David Schatsky
@dschatsky.bsky.social
Business/tech trends, AI, economics/public policy, mild sarcasm.
Tech and Geopolitics Fellow, @belfercenter.bsky.social / @harvardkennedy.bsky.social
Founder, Tenon Research
Posing/answering key questions about AI: https://unfoldingai.substack.com/
Tech and Geopolitics Fellow, @belfercenter.bsky.social / @harvardkennedy.bsky.social
Founder, Tenon Research
Posing/answering key questions about AI: https://unfoldingai.substack.com/
I just learned about kernel density estimation. Good little video on the topic:
youtu.be/6sGOMbC5xdE?...
youtu.be/6sGOMbC5xdE?...
Kernel Density Estimation - Explained
YouTube video by DataMListic
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I just learned about kernel density estimation. Good little video on the topic:
youtu.be/6sGOMbC5xdE?...
youtu.be/6sGOMbC5xdE?...
The frontiers of science:
November 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The frontiers of science:
ChatGPT absolutely aced this question:
What is the author alluding to?: 'no one in London knew or minded except for six lads in Fulham called things like Ollie."
What is the author alluding to?: 'no one in London knew or minded except for six lads in Fulham called things like Ollie."
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
ChatGPT absolutely aced this question:
What is the author alluding to?: 'no one in London knew or minded except for six lads in Fulham called things like Ollie."
What is the author alluding to?: 'no one in London knew or minded except for six lads in Fulham called things like Ollie."
Why can't Spotify tell me who is soloing?
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Why can't Spotify tell me who is soloing?
You know how Covid took a couple of years of schooling away from kids?
Here are more reasons that this is bad bad bad.
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Here are more reasons that this is bad bad bad.
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
You know how Covid took a couple of years of schooling away from kids?
Here are more reasons that this is bad bad bad.
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Here are more reasons that this is bad bad bad.
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Reposted by David Schatsky
Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
As Trump’s call for the execution of “seditious” Dems works against him, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, one of his targets, explains why she and other Dems are warning servicemembers against carrying out ille...
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
This is thought provoking:
"How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next"
www.authoritarian-stack.info
"How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next"
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This is thought provoking:
"How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next"
www.authoritarian-stack.info
"How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next"
www.authoritarian-stack.info
Unfortunately, it will be necessary to prosecute military personnel who follow illegal orders.
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Unfortunately, it will be necessary to prosecute military personnel who follow illegal orders.
Reposted by David Schatsky
also we now have a “whites only” refugee policy. they aren’t trying to hide the white supremacy anymore. it’s overt and mainstream.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
also we now have a “whites only” refugee policy. they aren’t trying to hide the white supremacy anymore. it’s overt and mainstream.
I am always amazed by people who don't acknowledge limits to what they can accomplish.
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I am always amazed by people who don't acknowledge limits to what they can accomplish.
"The introduction of AI geniuses fundamentally transforms this allocation. In the short run, human geniuses specialise in questions that are furthest from existing knowledge, where their
comparative advantage over AI is greatest."
www.nber.org/system/files...
comparative advantage over AI is greatest."
www.nber.org/system/files...
www.nber.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"The introduction of AI geniuses fundamentally transforms this allocation. In the short run, human geniuses specialise in questions that are furthest from existing knowledge, where their
comparative advantage over AI is greatest."
www.nber.org/system/files...
comparative advantage over AI is greatest."
www.nber.org/system/files...
Return on the arts. We don't see analysis like this enough.
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Return on the arts. We don't see analysis like this enough.
"China is paying us billions and billions of dollars in tariffs." - President Trump
"Never mind." - President Trump
"Never mind." - President Trump
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"China is paying us billions and billions of dollars in tariffs." - President Trump
"Never mind." - President Trump
"Never mind." - President Trump
This is such a thoughtful piece--and short too. Even if you are not in the healthcare sector, I believe its analysis of how AI use can change practices for the worse is worth reflecting on, as are the remedies proposed.
