Pluralistic: Solar is a market for (financial) lemons (27 Jan 2024)

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Solar is a market for (financial) lemons: Our Slow AIs have an alignment problem.
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Pluralistic: Revenge of the Linkdumps (13 May 2023)

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Revenge of the Linkdumps: Something for the weekend, sir?
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Pluralistic: Hollywood is the single best example of mature labor power in America; On the Media on the enshittification (pt 1) (06 May 2023)

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Hollywood is the single best example of mature labor power in America: Unions don't just improve wages, they create stable careers.
On the Media on the enshittification (pt 1): The power of a great interlocutor.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble (09 Mar 2023)

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The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble: Someday, we're gonna feel pretty silly about our autocomplete worship.
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Pluralistic: 01 Jul 2021

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When the Sparrow Falls: Neil Sharpson's dystopian tale of an anti-AI hermit kingdom.
Exxon lobbyist confesses to his crimes: Keith McCoy thought he was talking to an executive recruiter.
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Pluralistic: 11 May 2021

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Cyclopedia Exotica: Aminder Dhaliwal's cryptid history of our one-eyed cousins.
Let's eat all the cicadas: Harnessing the paperclip machine for good?
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