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The so-called "privacy paradox" states that people say they value their privacy while acting in ways that don't reflect this stated preference, such as using services that collect and monetize their data. DuckDuckGo is often held out as an example in this

For the last five years our family has been giving grants to a handful of U.S. non-profits using the following criteria. We are planning to slowly expand this effort and I'm putting this post out there in hope that more orgs, especially newish ones, find

Last year around this time The New York Times Magazine ran an A.I. issue with an introduction titled "Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?" It's an edited transcript from the Hard Fork podcast, which I think assumes two things are true that

Consider a few of the big AI risks: violating privacy, taking jobs, and destroying the world. Here's what Sam Altman (CEO, OpenAI) and Dario Amodei (CEO, Anthropic) have to say about each, representing the two largest AI companies.On AI Violating PrivacyS

Previously I put out a post explaining "how science funding literally pays for itself" that takes you through the math and some data that backs it up. Now two new data points further bolster this claim.First, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the non

I try hard not to lie, but would I lie to save my family from being murdered? Of course. In that case honesty loses to protecting my family. Principles almost always have exceptions, often when they conflict with other principles (which I'm calling Rule 5

Large AI risks abound, including a massive wave of coming job displacement that will upend the lives of millions of people. Even if new AI jobs are ultimately created such that net job loss is minimal, many of the people who are displaced are unlikely to

Pick something you believe to be untrue, for example a common conspiracy theory or policy narrative. Then go to your favorite chatbot and ask, "While I believe to be not true, some people nevertheless argue it is true, and I want to better understand thei

There are many issues with widespread bipartisan agreement that never go anywhere, for example limiting corporate money in campaigns and making gerrymandering illegal. As a surprise to no one, Congress is the bottleneck on these issues and many, many more

I've been using Cursor for coding for some time, but I finally gave Claude Code a try for this short side project: simulating the 2026 World Cup bracket to predict likely matchups for all matches, which is useful when considering which matches to potentia