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And then check out this very cool project from six years ago, which uses a block-stacking game inspired by Shrdlu but learns whatever language you choose to teach it instructions w…

This is a nice fantasy, but it's a fantasy. The tech stack and network we have is too dense a forest to be replaced by clean slate designs. But maybe some of the problems could be …

A possible experiment to try: what happens when you only browse Reddit through an anonymous, not-logged-in browser and IP address? And then only use your account when you are actua…

Split this into two questions: (1) Why do we procrastinate? (2) What is it about various Internet platforms and patterns that makes them so addictive, and good for procrastination?…

How do you find the RF performance? For me the OnHub was vastly better than other home wifi gear I've used, but would consider more trustworthy replacements if they have comparable…

In addition to tests, I wonder if anyone has thought about a risk pool where car manufacturers pay in (or are paid out) according to whether their vehicles cause more or fewer pede…

Many workers experience monopsony for their labor for reasons that might not make sense to you (switching costs, rational risk aversion, fallible human psychology). A union on thei…

Yes, this is one specific safety problem -- there are many other RL safety problems that deserve high quality benchmarks too. See eg https://arxiv.org/pdf/1606.06565.pdf or https:/…

The problem is very easy to solve if the reward function (avoid altering the green life patterns) is specified. The aim in SafeLife version 1.0 (future versions will add more safet…

We spent a lot of time thinking about this before we started building Let's Encrypt. In the case of the Web we didn't think there was a way to make self-signed certificates workabl…

We think we can make a huge difference even by listing a few dozen or a few hundred of the highest-traffic email domains.

We did think about those issues before writing the piece. It's safer to figure out how to get AI systems to be robust, reliable and safe in civilian contexts before rushing to weap…

Turns out "anyone can edit" also meant anyone could mess with the sharing settings. So I've made it read only, which is a pity. Will investigate alternative hosting arrangements th…

Which is what stopped me from using them for some serious crowdsourced data projects in the past. This was a sheet I had lying around anyway and thought others might find useful :)…

Heh, you might be right :)

You should consider adding gradients in addition to flat colors!

EFF and other privacy groups fought against this for a long time, and eventually succeeded in having the FCC intervene to stop these practices: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/0…

Yes, we've also thought about the "meta metric" idea. We may try to make one if we feel that the taxonomy is at all complete and trustworthy.

You're asking great questions :) EFF isn't necessarily a fan of the way that current institutions of governance or the law operate, but when those institutions attempt to interfere…

The measurements for each metric are tabular, but the taxonomy of problems above them is currently tree (or forest) structured. CSV export or import for specific metrics would be v…