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There are only five possible futures for superintelligence: 1. Kills human race 2. Human disempowerment 3. Paperclip maximizer 4. Departs for parts unknown 5. Stoner
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AI taking over the internet is going to be fun.Their words
AI taking over the internet is going to be fun as heck, actually
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That was true of industrial technology in 1870-1970; people basically got used to the idea that railroads and factories and oil and industrialized warfare and such matters were central to the way the world was run and to the collective future of humanity. AI is going to be like that going forward, and we’re just going to have to get used to that.
17 September
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The people who are confidently proclaiming that AI won't be able to make bioweapons are BEING VERY FOOLISH.
16 September
From one piece When discussing AI policy, start with China 2 beliefs · marginalrevolution.com
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If you are reading proposals or for that matter tweets for AI regulation, and the writer does not deal with these China issues in a forthright and very specific manner, you should be very suspicious indeed.
When discussing AI policy, start with Chinamarginalrevolution.com
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AI policy discussions should start with China rather than treating it as an afterthought.Their words
Whatever your ideas for regulating AI, I say start with China. Do not put China as an afterthought at the end of your proposal, mentioned in a vague wish that something good ought to happen and that maybe the future of humanity can be secured.
When discussing AI policy, start with Chinamarginalrevolution.com
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The rest of people's lives will mostly revolve around AI, yet economic growth will still be about 1.5%.Their words
The rest of our lives will mostly revolve around AI, and yet growth will still be 1.5%
15 September
From one piece Why Is Trump Still Boosting AI? 3 beliefs · paulkrugman.substack.com
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The AI boom has become a huge political liability for Trump and clinging to it will not workTheir words
But of course it won’t work. The AI boom, once Trump’s last remaining political asset, is now a huge liability.
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But AI does seem to be transforming U.S. politics. I can’t think of a technology that has inspired so much hate across such a wide political spectrum.
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The jury is still out on that one: So far there is little evidence for either the massive job losses or the soaring productivity growth industry leaders threatened/promised, but it’s still early days.
14 September
13 September
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Intelligence and Polanyi knowledge are mostly complements with fairly limited substitutability in producing output.Their words
In the model, intelligence and Polanyi knowledge combine to produce output. Substitutability is fairly limited. For instance, if you have problems of norms in your office, a mere dose of AI-drenched technocratic knowledge does not usually solve those problems. Sometimes it even can make those problems worse, by empowering rent-seekers further. Intelligence and Polanyi knowledge are not quite Leontief complements, but they are mostly complements.
A simple model of AI-aided economic growthmarginalrevolution.com
12 September
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The benefits to economic science from AI will be enormous, even if current practitioners cannot foresee most of themTheir words
I expect the benefits to economic science from AI will be enormous, even if current practitioners cannot foresee most of those benefits today.
10 September
From one piece Bessent and the Bonds 2 beliefs · paulkrugman.substack.com
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I don’t think it’s responsible for high long-term rates, any more than Bill Clinton was responsible for high rates in the late 1990s. This looks like the natural market response to the rush to invest in AI.
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The simplest explanation for rising long-term interest rates is a surge in demand for funds from the AI boom.Their words
The simplest story consistent with the facts is that we’re seeing a surge in demand for funds as a result of the AI boom.
7 September
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2 September
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I do not see AI as driving these changes, but an interesting result nonetheless
1 September
11 August
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