Technology/artificial intelligence

The Best Mind-reading Technology in History

And why it still matters

Jan 12 •

Notes from the Waymo

On self-driving cars, and children

Nov 27, 2024 •

Three Songs I Made with AI

And four things I learned in the process

Mar 29, 2024 •

It's one damn ping after the next

Mar 15, 2024 •

What If the Goal Is the Means?

On human purpose in a post-AGI world

Dec 26, 2023 •

The "Techno-optimist/Doomer" Dichotomy Is Insufficient

On (AI) risk vs. consequences

Nov 24, 2023 •

Don’t Sleep on Schlep

On AI improvement, by way of analogy

Nov 16, 2023 •

Some Thoughts on Algorithmic Writing

Do not go gentle into that Google Sheet

Oct 6, 2023 •

I'm Sorry, but I Couldn't Care Less if the News Were Written by an AI

(Vice versa for art)

Jul 23, 2023 •

How Can We Possibly Align AI When We Aren't Even Aligned with Each Other?

I’m genuinely confused…

Mar 13, 2023 •

Good Is a Big Hammer

A totally unscientific defense of techno-optimism

Feb 5, 2023 •

When Robots Outwrite Humans, Maybe English Class Will Suck Less

Rethinking curriculum in the age of generative AI

Jan 6, 2023 •

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