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AI vs Human Attention Spans
AI models were initially given human tests (like the LSAT or MCAT) or tests written for AIs like the MMLU. However since they’ve mastered so many of…
Sep 28 • 
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Recent AI Announcements, Predictions, and Reports
Mid-September Edition
Sep 19 • 
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Truth, Humility and Human & AI Incentives
This post is 85-95% accurate
Sep 15 • 
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AI Stories, Human Stories
In 2017, I wrote notes for an AI-related story, that had several different themes in it.
Sep 12 • 
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The Elephant in the Brain, Ems & LLMs with Robin Hanson
A podcast on status, signalling, AI, prediction markets and more
Sep 4 • 
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August 2025

Raise the Bar for Patents
A higher bar
Aug 17 • 
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GPT-5
As expected, Open AI announced GPT-5 on Aug 7.
Aug 10 • 
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August's 'August' AI Announcements
Today and yesterday’s AI announcements and releases:
Aug 6 • 
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July 2025

Meditation and The Mind Illuminated with Matthew Immergut
New Podcast Episode
Jul 29 • 
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Why Can't Americans Sleep
Link of the week
Jul 10 • 
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Using AI to Analyze My Saved Articles
I saved over 30k articles to Pocket, the read-it-later app, from 2011 until they announced their shut-down this year.
Jul 8 • 
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Recent Reviews of School
There were three essays submitted about schools to the “ACX Nonbook Review Contest”.
Jul 4 • 
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