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Emergent Ventures winners, 58th cohort

Jethro Elsden, London area, to study the regulatory structure of the UK using AI. Paula Benedetti, Buenos Aires, marine biology work in Brazil. Nyida Gyal, 17, northern Virginia, AI and data. Gabe Sekeres, Cornell, what if an economist just lets AI run?, Ollie Payne, NYC, Future Aesthetics Foundation. Jacob Watson-Howland, London, podcast on science and […] The post Emergent Ventures winners, 58th cohort appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesCommon sense in chargeMy very inter...

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AI and constitutions (from my email)

“Dear Tyler, I enjoyed reading your notes on visiting Anthropic to advise on Claude’s constitution. Framing AI governance around the common law, case law (“Talmud”), and independent adjudication is a much more adaptive approach than relying on a static, top-down text. That said, moving from a fixed text to a case-law system introduces its own […] The post AI and constitutions (from my email) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesMy recent visit to AnthropicTowards a New House ...

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Politics

This Is Why People Hate the Government

In 2024, Americans spent an average of six full workdays a year filling out government forms, according to the government’s own estimates. That’s a total of 12 billion hours, or $430 billion of uncompensated labor a year. It’s easy to read something like this and say: “Oh, well, government is inefficient. That’s the price we pay for nice things.” But no, it’s not. Social Security, Medicare and the Postal Service are incredibly complex programs that are easy to use. When government is hard to ...

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Business

Launching youth entrepreneurship

Even as a teenager, Laurie Stach ’06 says, she had a “crazy ambition to take on the world and solve problems.” At MIT, she realized she wasn’t the only one. “Adults always see these youth who are good at math and science and say, ‘You’re going to do great things—someday,’” says Stach. “Meanwhile, traditional education…

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Education

YouTuber finds niche as college admissions mentor

As a first-generation student from a small town, Gohar Khan ’21 had to navigate the college admissions process largely on his own. He founded his YouTube channel, Gohar’s Guide, to make things easier for other young people. Today, more than 10 million people follow Khan on social media for college application advice, study tips, and…

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