Max Reith
@maxreith.bsky.social
AI, Economic Theory, Political Economy
Economics @EconOxford, prev. Mannheim
Economics @EconOxford, prev. Mannheim
Another DeepSeek moment? Moonshot AI, a Chinese lab, released its new (open source!) model K2 Thinking, outperforming OpenAI et al. on several benchmarks. I tested it with a question from an unpublished paper of mine. Out of 5 tries, Kimi, GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro each replied correctly 3 times!
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Another DeepSeek moment? Moonshot AI, a Chinese lab, released its new (open source!) model K2 Thinking, outperforming OpenAI et al. on several benchmarks. I tested it with a question from an unpublished paper of mine. Out of 5 tries, Kimi, GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro each replied correctly 3 times!
Do tech optimists have a point? Within standard economic growth models, AI could drive explosive growth through one of two mechanisms.
1) Labor Substitution
So far, it seems like capital and labor mostly complement each other, which limits the returns to additional capital given fixed labor.
1) Labor Substitution
So far, it seems like capital and labor mostly complement each other, which limits the returns to additional capital given fixed labor.
September 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Do tech optimists have a point? Within standard economic growth models, AI could drive explosive growth through one of two mechanisms.
1) Labor Substitution
So far, it seems like capital and labor mostly complement each other, which limits the returns to additional capital given fixed labor.
1) Labor Substitution
So far, it seems like capital and labor mostly complement each other, which limits the returns to additional capital given fixed labor.
People on Polymarket don't seem convinced. Any clue what could explain this gap?
July 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
People on Polymarket don't seem convinced. Any clue what could explain this gap?
The pope's death is a big deal. When the last pope resigned, it flipped an election.
April 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The pope's death is a big deal. When the last pope resigned, it flipped an election.
Gemini's response feels more on point. GPT points out some good things, but it rambles more and then moves on to talk about models with symmetric preferences.
April 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Gemini's response feels more on point. GPT points out some good things, but it rambles more and then moves on to talk about models with symmetric preferences.
February 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It should go more like this
February 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It should go more like this
Which party will make it into parliament?
Linke has a 89% chance, BSW at 35% and FDP at 34%.
Linke has a 89% chance, BSW at 35% and FDP at 34%.
February 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Which party will make it into parliament?
Linke has a 89% chance, BSW at 35% and FDP at 34%.
Linke has a 89% chance, BSW at 35% and FDP at 34%.
Which coalition will form the next German government? Traders think there's a 56% chance it's CDU/CSU and SPD!
February 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Which coalition will form the next German government? Traders think there's a 56% chance it's CDU/CSU and SPD!
January 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
It's the season!
Gotta get the memes started @khoavuumn.bsky.social
Gotta get the memes started @khoavuumn.bsky.social
November 12, 2024 at 9:20 PM
It's the season!
Gotta get the memes started @khoavuumn.bsky.social
Gotta get the memes started @khoavuumn.bsky.social
