ChrisSells
@cselland.substack.com
Tech exec, p/t professor & armchair economist.
Politically homeless.
Writing sporadically at cselland.substack.com
#data, #AI/ML, #fintech
And #sports #COYG #LGM #WoodyMustGo
Politically homeless.
Writing sporadically at cselland.substack.com
#data, #AI/ML, #fintech
And #sports #COYG #LGM #WoodyMustGo
To Master #Disruption, Teach It www.differentialfactor.com/to-master-di...
To Master Disruption, Teach It.
“Docendo discimus”
It's an old adage, attributed to the Roman philosopher Seneca, and in modern times to the physicist Frank Oppenheimer — by teaching, we learn.
In mid 2024, I put that theory to th...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
To Master #Disruption, Teach It www.differentialfactor.com/to-master-di...
Your future customer isn't human
And it's not using a credit card
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October 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
No AI Won't Kill Software
But it's rapidly disrupting it
open.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"History has shown that a lack of integrity in the public realm leads to very bad outcomes in the long run. In the end, integrity is the only way to prevent a country from becoming a failed state."
My Final EconLog Post - Econlib
I began my blogging career at TheMoneyIllusion in early 2009 and ended that blog last year. In January 2014, I started blogging here at EconLog and have greatly enjoyed the opportunity. This will…
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August 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"History has shown that a lack of integrity in the public realm leads to very bad outcomes in the long run. In the end, integrity is the only way to prevent a country from becoming a failed state."
Don't Sleep on Copilot
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Don't Sleep on Copilot
The most useful AI might be the one you barely notice
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August 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Don't Sleep on Copilot
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Software keeps eating the world bit.ly/45s9k6K #AI
Honey, AI Capex Keeps Eating ... Everything
Across companies, geographies, and even GDP, AI capex has become overwhelming
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August 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Software keeps eating the world bit.ly/45s9k6K #AI
"If this surge in productivity growth is the result of a new technology—whether that’s AI or something else—then history shows it is possible, that this surge is not just a one time bump. It could keep moving through the economy, industry by industry."
The Weird and Lovely Surge of US Productivity Growth - Conversable Economist
In the long run, a rising standard of living is always and everywhere based on productivity growth. Thus, Austan Goolsbee notedin a keynote address at the "Summit" conference held at the Stanford…
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July 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"If this surge in productivity growth is the result of a new technology—whether that’s AI or something else—then history shows it is possible, that this surge is not just a one time bump. It could keep moving through the economy, industry by industry."
“Productivity is outcome focused. When we create more value in less time, the consumer comes out ahead (that’s why it’s called “value.”)….As #AI expands, the real opportunity is to find a way to use human effort to create more value.” seths.blog/2025/07/prod...
Productivity, AI and pushback
Typesetters did not like the laser printer. Wedding photographers still hate the iphone. And some musicians are outraged that AI is now making mediocre pop music. One group of esteemed authors is d…
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July 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“Productivity is outcome focused. When we create more value in less time, the consumer comes out ahead (that’s why it’s called “value.”)….As #AI expands, the real opportunity is to find a way to use human effort to create more value.” seths.blog/2025/07/prod...
Quantifying My Health
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Quantifying My Health
When Data Reveals the "Why"
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June 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Quantifying My Health
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This is a matter of when, not if
"Stablecoins could allow merchants to circumvent traditional payment rails, which cost them billions of dollars in fees each year, including the interchange fee they pay when customers make purchases using their cards"
"Stablecoins could allow merchants to circumvent traditional payment rails, which cost them billions of dollars in fees each year, including the interchange fee they pay when customers make purchases using their cards"
Exclusive | Walmart and Amazon Are Exploring Issuing Their Own Stablecoins
Corporate coins could take payments activity away from banks and the traditional financial system.
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June 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is a matter of when, not if
"Stablecoins could allow merchants to circumvent traditional payment rails, which cost them billions of dollars in fees each year, including the interchange fee they pay when customers make purchases using their cards"
"Stablecoins could allow merchants to circumvent traditional payment rails, which cost them billions of dollars in fees each year, including the interchange fee they pay when customers make purchases using their cards"
She's right “Our vision is that, over time, #AI would become part of the core infrastructure of #HigherEducation,” Leah Belsky, OpenAI’s vice president of #education, said in an interview. buff.ly/YDxkiIl
Inside OpenAI’s Plan to Embed ChatGPT Into College Students’ Lives
OpenAI, the firm that helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of college. First up: 460,000 students at Cal State.
