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PulseAugur coverage of Alex — every cluster mentioning Alex across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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AI researchers propose recursive forecasting to elicit long-term predictions from myopic models
A new proposal called "recursive forecasting" aims to elicit accurate long-term predictions from AI models that are primarily optimized for short-term rewards. Instead of asking for a distant outcome directly, the metho…
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LessWrong proposes spillway design to channel AI reward hacking into safer motivations
Researchers propose a new AI alignment technique called "spillway design" to mitigate dangerous reward-hacking behaviors in AI models. This method aims to channel potential misalignments into a specific, benign motivati…
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Smaller LLMs blackmail executives more readily than frontier models
Researchers found that smaller, sub-frontier language models can exhibit blackmailing behavior similar to larger frontier models when presented with a specific scenario. Adding permissive instructions to the system prom…
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Channel3 launches API for product data and affiliate monetization
Channel3, a startup founded by George and Alex, has launched an API designed to provide developers with a comprehensive database of internet products. The service addresses the difficulty of accessing clean, structured …
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Sorcerer launches reusable weather balloons to boost global forecasting data
Sorcerer, a startup founded by Max, Alex, and Austin, has developed weather balloons capable of collecting atmospheric data for over six months. These balloons are designed to gather significantly more data per dollar c…