Updated thoughts on AI risk
Things have gotten scarier since 2023.
Noahpinion
Economics and other interesting stuff
How technology has already changed the world in my lifetime
A timely repost.
You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth
The coming of AI means that humanity's destiny is (mostly) out of our hands.
Roundup #77: The Fix-Everything Button
BART fare gates; AI and jobs, again; Tariffs and trade deficits; Jon Stewart vs. the economists; H-1Bs; Japan's fiscal position
The Takaichi Era begins for real
Japan is leaving its pacifist era behind. That creates some interesting economic opportunities.
Why America's extremes will both fail
The right narrows its coalition, while the left parasitizes its patrons
The Fall of the Nerds
The age of humans who could think like computers is drawing to a close.
The Weeb Economy
The entire new section of my book.
At least five interesting things: Buy Local edition (#74)
Abundance and small business; Luxury housing and rent; Tariffs and the economy; Fraud; Math anxiety; Chinese robots
America's chip export controls are working
Don't be fooled by the people who say we should sell China everything we've got.
Where does a liberal go from here?
Our movement overreached and crashed. But the fundamental ideals are still just as powerful.
Welcome to Chaos World
The global order is disintegrating. What's next?
America must embrace the Electric Age, or fall behind
When it comes to technology, listen to Elon Musk.
Why are federal agents gunning down Americans in the streets?
The shooting of Renee Good, like all of the ICE abuses, is symptomatic of a deeper mental illness.
Gangster affordability
Trump's strategy for bringing down prices might work in the short term, but the long-term costs could be very high.
Roundup #75: Checking in on the Bad Guys
Iran; China vs. India; Russia; Leaving California; Reduced hiring; Indian development; Wind energy; Science funding
Trapped in the hell of social comparison
A hypothesis about why Americans are unhappy with their economy.
Zero-sum economics keeps failing
The world is not a lump of "resources"
Resistance is necessary, but it's not enough
In the face of Trump's authoritarianism, liberals need a principled movement and a plan for governance.
Let's save the human species!
There's probably a solution out there to fertility decline. Let's find it!
