It’s pretty simple. Like the title says, I am qualified to do Avi Loeb’s job, and he is not. Let’s take a look. Avi Loeb, what would you…

Con Adam Becker, Daniel Howden, Philip Di Salvo

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Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.

A group of cryptocurrency researchers and critics annotate the irresponsible cryptocurrency puff piece that was originally published in the New York Times.

This "smart and wonderfully readable" (New York Times) exposé shows why Silicon Valley’s heartless, baseless, and foolish obsessions—with escaping death...

Alt: Aslan: "Do not recite the Deep Magic to me, Witch. I was there when it was written."

Data centers are overburdening the planet, so tech billionaires have a new scheme — put 'em in space! Astrophysicist Dr. Adam Becker joins Alex and Emily to launch this plan into the sun. We unpack al...

This week, Adam talks with linguist and AI critic Emily Bender. They talk about large language models, Emily's origin story, and the importance of parrot emojis. Read Emily's book The AI Con and liste...

I’m happy to announce that Caroline Ellison has accepted a role at Manifund, to develop our funding platform and research how to effectively direct philanthropic dollars.

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Efforts to improve the rigor of research may have unwittingly handed the administration a way to attack science

Tech Billboard Decoder: Buzzy San Francisco-based startup Delve promises ‘AI-native compliance’, turns out to be a house of cards

A political, cultural, and intellectual playground for the rest of us with writer Wajahat Ali. Click to read The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscr...