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Dean Ball on the new California AI bill
SB 1047 was written, near as I can tell, to satisfy the concerns of a small...
On deficient British growth (from the comments) - Marginal REVOLUTION
UK is a finance economy and EU/world ex-US has had terrible stock market performance since then....
Monday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Self-navigating car navigating traffic in India. 2. Do progressive prosecutors lead to higher crime rates?...
Public Choice Outreach! - Marginal REVOLUTION
There are just a few spots left for the Public Choice Outreach Conference! This is a...
Progress in Argentina? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Monthly inflation in Argentina could fall below 10% in April, a sign that the government’s policies...
Brexit and trade with the EU (from the comments) - Marginal REVOLUTION
These annecdotes do not reflect the data . From (remain leaning) UK in A Changing Europe...
Ross Douthat, telephone! (it's happening) - Marginal REVOLUTION
The Catholic advocacy group Catholic Answers released an AI priest called “Father Justin” earlier this week...
Sunday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Lazarus Lake update. 2. Robin Hanson responds to Scott Alexander. I do not entirely agree...
Forthcoming growth winners? - Marginal REVOLUTION
I haven’t been following these countries closely, so I don’t have any “takes,” but I will...
Apportioning the causes of the UK growth shortfall - Marginal REVOLUTION
Take the basic non-growth of the UK economy since 2008 (productivity, real wages, per capita gdp)...
What should I ask Paul Bloom? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Yes I will be doing a Conversation with him. Here is Wikipedia: Paul Bloom…is a Canadian American...
Thursday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Works in Progress will be running an “Invisible College” in Cambridge, UK. 2. How much...
The Prisoner's Dilemma of Non-Competes - Marginal REVOLUTION
I agree with Tyler, that the FTC ban on non-competes is overly broad and not tailored...
The Norwegian ban on smart phones in middle schools - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is a new paper by Sara Abrahamsson. Perhaps there is Norwegian exceptionalism at work, but...
Why do I prefer current airport procedures? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Michael Stack writes me: “Hi Tyler – you wrote about preferring current airport procedures to pre-9/11...
Seasonality and the Invention of Agriculture - Marginal REVOLUTION
Forthcoming from the QJE, here is a new paper by Andrea Matanga: The Neolithic revolution saw...
Monday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Are Indian women stronger relative supporters of Modi? 2. Apple to build on-device AI? 3....
Deregulate our universities - Marginal REVOLUTION
Take a look at how the number of federal regulations and policies governing research at universities...
Arguments that (almost) everyone hates - Marginal REVOLUTION
These are usually worth pondering, as at the very least you will learn something. Here is...
The game theory of the final round of the Candidates - Marginal REVOLUTION
The amazing Gukesh (17 years old!) is half a point ahead with one round remaining today. ...
What should I ask Alan Taylor? - Marginal REVOLUTION
He is one of the greatest of living American historians, here is from Wikipedia: Alan Shaw...
"The Simple Macroeconomics of AI" - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the new Daron Acemoglu paper, and he is skeptical about its overall economic effects. ...