Tyler Cowen's podcast episode features Thomas Burnett from the Templeton Foundation, exploring the impact of childhood books and navigating strong beliefs with humility.
via Marginal RevolutionZach Seward discusses how AI can be a useful journalism tool for handling large amounts of data, but also how it's being used to replace human writers. via kottke.org
MIT, Harvard, and MIT researchers introduce a new method for conducting economics research and modeling human behavior using a system devoid of human input. via Marginal REVOLUTION
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Jason Crawford's talk examines how the Enlightenment's optimism about progress faded in the 20th century and how to restore this belief. via The Roots of Progress
A new NBER working paper suggests that analysis of manager's comments during conference calls using ChatGPT can predict future capital expenditure. The authors suggest that using ChatGPT in this way could forecast other policies such as dividends and employment.
"Centaur Chess," where humans and AI once collaborated, has evolved – AI programs now strategize by selecting the best AI partners.
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Alex Tabarrok explores whether government funding for university research boosts economic growth or hinders it. via Marginal REVOLUTION
This spicy business drama involving Huy Fong Foods and Underwood Ranches answers the question of what caused the sriracha shortage. via The source of this content is Longreads.
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