1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (466+ words) The tricky thing about experiencing the territory beneath our maps is that we habitually map over the gaps as fast as we can find them — the act of seeing that reality isn't what we believed itself changes our belief. Every…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) Epistemic status: Experimental framework created over a period of ~2-3 days during a hackathon at my home, and fairly heavily vibe coded. Expect some of this to be rough around the edges. I am currently in the process of designing a…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (26+ words) (This is a lower-effort research update. It reflects my current beliefs/understanding, but is less robust than other research I'm working on. It refl…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (359+ words) Is this the Nash bargaining solution? Yes. In fact it is the only symmetric[5] pareto-optimum within these coalitions, and those are the only coalitions that make sense if you want symmetry, because the only symmertic coalition actions are linear combinations…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (158+ words) revisiting alignment The following series of posts revisits the idea of goal alignment between humanity and artificial intelligence, and within human…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (746+ words) What’s the biggest thing you think you can take in a fight? According to a YouGov poll, 6% of Americans reckoned they could beat a grizzly bear bare-handed. But lest you take this as evidence of a, let’s say, optimistic national…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1417+ words) tl;dr • 1. There is an impossibility result in anthropic probability: no reasonable probability theory can stay consistent across a duplication even…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (199+ words) Hi all, mechanical + electrical engineering undergraduate who enjoys research and hopes to pursue a career in it. While I’m not especially interested in the main EA cause areas (AI safety, biosecurity, cybersecurity, etc.), I’d still like my research to have…...