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The simple answer: those companies aren't evil. They're not selling your data, or bringing the financial system down, or emptying the wallets of the poor. They're not god's gift to…

> simply because that's also not how humans write novels. Planes don't fly by flapping their wings either. It's totally possible we will construct a super capable artificial system…

Really curious to see what comes out of this.

Very inspiring. And here I am at the age of 28, wondering if I'm too old to get a PhD.

Yup that's a good recommendation. I've read it and some of the AI Safety work that a small portion of the AI community is working on. At the moment there seems no reason to believe…

This is simultaneously amazing and depressing, like watching someone set off a hydrogen bomb for the first time and marveling at the mushroom cloud it creates. I really find it har…

Human's want health insurance and 40 hours work-weeks. The super-smart AGI that will exist 20 years from now won't.

> You'll still need humans to make anything novel or interesting, and companies will still need to hire engineers to work on valuable problems that are unique to their business. Gi…

Yes he's a little more free-market than I am. But I like that he's at least willing to consider the other side's position and invites guests who don't agree with his positions ofte…

Machiavelli's The Prince :)

EconTalk is my current favorite. Around 700 episodes since 2006 on a variety of subjects: education, healthcare, public debt, etc. The host dives quite deep into each subject and a…

Apps and the associated infrastructure (driver background checks, payments processing, customer support, etc.) are much harder to build than they look. I'm willing to bet against a…

This view on bio-ethicists reflects my views on ethics as an academic field in general: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/12/fr... Some quotes: > I realized qu…

German tech salaries are quite low compared to US and UK last time I checked.

That's a really fun form factor for touring a city. If they start offering these to tourists as rentals, especially in cities that have narrow streets (like most of Italy), I would…

It's quite a low wage, but not 5 rupees an hour: 8000 / 160 = 50. 50 rupees an hour is probably a decent wage in a small town / city in India, but would be a tough wage to live on …

These are little optimizations though. I see asking taxi drivers to pass The Knowledge as the same as asking students to use logarithm tables or memorize digits of PI: yes there is…

Nice overview of how these small software projects are sold. I'm also curious to read about the other side of the transaction; who buys these small projects and how do they monetiz…

Selection pressure / natural selection. Any new strain that is more transmissible will transmit faster than other strains, and therefore grow in prevalence compared to other strain…

It doesn't matter these days. Google Maps just works, I've driven in London dozens of times with absolutely no issues. There is zero reason to continue to have such a complicated t…

I've been trying to find a camera cover that will allow me to cover both the cameras without obstructing the infrared light and the microphone. No luck yet.

Amazing. I found a documentary about the aircraft on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfENcznI8e0 . The flight across the English channel starts at 41:33.

We have two night trains in the UK. One of them is the Riviera express that goes west from London to Penzance in Cornwall. I’ve traveled on it, it was an expensive but convenient e…

Wonderful idea. Seems very ML focused at the moment, would love to see other fields here too.