstore in the Second Floor Meeting Room (at the back of the...
Discussion article for the meetup : Toronto: fight/flight/freeze experiences WHEN: 19 March 2013 07:00:00PM (-0400) WHERE: Tim Horton's, 26 Dundas Street, Toronto, ON Tim Hortons on Victoria Street near Dundas station. We'll be at the back by the paperclip sign. The "fight or flight" response evolved to help us cope...
Discussion article for the meetup : Toronto - The nature of discourse; what works, what doesn't WHEN: 26 February 2013 06:00:00PM (-0500) WHERE: 54 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON Place: Upstairs at The Imperial Public Library 54 Dundas St. E, near Dundas Station. Enter at the door on the right...