Nick Walton on X: "Lol these takes are so funny. There's already billions of revenue from Gen AI only a couple years in, not crypto fake value but places where people are getting real value. I do think there's likely an over investment in companies all trying to train their own models, but the" / X
The thorny social problem of permanent nuclear waste storage
"As the U.S. races toward a post-carbon future in which nuclear energy could play a key role, policymakers, energy experts, and community leaders say dealing with the inevitable waste isn’t a technical problem, but a social one. Engineers know how to build a repository capable of safeguarding the public for millennia. The bigger challenge is convincing people that it’s safe to live next to it."
As the U.S. races toward a post-carbon future in which nuclear energy could play a key role, policymakers, energy experts, and community leaders say dealing with the inevitable waste isn’t a technical problem, but a social one. Engineers know how to build a repository capable of safeguarding the public for millennia. The bigger challenge is convincing people that it’s safe to live next to it.
Wildcat2030 on X: "How archives can make – or break – a philosopher’s reputation – https://t.co/hjogJYQGE0 via @aeonmag" / X
(Now writings go through sentiment analysis. More nuanced than, for instance, philosophy, poetry, or horror. Perhaps moods create new genres. And styles become very personalized. To be emulated by machine.)