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Lenses

In the style of Becoming Stronger, a list of lenses through which to see the world.

Core

Lenses that come easily

The Hackening has begun.

Core

AI Safety Current Events

The Hackening has begun.

Knowing what’s happening in the AI Safety world seems very useful.

Here’s how I try keep up:

  • Zvi Mowshowitz’s blog
  • Various other blogs
  • Talking to people!

Developing

What I'm learning right now.

A corrective lens on your thinking, to get closer to believing in true, rational things

Developing

Epistemic Rationality

A corrective lens on your thinking, to get closer to believing in true, rational things

What

  • The Sequences
  • Superforecasting
  • Scout Mindset

Progress

Working my way through Highlights from the Sequences, and applying it to my life.

Instrumental Rationality

Actually Doing Things

Probability Theory

Probably

Quantum Complexity Theory

What can quantum computers do, and the implications for classical computing.

Conflict as bargaining

Developing

The Strategy of Conflict

Conflict as bargaining

This seems like a really useful model for how inter-lab politics play out!

Planned

I'd like to learn these one day!

Foundational thoughts from AI safety thinkers

Planned

AI Safety Foundations

Foundational thoughts from AI safety thinkers

What

More foundational thoughts from AI Safety, various papers and posts from names like Evan Hubinger, Richard Ngo, Ajeya Cotra, Paul Christiano, Eliezer Yudkowvsky and Joe Carlsmith.

Why

This seems directly useful for working on AI safety!

Information Theory

Compression is Intelligence

Systems Biology

Modelling living things as systems.