OpenAI’s Unreleased Model Astra Solves Ten Major Open Mathematics Problems
Math is hard. Math used to be strangely hard for LLMs. People used to gloat about that. Remember? Math is getting easier. AI is getting more…
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Slack, and Slack Again, but Less
It is widely known that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a standard treatment for depression. A little-known fact, however, is that its subcomponent, behavioural therapy (BT),…
Coming of a New Sun
Six weeks after the US and China hammered out the latest round of bilateral compute agreements in a midnight deal, reporter Jenny Gesteson visits a south…
LessWrong vs. TikTok: Tips for capturing attention in a non-rational space
Here's what I've learned from making TikTok videos every day for the last 60 days. I think posting on TikTok is worthwile whether you want to…
II. Anthropic reasoning with duplication is not consistent with probability properties
tl;drThere is an impossibility result in anthropic probability: no reasonable probability theory can stay consistent across a duplication event.In particular, it must violate either Bayesian updates-from…
AI in Mathematics, 2026: From Assistant to Top Researcher
Seven weeks ago, mathematicians said AI could execute but not decide direction. Then a Fields medalist won his medal and left academia for OpenAI the same…
Where can I find a list of underexplored scientific problems?
Hi all, mechanical + electrical engineering undergraduate who enjoys research and hopes to pursue a career in it. While I’m not especially interested in the main…
We need to RL less
Recent AI models are really reward hack-y. This is bad. It's the primary way in which current models are misaligned/dangerous/uncontrollable. The hypothesis put forth in this…
Trust is Gone: AI Safety Needs Individuals
When humanity avoids a disaster, it's usually because we have put preparations in place. To the uninformed, these seem like wastes of time—after all, nothing happened,…
Dissociation as Neurological Injury
"Trauma of all kinds lets UBs ["Unattached Burdens"] in. Sometimes they get in when someone is under anesthesia. If there is concern about the presence of…