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Tyler Cowen discusses a new policy requiring federally funded science research to be open access, arguing the impact may be modest as scientists will find ways to delay publication.

via Marginal REVOLUTION.

Andy Baio explores the ethical implications of AI image generation, including copyright infringement and the potential impact on artists. via @waxpan

Tyler Cowen shares a collection of links on topics ranging from a Twitter thread about what jazz has been blamed for to discoveries from the Webb telescope. via Marginal REVOLUTION

This blog post explores the history of dress theory and offers suggestions for cultivating good taste in clothing. via Die, Workwear!

Scott Alexander reviews Will MacAskill's book "What We Owe The Future," which explores "longtermism" and the idea that we have moral obligations to future generations. via Astral Codex Ten

Stability AI publicly released Stable Diffusion, a text-to-image AI model, under a Creative ML OpenRAIL-M license. They are planning future releases with additional features, optimizations, and tools to enhance the model's positive impact.