nim

I've seen a lot of news lately about the ways that particular LLMs score on particular tests. Which if any of those tests can I go take online to see how my performance on them compares to the models?

With the release of 4 free test kits per residential address in the US (https://special.usps.com/testkits), I'm trying to think through how many tests it's appropriate and useful for me to keep on hand. Normally a "don't take too many from a limited supply" heuristic would cap my purchases, but I...

The "Is driving worth the risk?" question calculates based on 2 assumptions: 1. Surviving till approximately 2060 would give one the chance to be made immortal by an artificial super-intelligence 2. Dying before the advent of ASI would prevent one from ever being made immortal by the ASI. This related...

There are a lot of beautiful places on the planet that you can't get to without a car. If you think looking at photos of them is just as good as visiting, the value of driving to them might be 0. But if you think that having experiences in nature...

Search turns up a few threads on self-reported personal changes of mind. I'm curious here about the third-person perspective: When have you noticed and remembered peers or colleagues changing their minds [about important things]? I'm particularly interested in examples from the group of people who seem to regard a book...

What factors do you expect have the highest likelihood of severely compromising your own quality and/or duration of life, within the next 1, 5, or 10 years? How do these risks change your behavior compared to how you expect you'd act if they were less relevant to you? If those...