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Do billionaires earn their money?
That's probably the wrong question.
8 hrs ago • Noah Smith
Barack Obama was a successful President
A repost, because I'm annoyed.
May 8 • Noah Smith
Could development economics be more useful?
What's really needed is humility.
May 6 • Noah Smith
AI's big messaging pivot
Some top AI leaders now say their technology will create jobs. Should we believe them?
May 5 • Noah Smith
California's "billionaire tax" is the wrong approach
Left-populist instincts are leading to silly policy ideas.
May 2 • Noah Smith
Roundup #81: Back to our regular programming
National debt; AI cyberattacks; Phone bans; AI and coding jobs; Millennials vs. Boomers; Public order; California YIMBYism
May 1 • Noah Smith
Scoring the Jensen-Dwarkesh debate
Export controls are holding back Chinese AI. Should we keep them?
Apr 29 • Noah Smith
The moderately easy problem of consciousness
Before deciding if computers are self-aware, let's figure out how humans become self-aware.
Apr 27 • Noah Smith
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