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A doomsday scenario for American AI
That is the title of my latest Free Press column, here is the closing bit: Sick and elderly Americans will go to Chinese companies for their AI-invented and AI-tested medical devices and drugs.
Good points from James Gilliland
It pains me to say this, but if we actually “get AGI,” the resulting boom in industrial capacity from robotics and massive society-wide wealth creation will look like a total vindication of…
Armenia notes
I strongly recommend a trip to Armenia, now is a great time to go. Here are a few things I noticed: 1. The country remains intellectual. The book fair is well attended.
*My Dreadful Body*
By Egana Djabbarova of Azerbaijan. A wonderful short novel, and as described by Olga Grjasnowa “An extraordinary novel that translates corporality and estrangement into language.” Here is the Amazon…
Earth fact of the day
An average of 72 percent of respondents said they felt curious, happy or excited about A.
Peter Thiel on AI and tech stagnation and democracy
Lots of fresh material, one of the very best Peter Thiel outputs.
My economics-rich Conversation with Gita Gopinath
Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is the episode summary: Gita Gopinath has spent the last several years inside the room where the world’s monetary plumbing gets fixed — or doesn’t.
*Fear of Data*
The author is Omri Ben-Shahar, and the subtitle is How Privacy Panic Led Tech Regulation Astray — and How to Fix It. I would describe this book as bracing, and full of substantive engagement.
From the Master of Industrial Organization
Believing that AI will be incorrigible leads us to proposing the wrong solutions, including ones which are likely to increase the danger than decrease it.
Optimal liability for offensive and defensive AI
How much liability should AI providers bear when their services enable both attack and defence? Liability can improve welfare while increasing harm.