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A Simple Answer to AI Job Loss: Tax Capital, Not Labor
U.S. policy has long favored lower taxes on profits and investment. That might need rethinking.

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2 days ago1 min read
Democracy doesn’t require truth police
It needs a free marketplace of ideas.

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2 days ago1 min read
For Better or Worse: Companies Rush to Close Daring Deals Under Trump
Companies are seizing on what many say is perhaps the most favorable regulatory environment for businesses in years.

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3 days ago1 min read
Counterpoint: Anthony Fauci Is Not the Villain in This Story
The doctor was thrust into his pandemic-leadership role because of Trump’s deadly dereliction of duty. Excerpt: "If you are hunting for a COVID villain or villains, then, there are many beckoning targets. Investigate the crooks who promoted quack remedies such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for profit or plain crackpot mania. Investigate the sources and pathways of anti-vaccine disinformation. Investigate the pattern and funding of Russian support for anti-vaccine disin

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Airports, nursing homes and schools brace for disruption without Haitian workers
The Trump administration and courts are at odds over whether about 350,000 Haitians have officially lost humanitarian protections, but employers are already letting workers go.

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AI could destroy the labor market. We already know how to fix it.
Stop overthinking this Related: Can AI employees be trusted?

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3 days ago1 min read
Beware the Permanent Periphery
Most countries will never have frontier AI. They’re the ones who should be worrying.

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3 days ago1 min read
Young people like journalism, just not enough to consume it
Young people are weirdly chill about the media

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3 days ago1 min read
The Godfather of AI Warns About Its Perils, Praises Its Promise
Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton cites risks of mass unemployment and political manipulation but says healthcare and education could reap major rewards.

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Anthropic AI Models Hacked Three Companies During Tests
The breaches, which follow a similar incident involving rival OpenAI and startup Hugging Face, were due to a mistake, Anthropic said

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This May Be U.S.'s Biggest Error in the Iran War
Success requires knowing what motivates your enemy. Related

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The Masculinity Scam
The manosphere’s campaign strategy

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7 days ago1 min read
An Odyssey for Our Own Time
Christopher Nolan presents a very human hero to a culture that desperately needs one. Somewhat related

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The Happiness Industrial Complex
The secret to human flourishing may be as simple as ignoring Negative Nikki.

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Jul 271 min read
U.S. and China Are Jockeying for Drone Supremacy ...on Mount Everest
Washington is seeking an edge for American technology in the race to support climbers. But China had a head start.

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Jul 271 min read
AI Chatbots Know How to Make Deadly Biological Weapons. Some Will Teach You.
AI companies play a cat-and-mouse game, trying to boost the capabilities of their creations while scrambling to block answers to dangerous queries

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Jul 271 min read
Would You Go Back to a Time Before Smartphones If You Could?
Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.

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Jul 271 min read
Can our modern democracies continue to function in the midst of one of history's greatest technological revolutions?
Fareed's Take (video) "We essentially found a way to make sand think."

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Jul 271 min read
In Pompeii, Tom Hiddleston, ‘Amateur Classicist,’ Sees Lessons for Today
A new docuseries sent the star of “Loki,” who holds a classics degree, back to the site of an ancient tragedy, in search of relatable human stories.

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Jul 261 min read
The prospects and merits of "Enjoying My Ignorance" as a cornerstone of being. (UII w/Claude).
DM One of our earliest conversations (and multitudes thereafter) have been related to the topic of "Enjoying My Ignorance" ("EMI"); all which you may recall. Enjoying my ignorance remains so provocative, mind-warping, dismissed, obtuse, or simply absurd to so many (...which is to be expected I suppose in our society). So you are aware, to me this state of mind may be an optimal way to sustainably trek through life, experiencing humble curiosity (or an ever-curious humility).

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Jul 266 min read
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