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Fear of an A.I. Pundit

Could machine intelligence become prophetic?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/opinion/ai-pause.html?smid=em-share

Existential risk, AI, and the inevitable turn in human history

by  Tyler Cowen March 27, 2023 at 12:27 am in History Web/Tech

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/03/existential-risk-and-the-turn-in-human-history.html

https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/response-to-tyler-cowens-existential?r=1rjosx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

The Bank Reform That Will Harm Our Economy and Our Politics

Guaranteeing all bank deposits regardless of size would incite pain for our economy, financial system and, perhaps most important, our politics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/opinion/banking-reforms-deposit-insurance-guarantee.html?smid=em-share

‘We Were Helpless’: Despair at the C.D.C. as the Pandemic Erupted

Current and former employees recall rising desperation as Trump administration officials squelched research into the new coronavirus.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/health/covid-cdc.html?smid=em-share

How Bad Was the Silicon Valley Bank Bailout?

It may not have been necessary, but it won’t do much harm, either.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/opinion/silicon-valley-bank-bailout.html?smid=em-share

The Boys Who Cried ‘Woke!’

There’s a reason Republicans want to distract our attention from what’s really going on.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/opinion/silicon-valley-bank-republicans-woke.html?smid=em-share

AGE OF EASY MONEY

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/age-of-easy-money/