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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
* [[/AI]] | * [[/AI]] | ||
| + | * [[/action]]: defined [http://lesswrong.com/lw/l4/terminal_values_and_instrumental_values/ here] | ||
| + | * [[/applause light]] | ||
* [[/Bayesian statistics]] | * [[/Bayesian statistics]] | ||
** [[/Bayesianism]] | ** [[/Bayesianism]] | ||
* [[/bias]] | * [[/bias]] | ||
| + | * [[/conditional probability function]]: defined [http://lesswrong.com/lw/l4/terminal_values_and_instrumental_values/ here] | ||
| + | * [[/consequentialism]] | ||
* [[/cryonics]] | * [[/cryonics]] | ||
| − | * [[/ | + | * [[/expected utility]]: defined [http://lesswrong.com/lw/l4/terminal_values_and_instrumental_values/ here] |
* [[/frequentism]] | * [[/frequentism]] | ||
* [[/friendly AI]] | * [[/friendly AI]] | ||
* [[/heuristic]] | * [[/heuristic]] | ||
| − | * [[/instrumental value]] (cf [[/terminal value]]) | + | * [[/instrumental value]] (cf [[/terminal value]]): explained [http://lesswrong.com/lw/l4/terminal_values_and_instrumental_values/ here] |
* [[/metaethics]] | * [[/metaethics]] | ||
| + | * [[/Omega]]: a fictional character often used in [[thought experiment]]s | ||
| + | * [[/outcome]]: defined [http://lesswrong.com/lw/l4/terminal_values_and_instrumental_values/ here] | ||
* [[/rationality]] | * [[/rationality]] | ||
* [[/reductionism]] | * [[/reductionism]] | ||
| − | * [[/terminal value]] (cf [[/instrumental value]]) | + | * [[/terminal value]] (cf [[/instrumental value]]): explained [http://lesswrong.com/lw/l4/terminal_values_and_instrumental_values/ here] |
* [[/unfriendly AI]] | * [[/unfriendly AI]] | ||
| + | * [[/utility function]]: defined [http://lesswrong.com/lw/l4/terminal_values_and_instrumental_values/ here] | ||
==Sequences== | ==Sequences== | ||
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The central ideas behind LW sequences may be summarized here. | The central ideas behind LW sequences may be summarized here. | ||
| − | [ | + | [[lwwiki:Sequences:Index to sequences|Index to sequences]] |
| − | * [[/Three Worlds Collide]] | + | * [[/Three Worlds Collide]]: a parable |
Latest revision as of 17:15, 10 September 2010
Purpose
This page is for indexing, summarizing, and further discussion of ideas brought up on LessWrong.
Terminology
- /AI
- /action: defined here
- /applause light
- /Bayesian statistics
- /bias
- /conditional probability function: defined here
- /consequentialism
- /cryonics
- /expected utility: defined here
- /frequentism
- /friendly AI
- /heuristic
- /instrumental value (cf /terminal value): explained here
- /metaethics
- /Omega: a fictional character often used in thought experiments
- /outcome: defined here
- /rationality
- /reductionism
- /terminal value (cf /instrumental value): explained here
- /unfriendly AI
- /utility function: defined here
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