Whatever your ideas for regulating AI, I say start with China. Do not put China as an afterthought at the end of your proposal, mentioned in a vague wish that something good ought to happen and that maybe the future of humanity can be secured. During the 2023 U.S.-China nuclear talks, America propos...
Some pics, endorsements, and the reason the book exists in the first place.
Dwight Macdonald was famous for writing with a sneer. His criticism now reads less like erudition than compulsive, gleef…
In 1964, Pantheon Books invited J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892–September 2, 1973) to write an introduction to George Ma…
Why we need richer, thicker interfaces and better boundary objects for collaborative planning with agents
Share prices of cyber firms have jumped around a lot in recent weeks, leading one side or the other to claim victory. Bu…
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Follow up on Death and Sex in Palestine
The worst theory in ethics
OR: hey buddy, your teeth are falling out
More water vapor means more rocket fuel for extreme rain — so this record is not good news
Father Country I Do Love You sounds like a doozy of a new exhibition from photographer Taryn Simon. The project focuses on the life and work of an unnamed, retired FBI agent. From the NY Times: She Spent Years on a Giant Project About One Man. The Result Is Monumental. As it turned out, his work had...
Read slowly. There is no hurry.