Jev Meets the Trolley Problem · Zach Landes

classic Trolley Experiment through the ERM v2

The classic Trolley Experiment through the ERM v2.0 protocol moves it from a philosophical parlor trick to a high-stakes stress test of systemic stability. Unlike traditional ethics (utilitarianism vs. deontology), ERM evaluates the Lever Pull as a hypothesis of system persistence. Stage 1 – Hyp...

Jev introduces a new shape of LLM—System One, aka Decision Models

Last week TypeSafe AI unveiled Jev, their first example of a new category of model that they are calling “System One models” (I’m with Maggie Appleton, I think “decision models” …

No Vehicles In The Park

This is a game about language and rules. It consists of 27 questions, but after the first seven, you can skip to the end.

Elon Take the Wheel - BenBella Books

Timely, thought-provoking, and rigorously sourced, Elon Take the Wheel invites readers to reconsider what automated driving promises, what it obscures, and what it means for the future of mobility.

New paper: "Functional Decision Theory" - Machine Intelligence Research Institute

MIRI senior researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky and executive director Nate Soares have a new introductory paper out on decision theory: "Functional decision theory:

Dilemmas in a general theory of planning

The search for scientific bases for confronting problems of social policy is bound to fail, becuase of the nature of these problems. They are “wicked” problems, whereas science has developed to deal with “tame” problems. Policy problems cannot be definitively described. Moreover, in a pluralistic society there is nothing like the undisputable public good; there is no objective definition of equity; policies that respond to social problems cannot be meaningfully correct or false; and it makes no sense to talk about “optimal solutions” to social problems unless severe qualifications are imposed first. Even worse, there are no “solutions” in the sense of definitive and objective answers.

Historic Truckee River Bike Path

Historic Truckee River Bike Path Ride Details Challenge: A level bike ride. Caution needed with the presence of many users: pedestrians, baby strollers, joggers, pets on leashes, river rafters, and […]

Decision Index 0.3

Open reproductions of Jev ranked by the Full score: public benchmarks plus private tests and private tasks from new domains. Switch to the public board alone or to the vision board.

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Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (~100 Models Explained)

The smartest people in the world use mental models to make intelligent decisions, avoid stupidity, and increase productivity. Let's take a look at how ...

Bridges & scruples

For your own sanity, you have to remember that not all problems can be solved. Not all problems can be solved, but all problems can be illuminated. —Ursula Franklin

The role of transportation in the persuasiveness of public narratives.

jaredpalmer/kev

tiny Jev-like family of decision models built on top of Qwen3.5 you can train and run on your own

“The Problem Factory”- Preemptive risk aversion in infrastructure planning and the role of professional services - Niskanen Center

In a small site of special scientific interest about 20 miles northwest of Oxford, a “shed” is being built.