Posts by Swedan Margen
Battle of the AI brands: What’s behind the bad blood between OpenAI and Anthropic
As more than 100 million people watched the Super Bowl, the battle for the future of artificial intelligence spilled out into a massive public arena. In a series of viral commercials, AI upstart Anthropic broadcast to football fans that they should avoid AI with ads. The commercial was obviously targeting OpenAI, which plans to add…
Read MoreThe Hidden History of Native American Enslavement
In many cases, Indigenous enslavement adds new dimensions to familiar histories of the Americas—and to some of their most famous actors. Christopher Columbus sold hundreds of Indians into slavery in Europe. Hernán Cortés owned hundreds of enslaved Indigenous people, more than anyone else in Mexico. The Pueblo Revolt, in 1680, during which Indians destroyed missions…
Read MoreCanada Needs a Culture Shock | National Review
The euthanasia-embracing nation’s problems go well beyond hockey. Source link
Read MoreThe Great Inversion | National Review
Economic policy has conflated supply and demand. Source link
Read MoreWhat Fetishists Can Teach Us About Consumerism and Desire
A book of reportage on kinky subcultures describes how “deviant desire” can be transcendent —and completely mundane. Source link
Read MoreJohn Marshall Didn’t Invent Judicial Review | National Review
The judicial power, and duty, to invalidate unconstitutional laws wasn’t the work of one inventive judge. Source link
Read MoreUber unveils new services as it prepares to bring robotaxis to L.A. soon
Uber announced a new set of services to support ride-hailing for autonomous vehicles ahead of its planned launch of robotaxis in Los Angeles in the coming months. Uber’s new program, called Uber Autonomous Solutions, aims to give robotaxi ventures easy access to Uber’s customers, software and infrastructure. Participating companies would get access to Uber’s platform,…
Read MoreHow the Epstein Scandal Took Over Our Reality
Broadly speaking, these scandals were contained within org charts. But, over the same period, there was an increasing awareness of how networks of knowledge and power could cross institutional and even national lines. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Occupy movement argued that a global overclass was taking advantage of the rest…
Read MoreWe Need a Vote on Iran | National Review
A decision as consequential as this one deserves a real debate in Congress. Source link
Read MoreAn ‘Acceptable War’ | National Review
Why does the MAGA base now seem to approve of an approach to war they supposedly sought to reject? Source link
Read MoreWhat Walter Benjamin Knew
A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience. Source link
Read MorePopulism Is Having a Moment in Australia | National Review
Will it last? Only if the country’s One Nation party can avoid the pitfalls experienced by other populist parties. Source link
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