ArisC

People like Eliezer are annoyed when people suggest their rhetoric hints at violence against AI labs and researchers. But even if Eliezer & co don't advocate violence, it does seem like violence is the logical conclusion of their worldview - so why is it a taboo? (By violence I don't...

I shared a blog post I wrote in Astral Codex, and someone suggested I try and share with the rationalist community (though it's somewhat polemic in tone). So here goes! The blog post is a little wider in scope, but I think the relevant part for the rationalist community is...

... of LW: a while ago, a former boss and friend of mine said that rationality is irrational because you never have sufficient computational power to evaluate everything rationally. I thought he was missing the point - but after two posts on LW, I am inclined to agree with him....

I got lots of helpful comments in my first post, so I'll try a second: I want to develop a list of criteria by which to evaluate a presidency. Coming up with criteria and metrics on the economy is pretty easy, but I'd like to ask for suggestions on proxies...

I would like to use my first post to expand on a framework I introduced in the Welcome thread for evaluating moral theories, and to request your feedback. This thesis rests on the fact that a moral theory is a tool for helping us make choices. Starting from this premise,...