Jul 30, 2022
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-viral
Finalist #12 in the Book Review Contest
[This is one of the finalists in the 2022 book review contest. It’s not by me - it’s by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done, to prevent their identity from influencing...
Jul 30, 2022
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/links-for-july-095
[Remember, I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading. I correct these as I see them, and will highlight important corrections...
Jul 29, 2022
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/highlights-from-the-comments-on-criticism
1: I said in the original post that I wrote this because I knew someone would write the opposite article (that organizations accept specific criticism in order to fend off paradigmatic criticism), and then later Zvi did write an...
Jul 27, 2022
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/forer-statements-as-updates-and-affirmations
The Forer Effect is a trick used by astrologers, psychics, and social psychologists. Given a list of statements like these:
You have a great need for other people to like and admire you.
You have a tendency to be critical of...
Jul 27, 2022
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/elk-and-the-problem-of-truthful-ai
Machine Alignment Monday 7/25/22
I. There Is No Shining Mirror
I met a researcher who works on “aligning” GPT-3. My first response was to laugh - it’s like a firefighter who specializes in birthday candles - but he very kindly explained...