---
language:
- en
license: cc-by-4.0
tags:
- lesswrong
- ai-safety
- alignment
pretty_name: Ryan Greenblatt — LessWrong Writing
configs:
- config_name: posts
  data_files: posts/*.parquet
- config_name: shortforms
  data_files: shortforms/*.parquet
- config_name: comments
  data_files: comments/*.parquet
---

# Ryan Greenblatt — LessWrong Writing

All of [Ryan Greenblatt](https://www.lesswrong.com/users/ryan_greenblatt)'s public
writing on LessWrong, scraped from the LessWrong GraphQL API.

**Coverage:** 2019-08-23 → 2026-03-26.

## Configs

| Config | Rows | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `posts` | 66 | Long-form posts authored (or co-authored) by Ryan |
| `shortforms` | 50 | Shortform posts |
| `comments` | 1,123 | Ryan's comments on others' (and his own) posts, with post context |

## Schemas

### `posts`
- `id`, `title`, `slug`, `url`, `body` (markdown)
- `posted_at` (ISO 8601), `karma`, `word_count`, `comment_count`
- `coauthors` (list of usernames)

### `shortforms`
- `id`, `body`, `posted_at`, `karma`, `word_count`, `comment_count`

### `comments`
- `id`, `body`, `posted_at`, `karma`, `parent_comment_id`
- Post context: `post_id`, `post_title`, `post_slug`, `post_url`, `post_author`, `post_posted_at`

## Source

Scraped via the LessWrong GraphQL API. Cross-posted Alignment Forum content is
included (it lives on the same backend). Content is also publicly available at
the source URLs.

## License

The text is © Ryan Greenblatt and his coauthors. This dataset packages public
LessWrong writing under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/),
matching the [LessWrong default license](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KEM3PQQp8wDwxvNvT/lesswrong-license).
Coauthored posts retain their respective coauthors' rights.