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Inference is unlikely to ever be a low marginal cost operational node, & the other reasons why the… Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality ·Jun 1, 2026 · 11 min read · AI & Tech
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Import AI 459: AI oversight is difficult; scaling laws for protein folding models; and pricing the… Jack Clark · Import AI ·Jun 1, 2026 · 17 min read · AI & Tech
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LLMs were mostly (but not entirely) useless at Extra-Textual tasks involved in the composition of… Freddie deBoer · ·Jun 1, 2026 · 21 min read · AI & Tech
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Redefining "pastor": Albert mohler's agenda Scot McKnight · Scot McKnight ·Jun 1, 2026 · 11 min read · Faith
Monopoly Round-Up: After SpaceX goes public, does the stock market finally fall? Matt Stoller · BIG by Matt Stoller ·May 31, 2026 · 15 min read · Economics
A nostalgic reread, a quintessentially booker book, and a brief reintroduction Sara Hildreth · Fiction Matters ·May 31, 2026 · 10 min read · Literature
How Russia exploits Ukraine’s Greek community Tim Mak · The Counteroffensive ·May 31, 2026 · 13 min read · Foreign Policy
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