Jul 30, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/when-does-worrying-about-things-trade
On yesterday’s post, some people tried to steelman Acemoglu’s argument into something like this:
There’s a limited amount of public interest in AI. The more gets used up on the long-term risk of superintelligent AI, the less is left for...
Jul 29, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/contra-acemoglu-onoh-god-were-doing
The Washington Post has published yet another "luminary in unrelated field discovers AI risk, pronounces it stupid" article. This time it's Daron Acemoglu. I respect Daron Acemoglu and appreciate the many things his work has revealed about...
Jul 28, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/mantic-monday-726
PredictIt remains easy to use, high-volume, and focused almost entirely on horse-race political questions. At least we might get rid of Cuomo.
Polymarket remains a fun alternative way to learn about the news. I only heard about the monkeypox...
Jul 25, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/links-for-july
[Remember, I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading. I correct these as I see them, and will highlight important corrections...
Jul 23, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/things-i-learned-writing-the-lockdown
Lockdown Effectiveness: Much More Than You Wanted To Know is the most ambitious post I've tried to write since starting the new blog.
I posted an early draft for subscribers only and tried crowdsourcing opinions. Most of the comments I got...