Author: Jim

The Right’s Obsession With Wokeness Is a Sign of Weakness

Without a clear purpose, conservatives are desperate for a unifying enemy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/opinion/republican-woke-focus.html?smid=em-share

This Changes Everything

I have tried to spend time regularly with the people working on A.I. I don’t know that I can convey just how weird that culture is.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/opinion/chatbots-artificial-intelligence-future-weirdness.html?smid=em-share

‘The Death Knell for Higher Education in Florida’

When “freedom from indoctrination” is anything but.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/opinion/desantis-florida-history-colleges.html?smid=em-share

Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT

The most prominent strain of A.I. encodes a flawed conception of language and knowledge.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/opinion/noam-chomsky-chatgpt-ai.html?smid=em-share

Our relationship to writing is about to change forever; it may not end well. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/03/ai-chatgpt-writing-language-models/673318/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

America faces a type of extremist violence it does not know how to stop. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-extremism-portland-george-floyd-protests-january-6/673088/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

On Ukraine, Biden Outshines Macron, Scholz — and DeSantis

Now we need to help Kyiv win decisively in 2023.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/opinion/ukraine-war-biden-russia.html?smid=em-share

Two Different Versions of ‘Cancel Culture’

Scott Adams and the lab-leak theory of Covid.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/02/opinion/lab-leak-dilbert-cancel-culture.html?smid=em-share