Grateful for All the Book Talk Opportunities
One more quick roundup of me talking my book. Thx again to everyone who gave me a chance riff on the book on your platform. 1/
Modern Tech's Black Boxes: GLP‑1s and AI
Listening to Ezra Klein & Julie Belluz talk about the black box that obscures our understanding of GLP-1s, you can't help thinking of the black box that obscures our understanding of AI. Feels like the modern condition: magical technologies in...
Rebuilding Vs. A.I.-Native: A Contradictory Claim
"He said his company was 'adjusting early and deliberately to rebuild Coinbase to be lean, fast, and A.I.-native.'" Can you rebuild a company to be A.I.-native? Doesn't the need to re-build by definition make it non-native? https://t.co/JCyIueXSZY
George Will Reviews My Book on Young Graduates
So George Will has some thoughts on my book today, and the young college grads I wrote about. https://t.co/ImE131hUPZ https://t.co/B4GlRHqZ8j
Meta Envisions AI Agents Doing Most Work, Humans Supervise
"In a separate memo, Meta’s technology chief, Andrew Bosworth, said the company is building toward a vision where AI agents primarily do the work. 'Our role is to direct, review and help them improve,' he said." https://t.co/ylqoPxHgeP
Citi Cuts Staff Leading Internal AI Adoption Program
"Among the recent job cuts at Citi were employees who were part of the bank’s 'AI Champions and Accelerators' program... [which] involves Citi employees who perform their day jobs while also working to persuade their colleagues to adopt A.I. technologies."...
Meta's Layoff Notice May Trigger Mass Job Searches
"Meta will notify employees who are being laid off on May 20..." Seems like that risks encouraging 1000s more employees than you intend to lay off to look for a new job https://t.co/kmiK5Q2kQ6
New Book Exposes Unreported Hollywood Writers' Strike Showdown
I have one last excerpt from my new book out today--this one about the Hollywood writers’ strike in 2023. It includes some previously unreported material about the showdown b/w the writers and prominent studio execs like Ted Sarandos and David...
Author to Discuss New Book at Evanston Event
Looking forward to discussing my new book tomorrow night at Bookends & Beginnings in Evanston, IL with the eternally-wise @jonathaneig. If you're anywhere on Chicago's North Side or in the northern suburbs, we should be reasonably easy to get to!...
We Cracked the NBA Tanking Puzzle, Not College Jobs
Enjoyed it! Not sure if we figured out a way to save the livelihoods of U.S. college grads but pretty sure we solved the NBA tanking question. One for two ain't bad. https://t.co/xRXSeJramN
AI's Jagged Intelligence: Brilliant One Moment, Dense the Next
Nice piece from @CadeMetz about AI's "jagged intelligence" - why it can appear brilliant in some contexts and completely dense in others. https://t.co/NbupKZf5wE
Meetings: White‑Collar's Unexpected Shield Against AI
I have a piece up about white-collar workers' most reliable defense against AI: meetings. Lots and lots of meetings. https://t.co/fVOxBCGBcy
Wizards' Puzzling Trade: Avdija for Aging Brogdon
Can someone remind me again why the Wizards traded Deni Avdija to the Blazers for soon-to-retire Malcolm Brogdon and some mediocre picks?
Polls Show College Graduates Moving Left, Despite Reviewer's Denial
So this is an odd review of my book in the Wall St. Journal. The reviewer rejects the idea that college grads have moved sharply left on economics. https://t.co/Ia0UWPPT0l But poll after poll confirms that leftward shift. 1/
Uncovering Hidden
You've probably already seen these pieces if you follow me, but if not, this @JohnCarreyrou piece on Bitcoin's inventor https://t.co/N1iqmSCi4D and this @jonathanvswan @maggieNYT piece on the Israeli role in persuading Trump to attack Iran are tremendous https://t.co/v5lbB5orfQ