the most striking part is America is pursuing something whole-hog it hasn’t even clearly defined

at least Star Wars was deliberate in the 80s, but now? oof.

the fact China seems to have a much clearer idea of the state of AI and where present tech is on the innovation curve than their American counterparts (who are still wholly consumed by the hype machine) is profoundly concerning, even in the event they *are* a little behind

the cuts to basic research — including in science and engineering — in favour of going all-in on commercial R&D, will prove catastrophic once the limits of existing techniques make themselves clear, and no new foundational work is ready to bump up and take its place

this then feeds back and further reduces the availability of capital needed to further drive advancement of the tech

risking a winter

this has forced premature commercialization and therefore a direct market confrontation with the gap between the promise of the technology and its current capabilities and implementations

causing the hype cycle to start to collapse

unfortunately, capital did not stay cheap

tariffs, inflation, and broader uncertainty caused billions of dollars to evaporate overnight, and collapsed the risk appetite of investors

in short, the bar needs to pay its rent, the tab is closing, and the bill is coming due

this created a gradual increase in innovation debt, but was tolerable as long as capital was cheap enough that companies could keep throwing engineers and resources at the problem and (hopefully) reach a breakthrough that would allow the gap to start closing

L’esprit de l’escalier if small

someone who self-presents as the national scion of the progressive movement and expressly has ambitions for the presidency has, completely by their own choice, expanded the scope of their image, mandate, and constituency beyond their district borders.

that’s why you see this response.

I’m not the one freaking out at a politician being criticized, dude

cults of personality are wild

the purpose of politicians in a representative democracy is to listen to constituents, aggregate their demands, and convert them into policy.

unfortunately, we’re instead besieged by narcissists who believe the job is to echo lobbyists and condescend to constituents about how good they have it.

It’s profoundly disingenuous to say she’s the only target.

at least when she voted “present” on Iron Dome funding in 2021, she apologized to her angry constituents and committed to growth (crocodile tears notwithstanding). now it’s just belligerence.

new york times is gonna new york times

but did you see the systems diagrams on the screens behind them

The Times has always been The Times

there was a Nazi rally at Madison Square Gardens

American politicians proudly spouted their support for the Nazis and their policies

Lindbergh and his America First movement were everywhere

but sure, *now* is the most dangerous time for American Jews in a century 🙄