Silas Barta

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

Per the ACX Substack post, this year’s ACX Everywhere Fall meetup will be this month on September 30, and will replace the usual Saturday meetup. Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023 Time: 12 pm to 5 pm. Location: Park area by ponds behind Central Market north, 4001 N. Lamar. (see link below for specifics) Please see

NOTE: We are going to try Whole Foods Cafe again (the Domain one): 11920 Domain Dr, Austin, TX 78758. There is parking on site or at any of the Domain’s parking garages. Topic: Time to revisit our LLM/ChatGPT models from several months ago. What have you been doing with them, and what tips can you

Note: We return to Central Market for this meetup. It’s been a year since last time, so we’re going to use this meetup to practice the Double Crux technique of disagreement resolution. In this technique, you try to find some fact that, if you could be convinced of it, you’d change your mind (or at least would

Date: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 Time: Doors open 6pm, ceremony starting at 7pm. Location: 6512 Kauai Ln, Austin, TX See the event details and RSVP on the LessWrong page here.

NOTE: We are going to try a brand new location for this meetup — Whole Foods Cafe in the Domain, 11920 Domain Dr, Austin, TX 78758. There is parking on site or at any of the Domain’s parking garages. Topic: Got a crazy product or business idea that you’ve wondered why no one has done

Note: we’re back to Central Market for this Saturday. I won’t be present for this one, but Colton will, leading another Group Debugging session. Hope you find guidance on your most pressing problems! *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the LW and SSC signs. People