Over at Astral Codex Ten, the other Scott A. blogs in detail about a genetically engineered mouth bacterium that metabolizes sugar into alcohol rather than acid, thereby (assuming it works as intended) ending dental cavities […]
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Happy Hanukkah! I’m returning to Austin from a Bay Area trip that included the annual Q2B (Quantum 2 Business) conference. This year, for the first time, I opened the conference, with a talk on “The […]
For the many friends who’ve asked me to comment on the OpenAI drama: while there are many things I can’t say in public, I can say I feel relieved and happy that OpenAI still exists. […]
No, I don’t know what happened with Sam Altman, beyond what’s being reported all over the world’s press, which I’ve been reading along with everyone else. Ilya Sutskever does know, and I talk to Ilya […]
I’ve been drowning in both quantum-computing-related and AI-related talks, interviews, podcasts, panels, and so on. These activities have all but taken over my days, leaving virtually no time for the actual research (especially once one […]
So, Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty on all counts, after the jury deliberated for just a few hours. His former inner circle all pointed fingers at him, in exchange for immunity or reduced sentences, […]
Last night a colleague sent me a gracious message, wishing for the safe return of the hostages and expressing disgust over the antisemites in my comment section. I wanted to share my reply. You have […]
Update: Every time another antisemite writes to me to excuse, justify, or celebrate Hamas’s orgy of murder and kidnapping, I make another donation to the Jewish Federations of North America to help Israeli terror victims, […]
The purpose of this post is to salute a longtime friend-of-the-blog for a recent display of moral courage. Boaz Barak is one of the most creative complexity theorists and cryptographers in the world, Gordon McKay […]
My wife’s family is OK; thanks very much for asking. But yes, missiles are landing and sirens are going off in Tel Aviv, and people there regularly have to use their buildings’ bomb shelters. Of […]
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