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Researchers explored how pre-training data size and task alignment impact the performance of large language models and even proposed a new scaling law to predict it.

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 Tabarrok.

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

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

via kottke.org

Helen Rosner reviews Ilis, a new Brooklyn tasting-menu restaurant from Noma co-founder Mads Refslund, finding beautiful plating and unique textures and temperatures, though not all dishes were successful.

via The New Yorker

Tyler Cowen recently discussed his implicit theology, literature, and NGDP targeting on the Undertone podcast, hosted by Dan Schulz. via Marginal Revolution.