2026-09-01
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No Mercy / No Malice NewsletterRage and calmMost of us, including me, live inside a media bubble. Jessica Tarlov, my Raging Moderates co-host, works across media bubbles. To say I’m...
PS5 Officially Has 5 GOTY Contenders Coming in September
PS5 players will have no shortage of new games to play in September, like Wolverine and the next Silent Hill. Here are five we're looking forward to.
September.2026 Is Officially the Busiest Month in Years for Millions of Gamers
September 2026 has become one of the busiest gaming months in years, between Wolverine, Control Resonant, and a bazillion more games.
Open Thread Autumn 2026
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post, here's a place to put it. If you are new to LessWrong, here's the place to introduce yourself. Personal stories,...
Introducing wrapture
Introducing wrapture New from Graham Dumpleton (of wrapt, mod_wsgi, and New Relic's Python agent fame), who describes Wrapture as taking the monkeypatching ideas from wrapt and extending them to apply...
FBI Now Allowing History of Bestiality Among New Recruits
The bureau could be hiring "people with questionable backgrounds." The post FBI Now Allowing History of Bestiality Among New Recruits appeared first on Futurism.
You didn't write that, you're just a meat proxy
sf-isms: Meat proxyA person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and...
AI adoption at work is broad but shallow
GenAI now reaches 80% of occupations, but in most of those fewer than half of workers use it
Every DC Studios Movie and TV Show in Coming Through 2028 (and Beyond)
Warner Bros. new DCU has a 10-year plan under James Gunn. Here's what next for DC movies and TV shows after Superman and Supergirl.
Israel’s Newest Submarine Has a Sail So Big Nobody Will Say What’s Inside It
The INS Drakon was handed to the Israeli Navy in July 2026, described by its German builder as the last of the Dolphin AIP submarines. Photographs suggest otherwise. Its sail...
Population ethics is a big deal, which is why I made this population ethics quiz
TLDR: Take the population ethics quiz here: https://mdickens.me/pop-ethics/ Population ethics is an oft-overlooked subfield within ethics. Many people hold views that they don't realize contradict each other, or that have...
How my Mac mini turned into infrastructure for Quick Reads
On today's podcast, I discussed the new Mac minis and why I want one, but won't be buying one, as well as how I'm using my Mac mini to do...
Fixing an Expensive Amprobe Cable Tracer With Mystery Fault
Perhaps the most annoying kinds of faults are those that involve expensive equipment that just sit around in a cupboard, only for them to just stop working at all. Such...
33 years later, Tombstone's final line is still the greatest quote in Western movie history
The person at the center of the quote is a legend in the Western genre.
China’s New J-35 Stealth Fighter Showed Up Covered in Mirrors, and Nobody Knows Why
Images circulating since August 15 show China's J-35 stealth fighter with a mirror-like finish. The obvious guesses are a new radar-absorbent coating, a trick of the light, or an artefact...
Marijuana Factory Explodes, Causing Two Deaths
"It was just a big boom." The post Marijuana Factory Explodes, Causing Two Deaths appeared first on Futurism.
Nvidia is building an IP licensing empire on the back of NVLink
Even when you think you're not buying Nvidia, you might still be buying Nvidia
Russia’s Su-57 Felon Stealth Fighter Just Went to War in Ukraine and That Comes with Some Clear Risks
While the platform is combat-tested, it doesn’t mean the Su-57 Felon is flying regularly in the most dangerous pockets of Ukraine for the Russian Air Force.
Pokémon World Championships 2026 Was Absolute Chaos
From safety concerns to the San Francisco Fire Department having to step in, Pokémon Worlds attendees were struggling to "catch 'em all."
prefilling an emergently misaligned model with reasoning traces that produced misaligned answers increases misalignment rates by ~8% but reasoning traces that produce misaligned answers aren't detectable through text monitoring
IntroThis post is a sequel to my last post on CoT monitoring: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6wsuxp8ytXDjZSoJB/bert-is-only-very-slightly-better-than-regex-as-a-cot. I've extended my last post by prefilling CoTs that produced misaligned/aligned answers and letting the EM model...
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