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Revision as of 01:37, 30 August 2010
Purpose
This page is for indexing, summarizing, and further discussion of ideas brought up on LessWrong.
Terminology
- /AI
- /applause light
- /Bayesian statistics
- /bias
- /cryonics
- /consequentialism
- /frequentism
- /friendly AI
- /heuristic
- /instrumental value (cf /terminal value)
- /metaethics
- /Omega: a fictional character often used in thought experiments
- /rationality
- /reductionism
- /terminal value (cf /instrumental value)
- /unfriendly AI
Sequences
Many of the key ideas under discussion at LW are first put forth in the form of a "sequence", or a series of blog posts. These are often presented in the form of fiction, and consequently it may be rather time-consuming if all you really want is to understand the essential idea(s) being set forth in the writing.
The central ideas behind LW sequences may be summarized here.
- /Three Worlds Collide: a parable