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GPT-4 takes Bryan Caplan's midterm and gets an A
On January 9th, a little over two months ago, Bryan Caplan wrote, Many, perhaps most, of my friends are giddy about ChatGPT. My Inbox is full of emails…
Mar 15, 2023
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February 2023
A reply to Michael Huemer on AI
We don't actually know how ChatGPT works. It might have some true understanding.
Feb 17, 2023
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August 2021
"If you tax labor, people will work less"
The title of this post is technically true in many circumstances, but it's more complicated than some think. Let me explain why. It is true that if you…
Aug 9, 2021
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July 2021
It's not just the incentives
Incentives make the world go round. You know what also does? People.
Jul 18, 2021
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May 2021
Introducing my personal prediction database
I show off my predictions, and answer some questions
May 26, 2021
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The core anti-vax argument is "nature is better"
The logic behind anti-vaccination reflects humanity's deep bias in favor of nature
May 15, 2021
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April 2021
Is equality indispensable?
A reply to Nathan Robinson and some musings on the capitalism vs. socialism divide
Apr 25, 2021
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Is equality indispensable?
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Could we permanently fund the government via a one-time wealth tax?
A radical proposal for increasing prosperity
Apr 17, 2021
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Shattering my naive view of science
Cryonics shows how the scientific community has its blindspots
Apr 7, 2021
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March 2021
Conspicuous saving
It's well known that people around the world can be really bad at saving money. Pre-pandemic, Americans saved an average of 7.6% of their income…
Mar 22, 2021
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Defending the non-central fallacy
Aaron Bergman recently defended logical fallacies against the charge that they're bad arguments. His thesis wasn't new. Gwern highlighted"Bayesian…
Mar 12, 2021
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This blog is about philosophy, effective altruism, artificial intelligence, the future, economics
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Mar 12, 2021
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