"This isn't a political issue: why aren't we deploying the world's cheapest form of power literally everywhere we possibly can and then just putting batteries everywhere. There just should be batteries everywhere. this is a really critical problem, not just to manage power load.

Wow, that’s taking dysfunction to new levels.

I went looking for data on human+computer chess engine ratings to substantiate the claim that Centaurs were the best chess players for a period of time, and strangely, I couldn't find great data. Can someone please point me to a better compilation than this (made with help from

⁦@dwarkesh_sp⁩, while questioning China’s industrial policy, unearths a key insight: by betting on electrification, China got a lead in renewables, EVs, AI, and more. I’m not endorsing industrial policy per se, but electrification.

A scary and sober look at nuclear proliferation in a multipolar world. Prof Hugh White & @robertwiblin:

#battchat, has anyone seen data associated with the LMR cells Ford and GM are talking about?.

Great conversation from the cutting edge of AI. @tylercowen.

“FDA announced first trial of AI scientific review and an aggressive timeline to scale AI across all centers by June 30.”. Ok, sounds promising, but what was done, and how well?

RT @_jasonwei: The longest chain-of-thought / reasoning trace I have witnessed was almost twenty minutes long and involved crazy backtracki….

RT @QuantumScapeCo: Today, we published our Q1 2025 business results. Read the full letter for details The highlig….

“I suppose if the only goal is to hurt China, then shooting yourself in the foot, such that you no longer need to buy shoes for stumps, is a strategy you _could_ choose…”. ⁦@stratechery⁩ on🔥

Tweet of the year! The 2 themes of 2025: AI and Trumpistan.

Wow, is this for real? @UnitreeRobotics's humanoid robot.

Good article, but it doesn't touch much on how robots & AI will dramatically change the story wrt workforce participation, elderly care, childcare, education, healthcare services.

Renewables plus growing demand for electricity (data centers!) will transform the US grid. I'll join @theNASEM for a webinar to explore emerging challenges for the future electricity system, with a focus on improving decision-making, innovation, and supply chains.

Have Grok3, gemini2-flash-thinking, and DeepSeek-R1 been tested on @arcprize? I only saw the impressive o3 results.

First peer-reviewed publication from @QuantumScapeCo. We discuss our preferred method of Li-Li symmetric cell testing, which has been a workhorse for us to improve performance over time. Naturally, the paper is open access, because science should be open:.

RT @DanHendrycks: Results of o3-mini on Humanity's Last Exam

RT @DavidDuvenaud: The major takeaways:. 1) No one has a concrete plausible plan for stopping gradual human disempowerment. 2) Aligning in….