A safety case is a structured argument showing that a system is acceptably safe for a specific use in a specific environment. Safety cases typically include:.. (read more)
Frontier AI Companies are companies or orgs that are pushing the limits of AI capabilties. The terms "frontier lab" or "AI lab" are also sometimes used. A lot of discussion on LessWrong has to do with "what should AI companies do", "what would be good if they did differently", or how people outside the labs should relate to them... (read more)
Growth Mindset is the name for a hypothetical mental state wherein an agent believes that they can grow as a agent, and this belief causes the agent to try to grow, which might plausibly lead to more growth!.. (read more)
.. (read more)Theory of mind [Wikipedia] refers to the capacity to understand other people by ascribing mental states to them. A theory of mind includes the knowledge that others' beliefs, desires, intentions, emotions, and thoughts may be different from one's own
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Value drift refers to the idea that over time, the values or goals of a person or an AI system can change, often in ways that weren’t originally intended. For humans, this might happen as life experiences, personal growth, or external influences cause someone's beliefs to evolve. For AI, it could occur if the system starts to interpret its goals differently as it learns and interacts with the world.
AI Racing is when multiple actors (corporations, or governments) are each incentivized to make capabilities advances, even if it'd be better for everyone if neither actor was advancing capabilities.
AI Racing is when multiple actors (corporations, or governments) are each incentivized to make capabilities advances, even if it'd be better for everyone if neither actor was advancing capabilities.
A safety case is a structured argument showing that a system is acceptably safe for a specific use in a specific environment. Safety cases typically include:
A safety case is a structured argument showing that a system is acceptably safe for a specific use in a specific environment. Safety cases typically include:
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Sometimes people dismiss Newcomb's problem because of the physical impossibility of a being like Omega. However, Newcomb's problem does not actually depend on the possibility of Omega in order to be relevant. Similar issues arise if one canwe imagine a skilled human psychologist who can predict other people's actions with 65% accuracy in similar situations.
Sometimes people dismiss Newcomb's problem because of the physical impossibility of a being like Omega. However, Newcomb's problem does not actually depend on the possibility of Omega in order to be relevant. Similar issues arise if weone can imagine a skilled human psychologist who can predict other people's actions with 65% accuracy.accuracy in similar situations.
Clinical trials are often required before a new drug or medical device will be approved for commercial sale. In some cases, they can be expensive, long, and risky, representing the most-costly part of new drug development.
Clinical trials are often required before a new drug or medical device will be approved for commercial sale. In some cases, they can be expensive, long, and risky, representing the most-costly part of new drug development.
I think this page would be more useful if it linked to the individual sequences it lists.
As far as I've seen, there is no page that links to all sequences in order, which would be useful for working through them systematically.