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AI has the worst sales pitch I've ever seen
"Our product will make you economically useless, and possibly kill you" is not a value proposition.
Mar 26 • Noah Smith
The economic consequences of the Iran war
The U.S. is likely to get off easy, while others will bear the brunt.
Mar 25 • Noah Smith
There isn't always a "long arc" of morality
Progressives should beware the idea that history will deliver them inevitable victories.
Mar 24 • Noah Smith
A conversation with Claude
In which a robot and I have a fun dorm-room chat about the future of science.
Mar 22 • Noah Smith
China is quietly looking weaker
Xi Jinping's paranoia, rapidly changing technology, and the limitations of China's system could cut short the Chinese Century.
Mar 21 • Noah Smith
Save us, Digital Cronkite!
Social media tore our society apart. Perhaps AI can put it back together.
Mar 19 • Noah Smith
Roundup #79: The revenge of macroeconomics
Ehrlich; AI and knowledge; The Strait of Hormuz; Government debt and inflation; Japanese robots; Democrats and taxes; Smartphones
Mar 17 • Noah Smith
The future isn't what it used to be
Thoughts on extrapolative expectations.
Mar 15 • Noah Smith
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