This Week’s Texted Discoveries
We are constantly sharing relevant stuff we find — here’s this week’s fetch
Kent Anderson
Pod: Interview with Nick Evans
A philosophy and political science expert talks preprints, policy, and science
Freaks and Geeks In the News
A lot has happened, and it’s time to put a few of the oddities together
AI Surveys Overcome By Events
Elsevier’s and Wiley’s AI surveys land with a thud as a battle rages around them
Our New Affirmation Businesses
As AI and OA become intertwined, are we just affirming anything for money?
Friday Song: “Reptilia”
The Strokes wrote a song about our reptilian brain — and it works
This Week’s Texted Discoveries
We are constantly sharing relevant stuff we find — here’s this week’s fetch
Pod: Emily Bender & Alex Hanna
An interview with the authors of “The AI Con”
AI Finances Don’t Work
There’s no way to make the investments in chips and data centers work
Wiley-AI Coyote Plays with Fire
John Wiley & Sons can’t seem to quit going big for bad ideas . . . + a good move