Jasen

It’s been over a year since the Singularity Institute launched our ongoing Visiting Fellows Program and we’ve learned a lot in the process of running it. This summer we’re going to try something different. We’re going to run Rationality Boot Camp. We are going to try to take ten weeks...

There will be a Less Wrong meetup at 6:00PM this Saturday, the 26th of February, at Tortuga (850 Williams way, Mountain View, CA), the planned community founded by Patri Friedman. Shannon Friedman will be our gracious host for the evening. As usual, the meet-up will be party-like and full of...

"I, For One, Welcome Our New Computer Overlords" Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 7pm to 10pm Mingle with our team and enjoy cocktails, appetizers and a screening of Watson's victory If you would like to request an invitation, please email amywilley@gmail.com This is an invite only event, so please email...

As some of you may know, SIAI is in the process of moving our Visiting Fellows Program to a larger and more permanent location in Berkeley. Nothing is final yet but, however things turn out, November will be the last month we spend at 3755 Benton street. In honor of...

SIAI's Fellows Program is looking for rationalists with skills. More specifically, we're looking for rationalists with skills outside our usual cluster who are interested in donating their time by teaching those skills and communicating the mindsets that lead to their development. If possible, we'd like to learn from specialists who...

In honor of Eliezer's Birthday, there will be a Less Wrong meetup at 5:00PM this Saturday, the 11th of September, at the SIAI Visiting Fellows house (3755 Benton St, Santa Clara CA). Come meet Eliezer and your fellow Less Wrong / Overcoming Bias members, have cool conversations, eat good food...

For those in the New York City area: I will be giving a talk on Friendly AI at the NYC Future Salon this Saturday, the 20th of February, at 3:00pm. We'll be gathering in the back room of Stone Creek Bar, located at 140 E. 27th Street in Manhattan. At...