Opinionated, personal essays from a burnt-out anthropologist criticising automation, billionaires and received wisdom about government finance. Issues mix anecdotes, e-reader hardware experiments and economic argument, written in a blunt, irreverent voice.
Website: https://anthrorejects.com/
Exponential View offers analysis of the AI economy, covering investment trends, lab financials, and the wider impact of technology on work and geopolitics. Readers get data-driven weekly charts, commentary on AI developments, and curated essays with the author's own forecasts.
Essays and a serialized book on AI-era cybersecurity, trust and measurement, citing specific vendor and lab reports. Readers get an original framework, including the Learning Advantage Ratio and the work-factor idea for AI judgment, alongside analysis of how security metrics get gamed.
Tomas Pueyo writes long-form explainers on AI, technology, economics, history and demographics, usually grounding current trends in historical context. Readers get framework-driven analysis, charts and sourced arguments, with some articles behind a paywall.
Derek Thompson writes essays and conducts interviews on artificial intelligence, economic and social trends, and the idea of abundance. Issues combine data, expert quotes and personal reflection to explore how technology and demographics shape society.
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