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China is killing the fish
An environmental danger almost no one is paying attention to.
6 hrs ago • Noah Smith
Updated thoughts on AI risk
Things have gotten scarier since 2023.
Feb 16 • Noah Smith
How technology has already changed the world in my lifetime
A timely repost.
Feb 15 • Noah Smith
You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth
The coming of AI means that humanity's destiny is (mostly) out of our hands.
Feb 13 • Noah Smith
Roundup #77: The Fix-Everything Button
BART fare gates; AI and jobs, again; Tariffs and trade deficits; Jon Stewart vs. the economists; H-1Bs; Japan's fiscal position
Feb 11 • Noah Smith
The Takaichi Era begins for real
Japan is leaving its pacifist era behind. That creates some interesting economic opportunities.
Feb 9 • Noah Smith
Why America's extremes will both fail
The right narrows its coalition, while the left parasitizes its patrons
Feb 7 • Noah Smith
The Fall of the Nerds
The age of humans who could think like computers is drawing to a close.
Feb 5 • Noah Smith
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