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Review of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution in the Washington Free Beacon
Josh Blackman
Ilya Shapiro, my friend and frequent co-author, reviewed The Heritage Guide to the Constitution in the Washington Free Beacon. Here is the introduction: There's a familiar lament among constitutional ...[Continue Reading]
Reason
2 days ago
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Lis Smith Thinks Democrats Treat Voters Like Children
Benjamin Hart
Lis Smith is one of the few political consultants who can approach the celebrity level of their clients. An opinionated, sometimes pugilistic presence in Democratic politics (and online), she is best ...[Continue Reading]
New York Magazine
1 day ago
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AI Will Kill the Smartphoneand Maybe the Screen Entirely
Jason Kehe, Zo Schiffer
You wake up.You do not check your phone. Instead, you activate various wearables embedded in your body and have a series of conversations with inanimate objects. You make Minority Reportstyle gesture ...[Continue Reading]
Wired
1 day ago
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AI Is Not God
Lauren Goode
To be human is to yearn for a Sky Daddy. Something that explains the unexplainable, someone to blame. No wonder, then, that in the ZIRP-fueled 2010s, when a new gospel of creation was being spread, s ...[Continue Reading]
Wired
1 day ago
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The Argument for Letting AI Burn It All Down
Paul Ford
Suddenly, and not long ago, our dearest tech industry leaders began to suggest caution. Sam Altman said that AI is in a bubble for sure, albeit one formed around a kernel of truth. Mark Zuckerberg sa ...[Continue Reading]
Wired
1 day ago
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AIs Next Frontier? An Algorithm for Consciousness
Will Knight
As a journalist who covers AI, I hear from countless people who seem utterly convinced that ChatGPT, Claude, or some other chatbot has achieved sentience. Or consciousness. Ormy personal favoritea mi ...[Continue Reading]
Wired
1 day ago