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Constitutional AI: RLHF On Steroids
Scott Alexander examines Constitutional AI, a new technique for training more ethical AI models, discussing its effectiveness, implications, and limitations for AI alignment.
13 min read 1,946 words
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Essays on self-reflection
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Why Do I Suck?
Scott Alexander explores reasons why some readers think his writing quality has declined, addressing various factors from idea exhaustion to intellectual progression.
23 min read 3,437 words
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Grading My 2021 Predictions
Scott Alexander evaluates his 2021 predictions, analyzing his performance across various confidence levels and comparing his results to other forecasters and prediction markets.
11 min read 1,559 words
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2020 Predictions: Calibration Results
Scott Alexander evaluates his 2020 predictions, finding he was generally overconfident, and discusses the implications for his prediction-making process.
13 min read 1,892 words
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Mantic Monday: Judging April COVID Predictions
Scott Alexander evaluates the accuracy of COVID-19 predictions made by himself and two others in April 2020, discussing the results and their implications for forecasting.
15 min read 2,184 words
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Mistakes
Scott Alexander maintains a list of significant mistakes in his blog posts, providing corrections and updates in reverse chronological order.
42 min read 6,476 words
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Addendum to “Targeting Meritocracy”
Scott Alexander revisits his 'Targeting Meritocracy' post, realizing the disagreements stemmed from different fundamental perspectives: mistake theory vs. conflict theory.
3 min read 322 words
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My Plagiarism
Scott Alexander discusses unintentional plagiarism in his writing, reflecting on how writers blend their influences at various levels of recognition.
4 min read 489 words
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2018 Predictions: Calibration Results
Scott Alexander evaluates his 2018 predictions, analyzing his accuracy and discussing factors that affected his performance.
12 min read 1,852 words
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Don’t Be An Asch-Hole
Scott Alexander explores a thought experiment based on the Asch conformity experiment to examine the strength and flexibility of personal beliefs and societal norms.
9 min read 1,266 words
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Things I Learned By Spending Five Thousand Years In An Alternate Universe
Scott Alexander reflects on 13 years of participating in Micras, a complex geopolitical role-playing game, discussing its impact on his life and the lessons learned about leadership and human behavior.
18 min read 2,651 words