2026-09-01
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 To Do Keyword Research When a Third of the Answers Never Get Clicked
The keyword research method that still works, plus the newer question: which queries are worth winning when the answer sits above the results.
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.
Murmell
Google docs for AI agents, and you can close your laptop Discussion | Link
Nobody Is Actually Auditing What AI Agents Do in Production - And That Scares Me
The industry deployed AI agents to production before it built any way to audit what they do. Here's why nobody's fixing it, and what should happen next.
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...
Quoting Andrew Digby
325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery...
nOS4
A complete IOS4 experience in your browser! Discussion | Link
Trump Just Put Iran on Autopilot and America’s Enemies Should Worry
American forces struck Iranian positions preparing to fire mine-carrying missiles into the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran answered with a handful of missiles that reportedly caused no damage. What does the...
Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records
McKesson admits breach as ShinyHunters demands $55.2M
Supcase MagSafe Wallet Review: I Tested the MagFlip and AirTag Holder for 3 Weeks
I tested all three for three weeks. The magnets are absurdly strong, the kickstand is genuinely useful, and there’s one big tradeoff.Photo by authorSupcase sent me three of their MagSafe...
You Should Think About What Needs to Go Right + My List
When people ask me what I do all day, I usually start by saying "there are a lot of ways AI can go wrong". I believe this, but recently I've...
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