Silas Barta

We’ll have a special guest this time, Jacob Barhak, a mathematical modeler who has presented on the rapidly evolving legal issues around AI and LLMs. He will lead a discussion on the topic. Here is the abstract: The talk will cover recent legal issues with AI and government regulations that started forming. It will also […]

Time again to keep up our practice using the biggest recent advances in AI! Share what you’ve done with LLMs like ChatGPT, and let’s figure out what other experiments we can do together. Might be a good idea to bring a laptop. *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe

Most of the regulars will be at Eeyore’s Birthday, a longtime Austin tradition where folks congregate in Pease Park (sic) for live music, drum circles, and generally just being hippies (Wikipedia page). Please join us! Time: 11am-8pm Location: Pease Park, 1100 Kingsbury St Be advised: 1) It is not possible to park on the street. Please see the transportation info on

Time once again to work on our worldmodel-connectedness skills with Taboo! Taboo is a board game, but also a rationalist exercise that tests your worldmodel’s ability to maintain a deep understanding across domains. You are required to get others to say a target word, while also restricted from using certain related words from a “prohibited” list. We’ve

Hope to see you at the Spring ACX Everywhere event for Austin! It will replace the usual Saturday meetup. LessWrong Event Link. RSVP to help with planning. Date: Saturday, May 24th, 2025 Time: 12pm until at least 5pm. Show up whenever. Location: The Brewtorium, 6015 Dillard Cir A, Austin, TX 78752; We’ll have a LessWrong

Do you have anything that might be useful to your fellow rationalists, but is just gathering dust right now? This is your chance to find a loving home for it! We’ll use the meetup to give away, sell, or trade stuff that group members might be interested in. So bring anything you think someone else

Time again for group debugging — share what problems you’re running into in life, and see how others can help you, and how you can help others. *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the LW and SSC signs. People start arriving at 1:30 pm, and the main activity

Do you know of a technique that is bizarrely, disproportionately effective? Share it with your fellow rationalists this Saturday! *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the LW and SSC signs. People start arriving at 1:30 pm, and the main activity will begin at 2:30 pm.

As announced previously by email, we’ll elect a new committee for deciding member bans at this Saturday’s meetup. To reiterate the rules: 1) You may vote as long as you are willing to serve on the committee (or served on this past one). 2) We will use approval voting, so vote for everyone whom you trust to be on the committee,

It’s the 10-year anniversary of the reading of the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, a fan-fic that took the world by storm and put LessWrong on the map. Share with your fellow rationalists how it affected you! Table of Contents *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar,