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4 Sep

The success of GPT-6 Astra on ARC-AGI-3 vindicates the neurosymbolic approach to AI in approximately the same way that the fall of the Berlin Wall vindicated Marxism-Leninism.

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@AstitwaKeshav @reason @mercatus @SatyaMarar @EFF This paper with @Otto_Lehto in @_PublicChoice gives the clearest articulation of my view on the tradeoffs associated with various levels of IP protection and alternative institutional arrangements for promoting innovation: https://philarchive.org/archive/LEHIPC

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4 Sep

Should we be giddy or terrified? A little bit of both is justfied, I think. AI progress is now the greatest show on earth, as we gradually witness the rise of a new civilisation.

François Chollet @fchollet

GPT-6 Astra represents a step-function change in model capability for interactive reasoning problems. It scores 66% on ARC-AGI-3 using our standard harness, and nearly 100% with a continuous conversation harness and custom compaction, at a cost of roughly $360 per game.

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31 Aug

One of the great Lockean scholars of our age, Prof. Daniel Layman, recently joined my podcast to discuss liberty within rights as republican nondomination, and his great book "Locke Among the Radicals" on Hodgskin, Spooner, Bray, and George. @WashU

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The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits, Vol 1

The Fable of the Bees: Or Private Vices, Publick Benefits, Vol 1

by Bernard Mandeville

Mandeville was an epic troll. He laughed all the way to the bank. But he was also an insightful social psychologist, sociologist and ethical theorist who anticipated Darwin, Freud and Bentham; and his contribution to economic theory, via…

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

by David Hume

Hume’s essay appears modest, but it cuts deep. Much like its author, the text is genteel and unassuming, but surreptitiously radical.Hume writes beautifully and argues elegantly. Sure, there is a floweriness to the style that might be…

Enchiridion

by Epictetus

Short and pithy philosophy books are always a treat. Doesn’t waste your time!

The Discourses

by Epictetus

Engaging, inspiring, earthly, funny… Epictetus can give you great insights, skills and determination to change your life for the better, even if you don’t agree with everything he says.The text might be old, but our life problems ar…

Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

Meditations is a deserved classic of ancient Stoic wisdom. The book is a high-brow self-help tome from the pinnacle of the Roman political pyramid. It contains useful guidance for the everyday practice of the virtues of magnanimity and e…

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