I learned so much from @AnimaAnandkumar when she came to visit my class at Stanford. Her insights about using AI to accelerate scientific discovery in biology, weather and other areas were fascinating.
@erikbryn
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Lead Poisoning Destroys Millions of IQ Points, Threatens Innovation
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Hundreds of millions of IQ points destroyed by lead poisoning. That can’t be good for innovation, productivity, crime or society
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Truncating Y-Axis: Best Practices for Data Visualization
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It's fine to truncate the y-axis to show the relevant range for the data. It's not true that it should always start at zero or cover all possible (vs. actual) values. In fact, that's often a terrible choice. That said, be as consistent in the range as possible across charts.
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CEO AI Strategy: Task-Based Analysis Approach for Boards
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Almost every CEO is being asked by their board of directors “what is your game plan for generative AI?” Many of them are implementing an approach based on what we call the task-based analysis.
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AI Breakthroughs Driving Productivity Boom Insights
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And part is based on the recent breakthroughs in AI: https://
brookings.edu/articles/machi
nes-of-mind-the-case-for-an-ai-powered-productivity-boom/
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Productivity J-curve framework for emerging General Purpose Technologies
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Part of my reasoning is based on the Productivity J-curve for powerful new General Purpose Technologies (or simply GPTs as we once got to call them).
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Productivity Boom Bet: AI Impact on Economic Growth
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I share Brian's optimism and even made a bet with the great Bob Gordon about it. So far, things are looking good for Team Productivity Boom. https://
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AI-Powered Productivity Boom: What’s Next?
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Are we on the verge of an AI-powered productivity boom? @BrianCAlbrecht makes the case over at @Noahpinion
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Democratic Institutions Face Unprecedented Technological Governance Challenges
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Never assume that a republic will always stay a republic.
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Robocalls automation economic costs human friction necessity
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Robocalls need to be banned (or taxed). The implicit cost of a human making a phone call (or driving a car in traffic, or writing a recommendation, or posting a review) is necessary to the functioning of many processes and institutions.