Silas Barta

Can you believe it’s been over a year? Time for another Show & Tell! Bring something from your life to show to the group and talk about. It’s a great chance for the group to learn more about you, and to practice your skill at teaching others. *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 […]

I know it’s only been four months, but, inspired by discussion from the last meetup, we’re going to share our favorite LW/SSC/ACX/rationalist-sphere articles. I’d be particularly interested in ones that the group might not have heard of, or might not fully appreciate. So come and share rationalist-sphere articles you think others should read! *** The

Time again to test how well-calibrated you are! See whether you can estimate values for a 75% confidence interval and be right 75% of the time (hopefully not more or less). Questions will be drawn from Wits and Wagers cards (e.g. “How many cars were registered in the US in 1920?”) *** The meetup is

It’s been a while since we had one of these! Let’s have a concept day, where you share useful concepts that have helped clarify and focus your thought. Examples from ones we’ve discussed in the past: Nash equilibrium: a situation where no one can improve by changing their behavior alone. Superstimulus: something that is finely

(Infohazard: something you could be game-theoretically hurt by learning of.) As an annual Halloween tradition, our group likes to discuss our favorite “spooky” parts of rationality — the things you’ve learned in this area that scare you. To repeat the whirlwind tour of examples: Moloch, the problem you can’t help but contribute to! Abandon all hope ye

Before the meetup, some of us will be meeting in the park behind Central Market to watch the eclipse. It will start at 10:23am, peak at 11:54, and then end at 1:32pm. Come join us, and bring your viewing equipment! Other than that, no particular topic; just share your favorite rationalist ideas and takes on

How do you do, fellow kids? Before LessWrong, there was the Extropy Institute. Before that, probably something else. What’s next? LessWrong has its roots in 00s internet culture. Which lessons have stood the test of time, and what needs updating to be relevant to the next generation? Or is there a new up-and-coming scene that’ll replace

This will take place from 12pm-5pm and replaces the usual cafe meetup.  Please refer to the LessWrong page for the event, and RSVP if possible: https://www.lesswrong.com/events/Wsb3FAgwJeJjKS3ia/austin-texas-usa-acx-meetups-everywhere-fall-2023

Reminder: We are back to Central Market (north) for this one. See footnote. This Saturday, the topic is AI Alignment, i.e. how we get artificial general intelligences to act in a way consistent with human values.  It’s been a longtime focus of LessWrong and its founder, Eliezer Yudkowsky. Chris Canal will be present to lead