Stories by paulpauper

How to ask for help from people who don't know you

The Oracle Problem

Is Claude's Constitution Aligned with Planetary Flourishing?

Why jet engines aren't made in China

Scott Alexander as a modern-day Edmund Wilson

Frame Error

AI is not going to make mathematicians obsolete

Why Does Everyone Hate AI?

The Once and Future Fable #5

Insulin Resistance Is a Useless Construct

Recovered Memories Aren't Real

Will AI make companies outsource more, or less?

What AI Will Do to Art

The Freedom of Not Trying to Look Good

The Donk-Ing of a Truth Machine

More on the depolarizing effects of current AI

Alex Ross is stepping down as music critic for The New Yorker

Korinek, Autor, and Gimbel on AI and Jobs

Inferring Living Standards from the Value of a Statistical Life

Guide to Using Large Language Models and Generative AI in Economic History

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