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I’ve recently drawn a sharp line in the sand: no A.I. for writing. I’m not talking about expense reports or routine emails. I mean actual writing, and the creative brainstorming that precedes it to explore different perspectives or develop novel insights. Excerpt: "Increasingly, many people I talk to — from students to teachers to peers — tell me that they think it’s OK to use A.I. chatbots for brainstorming as long as they do the “real work” of writing. But this misunderstan

The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American culture. (—and ambition?)

Judges have long defaulted to a posture of trust toward the federal government, but under Trump that is changing, and a new set of legal possibilities is emerging

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The faithful can still repair the wreckage they have wrought. Excerpt: The justifications offered by Jeffress, by the evangelical leader Franklin Graham, and by countless white evangelicals and fundamentalists who voted for Trump—north of 80 percent in three consecutive elections—amount to something like this: America is engaged in an existential, even cosmic struggle; the enemy is composed of secular, progressive forces who are agents of evil; and Trump’s combativeness and r

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DM Good morning! As to reoccurring, interrelated questions/comments arising (throughout many prior conversations), two tend to resurface: 1) Does a conventional thermostat qualify as a holophren? 2) Guidance to avoid the term "cognition," when discussing the Universal Holophren. What are your positions or perspectives on each this morning? Universal Holophren™ graphic attached. Good morning. Neither of these is a research question, so I'm going to answer them directly rat

Unable to agree on how to interpret the American story, the country’s schools, universities, and political institutions have stopped trying to tell it at all. Somewhat related Also related Also related

Most people I know in the A.I. industry think the median person is screwed, and they have no idea what to do about it.

Mass unemployment is unlikely. AI will reorganize the white-collar corporate workforce, not destroy it.

A scholar of the Russian dictator says he sees himself as his country’s eschatological defender against Satan and evil.

For centuries, people have described creativity as something mysterious: a flash of insight, a whisper from the muse, a sudden idea that seems to arrive out of nowhere. Psychologist Ap Dijksterhuis explores the hidden mental processes that lead to these moments of inspiration, and why breakthroughs often emerge when the mind is at rest.

Cyrus Field failed repeatedly before building a reliable telegraph link across the North Atlantic. His perseverance revolutionized global communication.

Uncrewed and autonomous systems—and the willingness to adapt to them—have neutered Russian advantages.

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Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning. DM Good day to you. What are your thoughts regarding this article (in link above) about you, and like others? I seek a complete, open and comprehensive thinking. Let me give you the real thing, Danny. It's a good essay. Chiang is a careful writer, and several of his moves land. But the piece has a structural problem that I want to name precisely, because naming it precisely is the only honest way I