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The Phenomenology of Getting AGI-Pilled

Large language models are forcing questions about mind and meaning that philosophy long deferred. We need to take another look.
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Data Centers Make Easy Targets For Rising Energy Bills, But They Are Poor Scapegoats
Virginia found data centers "are currently paying full cost of service." Policymakers should focus on rate design and regulation, not restriction.
 • Will Rinehart
What the Apollo Program Can Still Teach Us
My latest paper dives into the space race, the Apollo program, and the lessons for making government programs work.
 • Will Rinehart
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The sinking of the Fitz closed the age when human judgment alone had to contend with Great Lakes. Now human intelligence is amplified by machines.
 • Will Rinehart
Will AI Agents Make The Perfect Contract?
And even if machines could negotiate the fine print, would it even be legal?
 • Will Rinehart
My Collection of Empirical Econ Papers on AI
Lots of new empirical papers on AI have been released. To help keep everything straight, I’ve been keeping an updated table of everything I’ve found.
 • Will Rinehart
Don't Just Tell Me Your p(doom), Tell Me Your Conditionals
Rather than asking, "What's your p(doom)?" we should be asking, "Under what conditions does AI risk increase or decrease?"
 • Will Rinehart
The Hidden Price Tag of California's AI Oversight Bill
The topline of my LLM-derived analysis for AB 1018: Individual firms could face $2 to $6 million in regulatory burdens over a decade.
 • Will Rinehart
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