Response to Noah Smith on AI

Not so un-Noahble after all Noahpinion wrote a post about AI; by the confluence of AI doom discourse and terrible pun, I have been summoned and I answer. First, points of agreement. Noah is worried about AI-driven bioterrorism. Hard agree. Novel pathogens are scary, and we’ve already seen that global readiness for even ordinary pandemics … Read more

Reflections on Almost Losing Our Home

Yesterday, due to a clerical error, Amanda and I came within a week of losing our house. I.From our perspective, it began with a letter in mid-November. TAX SALE NOTICE, the letter said. It was from our local municipality, and it said we owed $400 for “Utility”. If we didn’t pay it, they’d sell our … Read more