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Mitchell S. Jackson explores Kendrick Lamar's creative process and his new self-founded label, pgLang, which he co-founded with Dave Free. via The source of this content is Longreads.

Lego released an 1,810-piece set of Hokusai's The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, which is currently sold out online. Lego also has an 85-minute audio piece about The Great Wave, including interviews with experts, which you can listen to while building the set.

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Bon Appetit has a recipe for single-serving dumpling soup with scallions, garlic, and your choice of frozen dumplings. via Bon Appétit

Holden Karnofsky discusses issues beyond AI misalignment that could arise as AI advances, such as power imbalances and the impact of early AI applications. via Cold Takes.

Jason Crawford reviews the books he's read, the essays he's written, and the events he participated in related to the progress movement in 2022. via The Roots of Progress

Tyler Cowen's December 20, 2022 "Tuesday assorted links" includes links to a variety of articles and podcasts, including one considering the metaphysics of LLM.

Tyler Cowen thinks this podcast interview with Martin Shkreli, discussing the criminal justice system, is one of the best he's heard this year. via Marginal REVOLUTION.

Quote Investigator explored the origins of a joke, tracing it back to either Carlton W. Berenda in 1965 or Steve Allen earlier. via Quote Investigator.

This post lists the recipients and their projects for the 23rd cohort of Emergent Ventures grants. via Marginal Revolution.

Tyler Cowen revisits Spielberg's *A.I.* and finds its themes surprisingly relevant to contemporary discussions about artificial intelligence. via marginalrevolution

The 2022 annual roundup for the Ribbonfarm Studio newsletter explores serialized projects ranging from "lore" in crypto to theories of time, along with 15 stand-alone essays on topics like globalism and Silicon Valley. via Ribbonfarm Studio