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Written by So8res, RobertM last updated 19th Feb 2025

The study (and quantification) of information, and its communication and storage.

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203The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Engines of Cognition

Eliezer Yudkowsky

17y

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167Six (and a half) intuitions for KL divergence

CallumMcDougall

2y

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66Searching for Bayes-Structure

Eliezer Yudkowsky

17y

49

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236Introduction to abstract entropy

2y

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214Utility Maximization = Description Length Minimization

4y

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17Law without law: from observer states to physics via algorithmic information theory

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13Revisiting the Manifold Hypothesis

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