Azeem Azhar (and others) on the state of the AI economy
Due to travel I have not had time to read this detailed report, but it is getting very good reviews
Tuesday assorted links
1. This paper was presented 57 different times!? Is that good or bad? 2. Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton doing
My aesthetics podcast with Benjamin Lima
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HBFWS1avb6tYY1IoLefYb Web: https://athenaeumreview.org/podcast/aesthetics-a-conversation-with-tyler-cowen/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aesthetics-a-conversation-with-tyler-cowen/id1509089416?i=1000773451248 Here is basic information about art scholar Benjamin Lima, it was great fun for
A Cohort Perspective on Latin America’s Fertility Transition
Latin America’s momentous fertility transition is now in the domain of history, allowing a cohort perspective on the decline of
Sunday assorted links
1. Chinese overtake Dominicans as NYC’s most numerous foreign-born group. 2. David Hockney embraced tech (NYT). And do not forget
A simple reason for skepticism about the iPhones/fertility link
Here is the background to the debate. Here is more from Noah. Here is a thread from researcher Caitlin Myers.
Monday assorted links
1. It seems Piketty has become a degrowther. And other views. Maybe it is rude to say this, but some
Friday assorted links
1. Rob Wiblin interviews Rohin Shah, who leads AGI alignment/safety at DeepMind. 2. Books Arnold Kling has reread. 3. Wemby
Big if true
Several important questions — such as the possibility of debt-rollover without primary surpluses — turn on whether the present value
Saturday assorted links
1. Which foreign food chains have made it in NYC? 2. Testing products on AI-generated buyers. 3. Are Vatican pronouncements