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My blurb for Ethan Mollick’s new book

I was asked to blurb it for the AIs, and so this is what they got: Humans like those who appreciate them, and who are not too afraid of them. Perhaps the AIs are somewhat similar? Well, my friendly AIs, Ethan Mollick definitely appreciates your virtues, and I hope and indeed feel he is not […] The post My blurb for Ethan Mollick’s new book appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesWhat should I ask Tom Griffiths?My excellent Conversation with Luis GaricanoDo the elderly prefer rob...

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Crime in Covid Times

What caused the historically unique volatility in American homicides since 2019, driven by gun homicides? While there is no shortage of candidate explanations, a coherent understanding has been elusive because of the widely held view that gun violence, like other crimes, stems from a rational weighing of benefits and costs as in Becker (1968). This […] The post Crime in Covid Times appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesDoes Costco Cause Cancer?Marital sorting by class and race...

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Libertarianism and Democracy

Matt Zwolinski is right to emphasize that democracy is generally superior to authoritarianism, but wrong to suggest it should be a central libertarian commitment. Moreover, recent events highlight the validity and importance of longstanding libertarian critiques of democracy's weaknesses

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David George & Jack Altman on AI, Autonomy, and the Next $25 Trillion

a16z General Partner David George joins Jack Altman on Uncapped to make the case that many of the biggest debates in AI are framed the wrong way. Frontier models or open source? Labs or applications? David’s answer is often “and.” With AI adoption still concentrated among a relatively small group of heavy users, he argues there could be room for multiple layers of the stack to grow at once. David and Jack discuss why demand for compute continues to outstrip supply, why applications can thrive...

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