Audio narrations of LessWrong posts.
A quick post on a probably-real inadequate equilibrium mostly inspired by trying to think through w
Epistemic status: One week empirical project from a theoretical computer scientist. My analysis and
This is a link post. As you know, histograms are decent visualizations for PDFs with lots of samples
This is a link post. We know what linear functions are. A function f is linear iff it satisfies addi
AISI is being rebranded highly non-confusingly as CAISI. Is it the end of AISI and a huge disaster,
Epistemic Status: Attempt to codify new term. I want to define a new term that will be useful in
Previously: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Dating Roundup #4 covered dating apps. Roundup #5 covered opening w
Has someone you know ever had a “breakthrough” from coaching, meditation, or psychedelics — only to
Imagine each of us has an AI representative, aligned to us, personally. Is gradual disempowerment s
Midjourney, “engraving of Apollo shooting his bow at a distant cancer cell” Introduction and Princip
I have been forced recently to cover many statements by US AI Czar David Sacks. Here I will do so
This is a link post. When it comes to disputes about AI coding capabilities, I think a lot of people
(This sequence assumes basic familiarity with longtermist cause prioritization concepts, though the
This research was completed for LASR Labs 2025 by Benjamin Arnav, Pablo Bernabeu-Pérez, Nathan Helm
What's the main value proposition of romantic relationships? Now, look, I know that when people dro
Adapted from this twitter thread. See this as a quick take. Mitigation Strategies How to mitigate S
There have recently been various proposals for mitigations to "the intelligence curse" or "gradual
On prioritizing orgs by theory of change, identifying effective giving opportunities, and how Manif
Letting kids be kids seems more and more important to me over time. Our safetyism and paranoia abou
In previous posts in this sequence, I laid out a case for why most AI governance research is too ac
