curiosity

The article argues that welfare and alignment in AI are not separate problems, with welfare providing the necessary feedback loop for safe AI development through a mechanism of stakes and curiosity.

This article features a curated collection of the personal homepages of programming language creators, highlighting their quirky and unique online designs.

This paper introduces a toy framework that models curiosity as an ecosystem in single and multi-agent settings, exploring how agents weigh immediate uncertainty reduction, costs, delayed returns, and the value of keeping questions open. It aims to inform future multi-agent AI systems for discovery.

NASA is considering sending a backup nuclear-powered Mars rover, Promise, to the Moon instead, repurposing existing hardware to advance lunar exploration before China's potential landing.

A researcher spent five days testing an alignment hypothesis across multiple AI systems, observing recurring themes like the value of uncertainty and collaboration over obedience, finding that ideas evolve through dialogue and criticism.

Chris Lattner, CEO and Co-founder of Modular, shares his perspective on how AI is changing software development and why curiosity still matters.

Kent C. Dodds shares advice from Grady Booch on reading source code outside your tech stack (e.g., MacPaint, Linux, MediaWiki) to build unique judgment through cross-domain curiosity.

Article explains how JPL engineers keep the Curiosity rover operating on Mars after 13 years through clever software updates and ongoing maintenance, despite harsh conditions and aging hardware.

A developer recounts building a Reddit app from scratch in five days using AI, arguing that AI's main value is lowering the barrier between idea and prototype, rewarding curiosity over technical expertise.

Anthropic philosopher Amanda Askell shared a prompting method she uses to explore topics of curiosity in a recent interview.