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The case against political prediction markets
The case against political prediction markets
The day before the United States and Israel struck Iran on February 28, more than 150 accounts on Polymarket correctly bet it would happen on that specific date.
·gzeromedia.com·
The case against political prediction markets
Good Code Will Still Win | Greptile Blog
Good Code Will Still Win | Greptile Blog
Everyone's worried about slop, but good code will prevail, not only because we want it to, but because economic forces demand it.
·greptile.com·
Good Code Will Still Win | Greptile Blog
Mr. Chatterbox, or, The Modern Prometheus
Mr. Chatterbox, or, The Modern Prometheus
A few days ago, I posted about a personal project that I've been working on for the last few weeks: Mr. Chatterbox, a chatbot trained from scratch on Victorian-era literature. I have to admit, I was totally blown away (and a little frightened!) by the reception. Whenever I post about personal projects, I'm used to them being politely ignored. The fact that this wasn't ignored surprised me mightily. I also received lots of questions about how Mr. Chatterbox had been trained, what tools I have use
·estragon.news·
Mr. Chatterbox, or, The Modern Prometheus
Anthropic Economic Index report: Learning curves
Anthropic Economic Index report: Learning curves
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
·anthropic.com·
Anthropic Economic Index report: Learning curves
Why Swedish Schools Are Bringing Back Books
Why Swedish Schools Are Bringing Back Books
Amid declining test scores, the country has pivoted away from screens and invested in back-to-basics school materials.
·undark.org·
Why Swedish Schools Are Bringing Back Books
Speaking of Voxtral | Mistral AI
Speaking of Voxtral | Mistral AI
Voxtral TTS: A frontier, open-weights text-to-speech model that’s fast, instantly adaptable, and produces lifelike speech for voice agents.
·mistral.ai·
Speaking of Voxtral | Mistral AI
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council ha...
·youtube.com·
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
Web Rewind
Web Rewind
An interactive journey through 30 years of the web
·web-rewind.com·
Web Rewind
What 81,000 people want from AI
What 81,000 people want from AI
Last December, tens of thousands of Claude users around the world had a conversation with our AI interviewer to share how they use AI, what they dream it could make possible, and what they fear it might do.
·anthropic.com·
What 81,000 people want from AI
Wireless Cassette Player - Maxell USA
Wireless Cassette Player - Maxell USA
With this masterfully engineered player, blending the nostalgic soul of the 80's with the peak convenience of today’s wireless technology just became a reality. At its heart lies a stabilized transport—featuring a precision brass flywheel—that delivers High-Fidelity Sound to bring your cassette collection back to life with rich, steady audio. Experience total wireless freedom with up to 11 hours of Bluetooth playtime, or switch to the optional headphone jack for a classic wired session. When the power runs low, USB-C Fast Charging gets you back to your music in under 2 hours, ensuring your favorite mixtapes never have to stop.
·maxell-usa.com·
Wireless Cassette Player - Maxell USA