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Longreads shares how AI is being used to decipher scrolls buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, with AI investor Nat Friedman sponsoring a machine-learning competition to help the effort.

Tyler Cowen recommends a "very long, very detailed, and very good" podcast review by Zvi Mowshowitz that covers his thoughts on a podcast featuring Cowen in conversation with Dwarkesh Patel. via The source of this content is Marginal Revolution, a blog and website co-authored by economists Tyler Cowen and Alex

Vitalik Buterin explores the potential impact of AI on prediction markets, suggesting they could become ubiquitous participants performing tasks from content moderation to scam detection. via Marginal Revolution

A recent Best of MetaFilter highlights content from the MetaFilter community. via MetaFilter

Jason Kottke thinks the new recipe website Cooked looks interesting, but some users are raising concerns about potential copyright issues.

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Feedle is a search engine for blogs and podcasts that generates RSS feeds, allowing you to subscribe and stay updated on new search results. via feedle