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I think weka might enjoy this looong longform article, a chat with computational linguist EM Bender. It’s an expansion in a new direction on her robot post. Bender identifies another danger of Large Language Models, a societal harm, apart from that of ai …

While Carney is very much the right person for Canada’s independent international policy, he’s also a bit unpopular at home because he follows classic neolib policies internally. Carney has axed most of Trudeau’s green policies (carbon tax, tree planting, …

A very insightful discussion on The Rest is Politics with Antony Scaramucci, with 35 years of US political and Wall St experience, who helped Trump on his first electoral campaign. Great insights into political personalities, and Trump’s electoral appeal, …

The US has lost both its hard power (functional bases, armaments) and its soft power (boogeyman status) in the ME. Bet Netanyahu is seriously regretting pushing Trump into an attack on Iran. Israel has become much more exposed as a result.

Evie: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EW_qMBZZDGM&pp=0gcJCf4LAYcqIYzv For the ignorant, Evie of dangerously informed has a 10 min geopolitical backgrounder to Houthi interest in the entry to the Red Sea. According to Lloyds ‘Capture of Mokha and advances …

And an article on the Cassandras: https://newrepublic.com/article/204254/survey-2024-election-cassandras-trump-2025 Interestingly, often what got them concerned was overtly racist and misogynistic language.

Oh no Belladonna, that is very much the discussion among many different people and organisations in the US, you just hang out with a different mob. Here’s perfectly reasonable MOR commentators who are seroously worried about Trump’s interference in the …

The shadowy movers: those in The Heritage Foundation who drew up Project 2025, absolutely not Trump’s manifesto. His only interest is in raking in money for himself and putting up monuments to posterity with his name on. Large sections of P2025 have been …

I have to admit, I generally listen to melody and rhythm, and probably only to the chorus lyric. I am often amazed at the actual song ‘story’ when finally reading the lyrics. Here’s a favourite song I do know the lyrics to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= …

A song I grew to loath when it was saturation played in the 70s. Definitely not a classic, as overplayed classics rehabilitate themselves after a couple of decades. This song and its whiny lyrics never have for me.

Well, China as manufacturer for the world certainly is more invested in the rule of law and international trade stability than Trump, and there’s still another 2 years of his presidency to go. In fact, almost every international decision that Trump has …

Add to that directly for us, Mike, NZ paying to refurbish a deep sea port in the Cook Islands, used by the US military in the Cooks. NZ is apparently stumping up $100mi. NZ’s government famously resisted US pressure for a military base here after WWII. …

Here’s a much more measured analysis of the Hugging Face ai escape than I referenced the other day. https://aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading-metaphors-and-real-risks ‘…it is essential for lawmakers, and the public, to understand that none of the …

This short 07/26 report identifies those countries/blocs that have/are putting ai regulation in place. The EU is most advanced, with China second. https://axis-intelligence.com/ai-regulation-by-country/ China is moving to consolidate an international …

Where did I attack Starmer’s family? I have an opinion, which I’m entitled to have, based on my personal experience, but mostly from Starmer’s rigid character, his unwillingness to look at hard evidence of Gazan atrocities by the IDF, and his government’s …