Ramez Naam

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Excellent thoughts here that sound like sci-fi, but really just reflect the direction we're heading. 1 Sept
A year ago AI hyper-persuasion was one of my top AI concerns. Since then, I've become substantially less worried. Today, @_FelixSimon_ has an excellent post ou… 1 Sept
So excited about this. The potential of gene technology to protect and restore ecosystems is something we're largely sleeping on, and massively underfunding. R… 1 Sept
where can buy? 1 Sept
This is why I say that true AI security must come from securing the ecosystem and not any given model. Your alignment work may be truly amazing. But there will… 1 Sept
Farms are quite brutal for wildlife and biodiversity, tbh. They are not in any way natural. I prefer putting solar in deserts and built environments, but solar… 1 Sept
Yeah. AI is unlikely to enable your perfect planned economy. Sorry. [Though it may enable larger corporations, as @erikbryn has argued.] 1 Sept
What if we held a war and only robots came? h/t @Noahpinion 1 Sept
Two AI Futures to Choose From 24 Jul
Two Hours of AI Optimism - Grounded in Reality 4 Apr
Common AI Narratives are Wrong (Video and Part 1) 2 Apr
Solar’s Future is Insanely Cheap (2020) 14 May 2020
Average solar electricity prices in sunny parts of the world will fall to one or two cents per kwh by 2030 or 2035. 14 May 2020
The Third Phase of Clean Energy Will Be the Most Disruptive Yet 2 Apr 2019
Clean Technology is Disrupting Fossil Fuels Faster Than Ever 19 Sept 2018
Yes, Blockchain Can Help Us Solve Climate Change – Why I Joined Nori 10 Sept 2018
Solar doesn’t need a “breakthrough”. It’s a breakthrough on it’s own. 5 Jan 2018
Clean Energy Disruption – Video from South Africa 13 Nov 2017
Don’t Let the Terrorists Win – White Supremacy Edition 15 Aug 2017
Why Trump Won’t be Impeached Any Time Soon 16 Jun 2017
Healthcare Improvements Republicans Could Make 25 Mar 2017
Our Future Cyborg Brains: My Keynote at XTech 2017 23 Mar 2017
To Fight Climate Change in the Trump Era, Focus on the States 21 Nov 2016
Trump Isn’t Hitler. The US isn’t 1930s Germany 12 Nov 2016
We Can Push For Progress at the State Level 11 Nov 2016
New Record Low Solar Price in Abu Dhabi – Costs Plunging Faster Than Expected 22 Sept 2016
Wind Power Blowing More Reliably Than Ever 17 Aug 2016
How Cheap Can Electric Vehicles Get? 12 Apr 2016
APEX Wins the Philip K. Dick Award! 26 Mar 2016