Every take is biased.
The trick is to have a choice of takes and to not deliberately ignore what your own bias would consider bad takes.
@ylecun
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Every Take Is Biased: Choosing Diverse Perspectives
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Wage Distribution Trends: Why Averages Matter Less
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Averages would be less meaningful if the distribution of wages had changed (e.g. if high wages had increased faster than low wages).
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Median Wages Data for AI Industry Analysis
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Then post a graph of median wages instead of insults.
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Retired Military and Public Servants Navigate AI Workforce Transition
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They are retired military and public servants.
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Open Source AI Benefits Outweigh Geopolitical Risks
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We are on the same side of almost every issue, Vinod.
I do think the benefits of open source/open weight AI platforms far outweigh the risks related to China and other geopolitical rivals having access to it as well.
AI foundation models are not some sort of doomsday device.
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Vinod’s Skepticism of Open Source LLMs and China Concerns
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Vinod is a great guy, but he is (1) quite paranoid about China and (2) heavily invested in OpenAI. So, his skepticism of open source/open weight LLMs is understandable.
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Wage Growth Outpaces Price Increases Since January 2020
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YMMV, but on average, wages have grown more than prices since January 2020.
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Inflation Moderates While Wages Rise Post-Covid
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Inflation was high during Covid, due to supply chain disruption (slope of the blue curve between spring 2020 and summer 2022).
But it has decreased continuously since then and is now at a very moderate annual rate of 2.1%.
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Wages Outpace Consumer Price Index Since 2020
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This is a chart of *average wages* and consumer price index since January 2020.
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Wages outpaced prices since January 2020
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No, it's not. Wages have grown more than prices since January 2020.