Sam Altman, Sugarcoating the Apocalypse
Was the shake-up at OpenAI a farce or a tragedy?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/opinion/ai-sam-altman-openai.html?smid=em-share
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**** NYTimes.com: This Is the 9/11 Lesson That Israel Needs to Learn
This Is the 9/11 Lesson That Israel Needs to Learn
Wiping out Hamas is an unattainable goal, and getting stuck in Gaza would be a disaster.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/opinion/israel-gaza-ceasefire.html?smid=em-share
***** NYTimes.com: Welcome to Our New ‘Bespoke Realities’
Welcome to Our New ‘Bespoke Realities’
Algorithms have become far too good at telling us what we think we already know.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/opinion/political-reality-algorithms.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: It’s Not the Economy. It’s the Fascism.
It’s Not the Economy. It’s the Fascism.
The 2024 election cannot be about the price of gas.
NYTimes.com: How Trump and His Allies Plan to Wield Power in 2025
How Trump and His Allies Plan to Wield Power in 2025
Donald J. Trump and his allies are already laying the groundwork for a possible second Trump presidency, forging plans for an even more extreme agenda than his first term.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-2025-second-term.html?hpgrp=ar-abar&smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: What Israel Owes Gaza
What Israel Owes Gaza
A political scientist argues that Israel is obligated to provide monetary compensation and medical care to suffering civilians.
****** NYTimes.com: A Few of the Ideas About How to Fix Human Behavior Rest on Some Pretty Shaky Science rj
A Few of the Ideas About How to Fix Human Behavior Rest on Some Pretty Shaky Science
The field of behavioral economics has shaped policies we encounter every day. But the science behind it is crumbling.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/opinion/human-behavior-nudge.html?hpgrp=ar-abar&smid=em-share
**** [The Washington Post] A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending.
A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/30/trump-dictator-2024-election-robert-kagan/
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******* NYTimes.com: Understanding the True Nature of the Hamas-Israel War
Understanding the True Nature of the Hamas-Israel War
It’s actually three wars, and there’s one keystone that we have to get right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/opinion/israel-palestinians-war-iran.html?smid=em-share
[The Washington Post] Anxiety and pessimism, meet U.S. dynamism and ‘bottomless vitality’
Economists fretted that calamity lay ahead after World War II. Instead, the postwar boom began. That’s worth keeping in mind amid today’s economic worries.