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Interviewing Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on the Metaverse, VR/AR, AI, Billion-Dollar Expenditures, and Investment Timelines — MatthewBall.co
(On one hand, the tech shadow may look like a winter where investment is scarce or starved, but many other corners invite creativity, making this a complex issue.Also, how does this compare or relate to BCI on an emergent intelligence roadmap?)
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.