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Banning data centers would blow up the U.S. economy
There's one thing keeping us afloat right now, and people want to get rid of it.
22 hrs ago • Noah Smith
Are the Democrats going to save us this time?
And if not, what do we do?
Aug 6 • Noah Smith
The end of the age of heroes
AI will soon be better at math than any human. What does that mean?
Aug 4 • Noah Smith
Slopulism is taking over America
Sometimes bad populist ideas are just a mistake; sometimes they're being promoted for ideological reasons.
Aug 2 • Noah Smith
Why did South Korean stocks just crash?
The AI boom creates a lot of uncertainty.
Jul 30 • Noah Smith
Roundup #85: Most policy is also industrial policy
Trump and science; U.S. national debt; Europe and software; America and trains; China and metal refining; Indian women; Murder
Jul 28 • Noah Smith
What will more intelligence actually do for us?
A lot, actually. But it won't look quite like what humans do with our intelligence.
Jul 26 • Noah Smith
We asked too much of the American university
Our one remaining functional institution is going downhill.
Jul 24 • Noah Smith
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