Waymo factory in Phoenix, AZ. 2000 cars and counting. Hat tip: Brian Potter.

Here is a report on some alignment research by computer scientists. It’s instructive not only for the results but even more for the process, the authors’ reasoning, and their subjective understanding of their work. Claude has been trained to avoid providing…

Jon Klick finds that when courts in CA surprisingly invalidated a set of DEI laws, the market value of firms subject to those laws increased: California mandated that firms headquartered in the state include women (SB 826) and underrepresented minorities (AB…

As a longtime critic of the FDA, you might expect me to support firing FDA employees—not so! My focus has always been on reducing approval time and costs to speed drugs to patients and increase the number of new drugs. Cutting…

A very good list from Kevin Bryan. 49 out of 50 correct, excellent ratio. 1) Ukrainians are heroes who suffered a ton.2) Putin obviously covets Georgia and the Baltics also.3) EU not in talks because they basically have no hard power;…

Luis Garicano has an amazing post on “one of the dumbest fiscal policies in recent memory.” Launched in Italy during COVID by Prime Minister Conte, the “Superbonus” scheme subsidized 110% of housing renovation costs. Now if one were to use outdated,…

Charles Mann is worried that so few of us have any notion of the giant, interconnected systems that keep us alive and thriving. His new series, How the System Works at the The New Atlantis, is a primer to civilization. As you…