Does Internet Advertising Work?(freakonomics.com)

12 points by hackthemack 6 months ago | 13 comments

Peopleless economy? Not technically impossible(gmalandrakis.com)

261 points by l0new0lf-G 4 months ago | 490 comments

Gen Z has rediscovered the joy of going to the movies(economist.com)

11 points by edward 2 months ago | 6 comments

Should AI labs be treated like the owners of dangerous animals?(economist.com)

29 points by reasonableklout 2 months ago | 38 comments

China is now the world's greatest oil power(economist.com)

16 points by bookofjoe 2 months ago | 1 comments

Companies are scrambling to curtail soaring AI costs(economist.com)

24 points by nlpnerd 3 months ago | 14 comments

Alzheimer’s cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure(statnews.com)

474 points by leeny 2 years ago | 204 comments

STAT News article reporting scientists documenting the first transmitted Alzheimer's cases, linked to past treatment with cadaver-derived human growth hormone.

Why aren't smart people happier?(theseedsofscience.pub)

460 points by zdw 11 months ago | 538 comments

A Seeds of Science post by psychologist Adam Mastroianni exploring why higher intelligence doesn't seem to make people happier.

Artificial intelligence is losing hype(economist.com)

453 points by bx376 2 years ago | 663 comments

An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.

Why the AI future will be awesome(nullpaste.org)

5 points by samstress 18 days ago | 6 comments

A plain-text essay arguing that AI will bring humanity's best era, addressing concerns like bioweapons, AI cyberattacks, and misalignment.

We need scientific dissidents(chronicle.com)

355 points by Georgelemental 3 years ago | 848 comments

Chronicle of Higher Education opinion essay arguing that the early artificial consensus on Covid's origins shows the need for scientific dissidents.