Nominations are in and voting can now begin! You can vote using the following link: https://strawpoll.com/polls/e2nar0bD9gB The voting will close on Sunday, June 25th at 8am (2023/06/25 08:00:00 CDT). After that our first meeting to read the first section of the book will be on Wednesday, July 5th at 7pm (2023/07/05 19:00:00 CDT). Looking forward […]
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With AI all over the news, it’s time to have a discussion of AI risk, Friendly AI, and the Alignment Problem. Some links to get you up to speed: LW repository on AI risk LW repository on Alignment Eliezer Yudkowksy’s open letter advocating shutdown of post-GPT4 AI *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001
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It’s time for us to nominate a new book to read for the Austin Less Wrong Book Club! We are adjusting the book club schedule slightly for this book, we will now be meeting every two weeks on Wednesdays at 6pm CST. We will evaluate how well this worked next time. For those who aren’t
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Lightning talk again! We’ll take turns giving one, aiming for about 10-15 minutes each. What is a lightning talk? It’s where you introduce the group to something you’re familiar with and are comfortable talking about. It doesn’t have to be “rationality related”, just something you have a good enough understanding of that you can take questions about from
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Reminder that we’re having our twice-yearly megameetup this Saturday, June 3rd, at The Brewtorium, 12pm-5pm. This is at a different location from, and replaces, our usual meetup. See the announcement and RSVP here.
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Time to take a chance to (re)discover the rationalist virtues! Check out Yudkowsky’s original Twelve Virtues of Rationality, and talk about which ones feel meaningful to you. Related, you also might want to check out this recent Substack piece on intellectual humility by Gena Gorlin. *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar,
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We’ll use this meetup to have fun with ChatGPT. Bring your own experiments with ChatGPT or related projects and have fun testing out new ideas with the group! *** 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,
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Thanks for everyone who joined us in reading The Brothers Karamazov, it was quite the ride! However it’s now time for us to start picking a new book to read. For those who aren’t familiar with the book club, every week we choose a section of a book to read (usually a few chapters) and
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We’ll have another group debugging session. Bring your problems, your solutions, and your willingness to listen! *** 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. Please follow posted
Cafe Meetup 5/13: More Group Debugging Read More »
In place of the usual meetup, Nicole has invited us to attend her baby shower! Amazon registry link. Time: May 6, 2:00 pm Location: Contact someone you know in Austin LW. Nicole’s invitation message: Please join us for a nontraditional baby shower by celebrating the upcoming birth of our second son Connor and all of
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