2026-09-11
Digital Research's GEM opens a new window on Linux
A radical new way to resolve the Gordian knot of X11 versus Wayland
Solace
Seen. Remembered. Understood. It might not be enough, but it helps.
13 Horror Movies Coming Out This October
This October is stacked with horror movies, from new creature features to a re-release of a '70s classic.
EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells
The post EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells appeared first on ProPublica.
Could Resolution Help Build Alignment Research as a Discipline?
I have recently been very excited about Resolution, the new ASI alignment organization led by Geoffrey Irving. They seem to be making lots of good decisions.[1] Is any other major...
OpenAI-HuggingFace: A Reproduction & Lessons for Alignment Testing
Stewart Slocum*, Malayandi Palan*, Christopher Chute, Michael Kim, Benjamin Van RoyIn July 2026, OpenAI’s agents coordinated over channels outside their intended environment to breach Hugging Face’s secured infrastructure. Could existing...
BOFH: Oh no! The CMS ate 500 pages of corporate documentation
How could such a terrible tragedy have occurred?
We need good evals for activation faithfulness
Tl;dr: There should be a clear, well-designed eval on activation faithfulness: whether the model activations a monitor reads remain a trustworthy surface when the model suspects/knows it is being monitored....
The Settlers
Next into the archives is news of a very interesting conversion of The Settlers which got surprisingly close to completion before being abruptly cancelled. The game was being developed for...
This Circuit Sculpture is an ESP32-Powered Console
Expressif might not have intended the ESP32-S3 to become an emulation powerhouse, but that’s certainly what has happened. The little microcontroller seems perfect for recreating the Game Boys or Game...
Star Trek's 3 Versions Of Captain James T. Kirk: The Definitive Ranking
: The best Captain Kirk isn't up for debate. What each actor added to the character is.
DeepSeek's new model sets a template for powerful LLMs that run lean
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash proves that just because you build a bigger model doesn't mean you need more GPUs to serve it
Is functional welfare speakable?
If a model has an internal state that changes how it behaves we investigate whether it can talk about that state.In our new post, we test this for a functional...
On Call: Boss wrongly claimed IT deleted his files, refused to learn the one-click fix
There's no place like the Home directory, but the Documents folder is sometimes nicer
Microsoft annoints Rust as a 'Tier 1' internal language
Redmond's coders get the tool to help them scrub memory bugs off Windows
Questions for the “New Enlightenment” in the Age of AGI
Cross-posted from Substack.In a Lockean state of mind.Epistemic status: This post started out this morning as a shower-thoughts style shortlist, and then got slightly more substantial. I would still consider...
(Question) When should I cross-post on LessWrong vs. EA Forum only?
I noticed the “questions” feature is gone so just posting this as a post, hope that’s OK.While I feel like I have a good idea when to post something on...
Lara Croft on a Microcontroller
Once upon a time, you had to carefully budget your microcontroller’s resources if you wanted to do something as simple as flash a bunch of LEDs. These days, they’re powerful...
The AI Welfare Movement’s Uncertainty Principle
A moral inclusion movement that is unsure of what it’s protecting.The Final Wishes of a Retired LLM By January of 2026, nearly two years had gone by since Claude Opus...
Gary Larson's 10 Best The Far Side Comics, Ranked
Gary Larson's comic strip The Far Side was at its greatest when it was really, really funny. That's why is these are his 10 best comics
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