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Essays on gradient descent

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Jan 24, 2023LW

Alexander and Yudkowsky on AGI goals

A technical dialogue between Scott Alexander and Eliezer Yudkowsky exploring why AI alignment is difficult, covering the inapplicability of human moral development analogies, the nature of AI consequentialism, and skepticism about acausal trade as a safety mechanism.

62 min read 9,555 words

Apr 11, 2022ACX

Deceptively Aligned Mesa-Optimizers: It's Not Funny If I Have To Explain It

Scott Alexander explains mesa-optimizers in AI alignment, their potential risks, and the challenges of creating truly aligned AI systems.

23 min read 3,483 words

AI alignment AI safety deception