Note: This post is an invite for the retreat, as well as an expression of interest for similar events which will be conducted. We are using the form for both. TL;DR: Ooty AI Retreat 2.0 (June 23-30, '25, open to all): We're moving beyond e/acc vs doomer debates to practically...
Portal is a space for exploring how we think, feel and act in a world being reshaped by new technology, global events and changing human needs. We are bringing together workshops, discussions and practices on how we may relate to all this wisely.
The following is an invitation to engage in a deeper inquiry into the future of human-AI interaction. Over two days, we will navigate critical topics related to the complexities of LLM anthropomorphism and the growing challenge of integrating AI into our lives with wisdom and foresight.
The agenda is structured as a collaborative exploration, blending technical and philosophical... (read 557 more words →)
Join us for the ACX Meetups Everywhere 2025 Hyderabad (announcement link) on 5th October 2025 at 3pm. We will be meeting at Vibrant Living Jubilee Hills - Shop & Café.
The meetup will feature a rationality workshop, followed by discussions over snacks and beverages.
RSVP here if you plan to join.
Note: This post is an invite for the retreat, as well as an expression of interest for similar events which will be conducted. We are using the form for both.
TL;DR: Ooty AI Retreat 2.0 (June 23-30, '25, open to all): We're moving beyond e/acc vs doomer debates to practically test AI tools & opportunities. We'll cultivate post-rational flexibility (multiple perspectives, intuition, meditation) through coding, writing sprints, strategy talks, and more. Interested? Fill the form! (deadline : June 17th)
Hey folks,
We're running our Ooty AI Alignment Retreat 2.0 from June 23-30, 2025. The last one happened in June 2024. This is open to non technical people also!
When we say x risks, we don't only... (read 1450 more words →)
We are on the 2nd floor.
Join us for a joint ACX and Effective Altruism Hyderabad meetup, where we’ll explore the short-term implications of AGI development and broader metacrises facing humanity.
The event will feature short talks and open conversation with folks from both communities. If you are curious about the future of humanity, you’re welcome to join!
their work with CFAR seems to me to have been a solid bet at the time
Can you point me to the work they did with CFAR?
Hello everyone,
This is a reminder that we will be meeting coming Sunday, 11th Sept,2022 for the ACX Meetups Everywhere. Here is a rough agenda for the meetup:
Note #1: Food and beverages will be on the house (feel free to bring a friend who might be interested in learning about the rationality landscape).
Note #2: Signal Link for the existing rationality meetup where we share useful links and chat about rationality stuff.
I look forward to meeting everyone!
Vatsal
>so I settled on about 5 weeks, this experiment ran from: 27 December 2021 through 02 January 2022
I am assuming you meant 2nd Feb.
>The final part there is key - if the student leaves with a good understanding of the ideas in the abstract, but no idea when to think about the ideas again, it’s no better than if they’d learned nothing at all.
Hard disagree. As you will agree, learning about the world is also supposed to bring excitement and pure joy. That enjoyment doesn't have to always translate into a conscious idea about revisiting the topic again. I have taken a few lectures where my small audience was fully engaged, asking questions and definitely enjoyed their time. But I doubt the subject matter was of direct relevance to most of them in their regular... (read more)
You are probably right about that. But I wanted to start with something and with the first cohort, decided to simply follow the format that most clubs/courses follow on hyperlink (I should say though that I do have some feedback mechanisms in mind). And it is planned as just an "introduction" to some of these ideas.
You already mentioned spending more time on fewer topics. Do you have any other ideas in mind in terms of formats that would have the potential to work online?
What's the goal of your course why do you think your course will have that effect?
I am less interested in experiments in courses that copy CFAR material and more into experiments that discuss, co-learn and tinker with the ideas that CFAR teaches in their workshop. So initially the "goals" of such experiments will be unclear other than learning if there are ways to extract something useful (online and at a larger scale) out of applied rationality"ideas discussed/authored at CFAR and lesswrong.
That's the 2019 one, latest is here.
CFAR has put in so much thought/work into creating those workshops in Berkeley for Applied Rationality. Why aren't there any experiments in doing online workshops/discussions/co-learning spaces for the content available in CFAR handbooks?
Is there any interest among lesswrong members to do online meetups or clubs centered around the content (including other similar ideas posted on lesswrong) in the CFAR handbook? I am curious about the mediums that will allow teaching/learning of such ideas on a larger scale.
I started one such experiment on hyperlink academy (new platform for testing rare course/club ideas) but not sure yet if it is the right way to go. Very interested in finding out what fellow lesswrongers think about this.
Were you able to finish Part2? Is there a draft somewhere? Curious and unable to find.