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What the hell is happening? Do I need to get on a plane and come over there? WTF?!
Excellent point: theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Here is a way to think about what actually happens when we type inside the ChatGPT textbox. Wonderful paper.
arxiv.org/pdf/2212.03551.pdf
Our sires' age was worse than our grandsires'.
We, their sons, are more worthless than they;
so in our turn we shall give the world a progeny yet more corrupt.
(Horace 20BC)?
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amazing medieval words you should definitely add to your vocabulary, a thread:
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If you’re shocked about the Michelle Mone story, wait till you find out that a firm owned by the finance manager of Michael Gove’s 2016 Tory leadership campaign won £170m in PPE deals.
After being referred to the PPE VIP lane by the office of… Michael Gove.
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Just one of many mind-blowing tidbits in this new @doctorow interview in @newyorker. newyorker.com/culture/the-ne…
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The element of UK discussions of emigration (particularly to AUS) I find most interesting is the often-mentioned motivation of "lifestyle."
It's rarer to hear the quiet part, which is that they're notably richer than us now. economist.com/britain/2022/1…
Honored to be working in Seville this week ... beautiful city and wonderful students and staff at Pablo de Olavide University! Thank you!
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Here's a clip from the short film "Don't Be a Sucker" that I think everyone should watch. This was made in the 1940s by the United States government to educate people about prejudice and discrimination.
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Researchers studied the effects of a 20-minute walk on the cognitive performance of a group of children.
This is fascinating…
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today we launched ChatGPT. try talking with it here:
chat.openai.com
Something everybody who works in education needs to know ...
I have helped run an AI-based entrepreneurship program for years, written papers on the econ of AI, and follow the field quite closely. Nonetheless, I am *shocked* by how good OpenAI's new chat (chat.openai.com/chat) is. E.g., you can no longer give take-home exams/homework.
Do you stress strife and fear or cooperation and understanding?
Replying to @mrjamesob
On days like today, it’s important to remember the words of the wonderful Jonathan Miller when challenging the dog whistling of Enoch Powell.

















