Noah Smith

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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Founder, TestAndTrace.com. He was an assistant professor of finance at Stony Brook University, and he blogs at Noahpinion.

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 29, 2023

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His best essay tbh

Article Mar 15, 2023

What About Whataboutery

by Grant Wyeth

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 28, 2023

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This post by @tylercowen is very good, and I also disagree strongly with one of its basic premises. We've been living in a world of truly radical technological change for over a decade now.

Article Mar 27, 2023

Existential risk, AI, and the inevitable turn in human history

by Tyler Cowen

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 24, 2023

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Great thread. I've always thought that design would be one of the most important applications of generative AI.

Tweet Mar 24, 2023

I'm really interested in the ability of AI like Midjourney to amplify artistic intelligence. I've always been terrible at visual arts. Can't draw, can't paint, no instinct for design, or colors. Total black box for me. So, I thought: Could Midjourn

by Derek Thompson

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 23, 2023

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Informative thread:

Tweet Mar 22, 2023

IRA + 7 months What’s happened in the US EV supply chain since IRA passed? My students and I are tracking it: 36 major new projects announced 30,000 estimated jobs $40 billion in announced capital investment 🏗️ Here is what is new since last month.

by Jay Turner

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 22, 2023

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Excellent post from @tylercowen on why the banking losses from interest rate hikes won't wreck our economy and won't lead to hyperinflation either.

Article Mar 21, 2023

This Banking Crisis Won’t Wreck the Economy

by Tyler Cowen

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 16, 2023

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Great thread about why recent DEI is silly, and a proposal for an alternative. Endorse.

Tweet Mar 16, 2023

The problem with corporate DEI “training” is that it sidesteps the real issues.

by LeVar Hosting Jeopardy July 26-30 Stan Account👁

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 16, 2023

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Interesting thread about the beginning of Cold War 1, but leaves out the First Red Scare in 1917-20.

Tweet Mar 15, 2023

When did the Cold War truly start? And why this might matter for our current confrontation/competition with China 🧵 twitter.com/DAlperovitch/status/1635868000480907269/photo/1

by Dmitri Alperovitch

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 16, 2023

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Typically great article by @JerusalemDemsas

Article Mar 16, 2023

The Great Defenders of the Status Quo

by Jerusalem Demsas

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 16, 2023

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Great thread on the state of the chip wars.

Tweet Mar 16, 2023

I'm at @CWM_en's Taiwan semiconductor event featuring "Chip War" author @crmiller1 & TSMC founder Morris Chang, with opening speech by Taiwan VP (and potential future president) @ChingteLai. Will try and capture some of what passes here! twitter.com/

by Staś Butler | 貝德旭

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 14, 2023

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Important thread

Tweet Mar 14, 2023

The FDIC's 130bln insurance fund *currently* has enough resources to cover >$1tln of depositors if needed. That's because the FDIC doesn't pay out depositors entirely. It only pays out the incremental amount needed to make a failed bank's depositor

by Bob Elliott

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 13, 2023

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This is a good fantasy book by @wes_chu! And not just because it has steampunk Mongols in it.

Book Aug 9, 2022

The Art of Prophecy (The War Arts Saga, #1)

by Wesley Chu

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Noah Smith @NoahSmith · Mar 13, 2023

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In fact, that was the best movie I've seen in years.

Movie Mar 24, 2022

Everything Everywhere All at Once

by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

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