The prisoner’s dilemma in A.I. healthcare—
when rational A.I. use can lead to harmful outcomes
Our new piece @thelancet.com
@rajpurkar.bsky.social and Michael Moritz
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
when rational A.I. use can lead to harmful outcomes
Our new piece @thelancet.com
@rajpurkar.bsky.social and Michael Moritz
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Coordinating health AI to prevent defensive escalation
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can analyse medical images, records, and
claims are becoming accessible to everyone. Although these systems outperform physicians
at specific tasks, such as d...
thelancet.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is such a thoughtful piece--and short too. Even if you are not in the healthcare sector, I believe its analysis of how AI use can change practices for the worse is worth reflecting on, as are the remedies proposed.
One recalled warning Tarek Qaddumi, The Line’s executive director, of the difficulty of suspending a 30-storey building upside down from a bridge hundreds of metres in the air. “You do realise the earth is spinning?"
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ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
One recalled warning Tarek Qaddumi, The Line’s executive director, of the difficulty of suspending a 30-storey building upside down from a bridge hundreds of metres in the air. “You do realise the earth is spinning?"
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
To be fair, these fellows are very bright.
November 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
To be fair, these fellows are very bright.
Every organization deploying AI has control issues. Building a custom AI can cost millions. Or a few thousand dollars. The difference comes down to the level of control you are seeking and the methods you employ.
Read on and let me know what you think.
unfoldingai.substack.com/p/control-is...
Read on and let me know what you think.
unfoldingai.substack.com/p/control-is...
Control Issues: How organizations shape the behavior of AI
The five levels of AI control every leader needs to understand
unfoldingai.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Every organization deploying AI has control issues. Building a custom AI can cost millions. Or a few thousand dollars. The difference comes down to the level of control you are seeking and the methods you employ.
Read on and let me know what you think.
unfoldingai.substack.com/p/control-is...
Read on and let me know what you think.
unfoldingai.substack.com/p/control-is...
"You look at many of the roles overseas, just as qualified, more motivated in some ways than UK workers because there's less protection for people often in those countries where we buy in cheaper labour."
And automation will cut 2/3 of his labor.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
And automation will cut 2/3 of his labor.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
AI will slash headcount by two-thirds - Buy It Direct boss
Buy It Direct boss Nick Glynne said increased taxes on business in the UK had sped up the process.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"You look at many of the roles overseas, just as qualified, more motivated in some ways than UK workers because there's less protection for people often in those countries where we buy in cheaper labour."
And automation will cut 2/3 of his labor.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
And automation will cut 2/3 of his labor.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It's kind of nuts that Nvidia chips are like weapons grade uranium or fentanyl.
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It's kind of nuts that Nvidia chips are like weapons grade uranium or fentanyl.
8 in 10 teachers say kids at their school were assigned a digital device, usually a Chromebook. 3/4 of them said the machines distracted students during class.
www.cfr.org/article/2024...
www.cfr.org/article/2024...
The 2024 Election by the Numbers
With the Electoral College votes now cast, here is a recap of how Americans voted in 2024.
www.cfr.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
8 in 10 teachers say kids at their school were assigned a digital device, usually a Chromebook. 3/4 of them said the machines distracted students during class.
www.cfr.org/article/2024...
www.cfr.org/article/2024...
I just heard @microsoft.com CEO Satya Nadella, speaking about the future of AI, say that he would like to compress what happened in 200 years of the Industrial Revolution to 20 years "if we are lucky."
Nope - that would be cataclysmic. Society cannot handle social change that fast.
Nope - that would be cataclysmic. Society cannot handle social change that fast.
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I just heard @microsoft.com CEO Satya Nadella, speaking about the future of AI, say that he would like to compress what happened in 200 years of the Industrial Revolution to 20 years "if we are lucky."
Nope - that would be cataclysmic. Society cannot handle social change that fast.
Nope - that would be cataclysmic. Society cannot handle social change that fast.