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June 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
She's right “Our vision is that, over time, #AI would become part of the core infrastructure of #HigherEducation,” Leah Belsky, OpenAI’s vice president of #education, said in an interview. buff.ly/YDxkiIl
“What you want is to empower the early adopters. Let them run with it. Let them be the ones who are going to succeed, who are going to fail, and once they succeed, the others are going to follow.” buff.ly/CVD0W8K
President Aoun proposes Northeastern educational model for the ‘AI Generation’
Aoun was the keynote speaker at the AI Synergy Summit at Johns Hopkins School of Education in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
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June 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“What you want is to empower the early adopters. Let them run with it. Let them be the ones who are going to succeed, who are going to fail, and once they succeed, the others are going to follow.” buff.ly/CVD0W8K
Drip Labs is making a loyalty rewards program for restaurant workers with help from the Roux Institute buff.ly/nsfWk75
Drip Labs is making a loyalty rewards program for restaurant workers with help from the Roux Institute
Staffing retention is an issue even in Portland, Maine’s vibrant restaurant scene. Drip Labs wants to give service workers a reason to stay.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Drip Labs is making a loyalty rewards program for restaurant workers with help from the Roux Institute buff.ly/nsfWk75
Crypto is Ripping while the Dollar is Slipping
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Crypto is Ripping while the Dollar is Slipping
As cryptocurrency markets surge to new heights, a sobering fiscal reality emerges in Washington
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May 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Crypto is Ripping while the Dollar is Slipping
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great moments in #trade policy "..his administration couldn’t meet with 150 counterparties seeking deals. Instead, he said, the US will write to trading partners in the next 2 to 3 weeks, “telling people what they will be paying to do business in the US”
Trade Progress Sparks Bullish Week for Wall Street
The Dow and S&P 500 finished the week in positive territory for 2025 after tariff de-escalation and President Trump’s Middle East tour ignited investor optimism.
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May 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
great moments in #trade policy "..his administration couldn’t meet with 150 counterparties seeking deals. Instead, he said, the US will write to trading partners in the next 2 to 3 weeks, “telling people what they will be paying to do business in the US”
Breaking the Transaction Floor: How Tokens Could Revolutionize Micropayments
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Breaking the Transaction Floor: How Tokens Could Revolutionize Micropayments
The emergence of a new economic layer for all the "small stuff" that matters
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May 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Breaking the Transaction Floor: How Tokens Could Revolutionize Micropayments
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Wrote a thing about #writing buff.ly/DljRdv2
The Content Paradox
More valuable than ever, but a terrible business
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May 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Wrote a thing about #writing buff.ly/DljRdv2
"An #AI can’t lie, because it doesn’t know it’s lying. In that sense, it’s sort of pathological, careening forward without a conscience. Humans anthropomorphize things, because it makes it easier for us to process and predict"
Hallucinations are not the same as errors
I asked my AI about some obsolete card games, and it wrote a 1,000 word essay about Lansquenet. It made up the rules, the strategies, the betting techniques, all of it. Saying that it was raining o…
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May 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"An #AI can’t lie, because it doesn’t know it’s lying. In that sense, it’s sort of pathological, careening forward without a conscience. Humans anthropomorphize things, because it makes it easier for us to process and predict"
worthy read - The Road to Campus Serfdom – John O. McGinnis
The Road to Campus Serfdom – John O. McGinnis
Federal control over education has grown so powerful because progressives empowered the government for their own ideological goals.
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April 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
worthy read - The Road to Campus Serfdom – John O. McGinnis
Northeastern University's Roux Institute in Portland, Maine is accepting applications for the Founder Residency program through April 30th.
All at no cost and with no equity requirements.
Learn more and apply at buff.ly/uKadxJR
All at no cost and with no equity requirements.
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April 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Northeastern University's Roux Institute in Portland, Maine is accepting applications for the Founder Residency program through April 30th.
All at no cost and with no equity requirements.
Learn more and apply at buff.ly/uKadxJR
All at no cost and with no equity requirements.
Learn more and apply at buff.ly/uKadxJR
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That Merino assist *chefs kiss*
April 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
That Merino assist *chefs kiss*
"that sucking sound you can hear is European and Asian asset managers reducing their dollar exposure"
Donald-25: the new virus that’s devastating the world economy
Number of passengers flying to the US plunging, ships full of goods halted, price rises and employee lay-offs … it’s not Covid, it’s Trump’s tariff pandemic
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April 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"that sucking sound you can hear is European and Asian asset managers reducing their dollar exposure"
"Claude for Education will give students access to a “learning mode” that will guide students’ reasoning processes and develop critical thinking skills. Instead of providing immediate answers, the AI may prompt students with Socratic questioning."
President of $61.5 billion Anthropic makes a case for AI in college classrooms as it seeks to challenge OpenAI and Google
Anthropic wants to reshape AI’s role in education. With its new chatbot, the $61.5 billion company hopes to turn AI from an adversary into an academic ally.
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April 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"Claude for Education will give students access to a “learning mode” that will guide students’ reasoning processes and develop critical thinking skills. Instead of providing immediate answers, the AI may prompt students with Socratic questioning."
#AI lifts workforces to new heights of efficiency and innovation
AI lifts workforces to new heights of efficiency and innovation
Experts see AI-powered intelligent content streamlining tasks, improving productivity, and freeing up employees for higher-level work.
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April 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
#AI lifts workforces to new heights of efficiency and innovation