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One advantage for the US and China is that both countries are at least interested in growth. You donāt have to convince the elites or the populace that growth is good or that entrepreneurs could be celebrated. Meanwhile in Europe, perhaps 15 percent of the electorate actively believes in degrowth. I feel itās impossible to convince Europeans to act in their self interest. You canāt even convince them to adopt air conditioning in the summer.
~ Dan Wang via his 2025 letter
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At the national level, countries will need bodies that can set priorities across government agencies. The goal will be to make sure that every risk is accounted for. Otherwise, an AI-enabled attack might succeed because no one thought it was their job to stop it.
~ Bill Gates via Gates Notes
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I steal from every single movie ever made. If people don’t like that, then tough tills, don’t go and see it, all right? I steal from everything.
~ Quentin Tarantino
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via The New York Times:
As A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution
by Siobhan Roberts
published on June 2, 2026
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All of historyās previous superpowers have eventually declined. The emergence of East Asia as the center of the worldās economic output was always going to reduce American influence. The transition from one global age to the next is seldom evident in the moment.
~ Phillips Payson OāBrien via The Atlantic
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