by Jonathan | Oct 25, 2023 | Short Takes
Axios: Legal abortions. Half the US outlaws abortions and the total number goes up. I have so many thoughts but not nearly enough time to write them up now. The most concise summary is: (1) the Evangelical movement conflated itself with conservatism, (2) abortion...
by Jonathan | Aug 29, 2023 | Short Takes
Axios Headline: Immigration is absolutely essential to a healthy US economy. If we want to avoid the reduction in the labor-force itself, and the economic problems that brings (See Japan & China) we need to replace workers. If the US population isn’t...
by Jonathan | Aug 29, 2023 | AI
Axios has the sensational headline: ChatGPT plays doctor with 72% success. Driving the news: A new study from Mass General Brigham researchers testing ChatGPT’s performance on textbook-drawn case studies found the AI bot achieved 72% accuracy in overall clinical...
by Jonathan | Aug 26, 2023 | Short Takes
Axios, Aug 24 2023
by Jonathan | Aug 23, 2023 | Short Takes
Axios reports that big tech might be done with major layoffs. (No link) Thoughts: They have to be to stay competitive in AI… but those will be different people right now They truly over staffed during the pandemic. A right-sizing as a one time event is possible here...