Economist, author of several books, including The Three Languages of Politics and Specialization and Trade. https://xitter.cf/t.co/6Ifgdwf15K

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Replying to @karpathy
To me, it feels like artificial narrow intelligence arnoldkling.substack.com/p/a…
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I looked at the box score of the last playoff game. The White Sox put the ball in play 9 times. 3 hits, 6 outs. the other 21 outs were strikeouts. MLB is turning into girls' softball.
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The AI panic reminds me of the Y2K panic back in the day. At least that one had a definite date when people could move on to something else.
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Replying to @keigaanx
I am not the person who makes this case. But if I recall correctly, this type of person argued that by talking about expanding NATO to include Ukraine, the U.S. triggered fears in Moscow and provoked the attack
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Replying to @AndreasSteno
Sounds like the same setup that existed with AAA-rated mortgage securities tranches in 2008.
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Replying to @daniel_dsj2110
Skidelsky on Keynes (the full three volumes, to get the influence of anti-Victorianism on Keynes' outlook); Perry Mehrling on Fischer Black, captures the fascinating person and his original thought
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From the War on Iran to the Crisis of the American Republic open.substack.com/pub/niallf…
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From the War on Iran to the Crisis of the American Republic open.substack.com/pub/niallf… an insightful and pessimistic tour d'horizon from @nfergus among the UATX students that appear are two who were in my class in the Jan-March term
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playswingstate.com/ Tim Kane's game to illustrate electoral politics. I played and lost, but it's a cool app
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