Nathan Warren
@nathanwarren.bsky.social
Researcher writing about tech & society @ https://www.exponentialview.co/
"LinkedIn may have inadvertently created the ideal laboratory for AI writing. ... It’s the place where people strive to be the most anodyne versions of themselves, pleasant and inoffensive. Artificiality, in other words, is what everyone is expecting." 😆
Yes, That Viral LinkedIn Post You Read Was Probably AI-Generated
A new analysis estimates that over half of longer English-language posts on LinkedIn are AI-generated, indicating the platform’s embrace of AI tools has been a success.
www.wired.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:47 AM
"LinkedIn may have inadvertently created the ideal laboratory for AI writing. ... It’s the place where people strive to be the most anodyne versions of themselves, pleasant and inoffensive. Artificiality, in other words, is what everyone is expecting." 😆
Well, at least there is one good thing coming from Covid: theconversation.com/covid-caused...
COVID caused cancer tumours to shrink in mice – new study
Few would have thought that the COVID pandemic would have a silver lining, but scientists in Chicago may just have found one.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Well, at least there is one good thing coming from Covid: theconversation.com/covid-caused...
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An important result. AI agents are now competitive with human engineers on tough AI r&d tasks when given a time budget of less than 4 hours.
That boundary will only shift out.
Sets the terrain for faster acceleration.
t.co/kbUgxUxWdp
That boundary will only shift out.
Sets the terrain for faster acceleration.
t.co/kbUgxUxWdp
November 23, 2024 at 9:03 AM
An important result. AI agents are now competitive with human engineers on tough AI r&d tasks when given a time budget of less than 4 hours.
That boundary will only shift out.
Sets the terrain for faster acceleration.
t.co/kbUgxUxWdp
That boundary will only shift out.
Sets the terrain for faster acceleration.
t.co/kbUgxUxWdp
Some good points. We need to learn the lessons, otherwise we are doomed to repeat them.
In this post I explain why I think that Bluesky is de facto centralized and why they are trying to have their cake and eat it, too. And how the team at Bluesky can improve the situation: canolcer.com/post/thought...
Thoughts on Bluesky - Can's blog
Let’s talk about Bluesky, the decentralized microblogging application that’s currently eating Twitter and Mastodon’s lunch. Or so some say.
In …
canolcer.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Some good points. We need to learn the lessons, otherwise we are doomed to repeat them.
AGI: "All you wages are belong to us"
But really, this graph shows how AGI could boost output while slashing wages. The report makes the case for gov contingency planning. Maybe a good idea if they are racing to build it???? (see AGI Manhattan project)
But really, this graph shows how AGI could boost output while slashing wages. The report makes the case for gov contingency planning. Maybe a good idea if they are racing to build it???? (see AGI Manhattan project)
November 21, 2024 at 5:36 PM
AGI: "All you wages are belong to us"
But really, this graph shows how AGI could boost output while slashing wages. The report makes the case for gov contingency planning. Maybe a good idea if they are racing to build it???? (see AGI Manhattan project)
But really, this graph shows how AGI could boost output while slashing wages. The report makes the case for gov contingency planning. Maybe a good idea if they are racing to build it???? (see AGI Manhattan project)
Lol that was expected:
"The passage of Recreational Marijuana Law led to an increase in the number of grocery store trips that involved “junk food”, as well as the amount of respective “junk food” spending. This effect is particularly driven by an increase in snacks, cookies, and candy"
"The passage of Recreational Marijuana Law led to an increase in the number of grocery store trips that involved “junk food”, as well as the amount of respective “junk food” spending. This effect is particularly driven by an increase in snacks, cookies, and candy"
Couch-Locked with the Munchies: Effects of Recreational Marijuana Laws on Exercise and Nutrition
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Lol that was expected:
"The passage of Recreational Marijuana Law led to an increase in the number of grocery store trips that involved “junk food”, as well as the amount of respective “junk food” spending. This effect is particularly driven by an increase in snacks, cookies, and candy"
"The passage of Recreational Marijuana Law led to an increase in the number of grocery store trips that involved “junk food”, as well as the amount of respective “junk food” spending. This effect is particularly driven by an increase in snacks, cookies, and candy"
Among the many annoying things about TX is their closing off free access to their API.
