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“That amounts to about one-third of one percent of the total separations in a month. Large numbers of separations are actually the norm in the U.S. economy. I think that there is a tendency for the human brain to look for order, even when there’s chaos." Justin Wolfers on recent tech layoffs.
Washington Post
“For those who have already applied, there is not much more they can do other than wait for the court battle to be finished.” Jonathan Hanson on student loan forgiveness.
MLive
“(Trump’s allure) has faded in many states. Even before the election, we saw signs of voter exhaustion with all things Trump. Here in Michigan, in the final weeks of the campaign many Republican candidates noticeably walked back from touting their Trump endorsements.” Jenna Bednar.
New York Times
"History is often full of racism, sexism, colonialism and various forms of injustice. Technology can reinforce and may even exacerbate those issues. They’re all privately driven and privately tested, and companies get to decide what they think a good large language model is. We really need broader public scrutiny for large language model regulation because they are likely to have enormous societal impact." Shobita Parthasarathy.
Asian Scientist
"It’s very radical. Her theory of change is very different: She thinks she will have more impact by letting people have the money and do what they think is best. Especially philanthropists who are in tech…they want to give donations that have a direct and measurable impact and are catalytic in nature." Megan Tompkins-Stange on philanthropist MacKenzie Scott giving no-strings-attached, multimillion-dollar donations to schools.
NPR
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