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Tech leaders insist there is no AI bubble
"We keep on having more demand," Mark Zuckerberg said.
Oct 31
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Timothy B. Lee
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Kai Williams
25
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AI skeptics and AI boosters are both wrong
"We’re in an intelligence explosion already and have been for decades," Andrej Karpathy said.
Oct 30
•
Timothy B. Lee
81
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16 charts that explain the AI boom
It’s one of the largest investment booms in the post-war era.
Oct 27
•
Kai Williams
240
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Sora, OpenAI’s chart-topping AI video app, explained
Sora is number one on the iOS App Store. Meta's AI app is 76th.
Oct 8
•
Timothy B. Lee
12
5
AI isn't replacing radiologists
Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But demand for human radiologists is at an all-time high.
Oct 1
•
Deena Mousa
80
17
September 2025
How AI is shaking up the study of earthquakes
“It's kind of like putting on glasses for the first time,” one scientist told me.
Sep 29
•
Kai Williams
85
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The case for AI doom isn't very convincing
I read Eliezer Yudkowsky's new book, "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies."
Sep 25
•
Timothy B. Lee
193
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Welcome Kai!
Understanding AI has a new writer.
Sep 18
•
Timothy B. Lee
55
10
Very few of Waymo’s most serious crashes were Waymo’s fault
I looked at 45 major Waymo crashes—most were human error.
Sep 17
•
Kai Williams
91
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Tesla is (still) following in Waymo’s footsteps
Scaling a robotaxi service takes years, not months.
Sep 8
•
Timothy B. Lee
16
4
No, OpenAI is not doomed
Your questions, answered.
Sep 4
•
Timothy B. Lee
16
14
August 2025
I chatted with the Argument's Kelsey Piper about AI and jobs
Is AI ruining jobs searches? Is it ruining the careers of young programmers? Kelsey and I discussed.
Aug 28
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Timothy B. Lee
and
Kelsey Piper
16
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