This is not the case on Bluesky. Here is a visualization of the network of all of Bluesky's users. joelgustafson.com/posts/2024-1...
This is not the case on Bluesky. Here is a visualization of the network of all of Bluesky's users. joelgustafson.com/posts/2024-1...
November 15, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Among the many annoying things about TX is their closing off free access to their API.
This is not the case on Bluesky. Here is a visualization of the network of all of Bluesky's users. joelgustafson.com/posts/2024-1...
This is not the case on Bluesky. Here is a visualization of the network of all of Bluesky's users. joelgustafson.com/posts/2024-1...
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This is crazy big for solar on the open sea. 🤯
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Starts First Gigawatt-Sized Offshore Solar Power Project
China started generating power from its first gigawatt-level offshore solar project in the eastern province of Shandong.
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:11 AM
This is crazy big for solar on the open sea. 🤯
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Scaling is dead, long live scaling!
www.exponentialview.co/p/ais-trilli...
www.exponentialview.co/p/ais-trilli...
🚀 AI’s trillion-dollar scaling bet isn’t over
Obstacles create invention
www.exponentialview.co
November 15, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Scaling is dead, long live scaling!
www.exponentialview.co/p/ais-trilli...
www.exponentialview.co/p/ais-trilli...
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30% of the world's electricity came from renewable sources in 2023, according to Ember (which is pretty solid as a data source). With wind and solar driving the steady rising trend since 2010.
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
Data Insights
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ourworldindata.org
May 8, 2024 at 9:44 AM
30% of the world's electricity came from renewable sources in 2023, according to Ember (which is pretty solid as a data source). With wind and solar driving the steady rising trend since 2010.
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
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people think our current information environment is uniquely poisonous because of social media but idk I'm old enough to remember when the highest rated daytime talk show was telling people there were networks of satanists sacrificing thousands of children a year.
May 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
people think our current information environment is uniquely poisonous because of social media but idk I'm old enough to remember when the highest rated daytime talk show was telling people there were networks of satanists sacrificing thousands of children a year.
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How to finance the energy transition?
Well... the solution seems to be staring us right in the face. #energy #climate
on.ft.com/44yoJBl
Well... the solution seems to be staring us right in the face. #energy #climate
on.ft.com/44yoJBl
May 7, 2024 at 12:16 PM
How to finance the energy transition?
Well... the solution seems to be staring us right in the face. #energy #climate
on.ft.com/44yoJBl
Well... the solution seems to be staring us right in the face. #energy #climate
on.ft.com/44yoJBl
After the introduction of the GDPR, companies in the EU reduced their data storage by 26% and data processing by 15% compared to similar companies in the US.
www.nber.org/papers/w32146
www.nber.org/papers/w32146
Data, Privacy Laws and Firm Production: Evidence from the GDPR
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
May 3, 2024 at 1:31 PM
After the introduction of the GDPR, companies in the EU reduced their data storage by 26% and data processing by 15% compared to similar companies in the US.
www.nber.org/papers/w32146
www.nber.org/papers/w32146
Simon Kuper spitting facts: "Perhaps the global economy needs the US, or at least a few inventive bits of it — as long as you don’t have to live there." on.ft.com/3QtMyED
Europeans have more time, Americans more money. Which is better?
Life expectancy, happiness, sustainability and innovation among factors shaping work attitudes
on.ft.com
May 2, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Simon Kuper spitting facts: "Perhaps the global economy needs the US, or at least a few inventive bits of it — as long as you don’t have to live there." on.ft.com/3QtMyED