Exasperated Alien
Andrew DorisHelping humans overcome their tribalism—very, very patiently.
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The scientists are scared
AI safety got a lot of buzz this week, and it’s what I work on professionally. I’d like to share some context on the buildup to this moment, then react to some frustratingly cavalier talking points I’m seeing on my feeds.
The problem...
The Waymo-ification of everything
This post is four stray observations with thematic overlap. They don’t quite cohere into a specific thesis. I hope you find them interesting anyway.
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My job requires me to take a lot of Ubers.2 The rides stick with me for an unfortunate...
The only thing Gen Z are onto is their phones.
I’m frustrated with the thrust (heh) of this recent NYT article. It starts out with a super compelling and concerning explanation for a trend – and then ditches it, to emphasize much weaker theories that appeals to lefty intuitions.
Christ...
How to fix the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
- Do not hold this competition.1
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(If you truly must hold it: hot dogs have to stay in the bun. You have to eat them one at a time. You can drink water, but no dipping them in water. Eat the hot dogs like a normal person eats hot dog...
How to fix soccer
There’s this meme I like:
Maybe the rest of the world feels similar about Americans criticizing soccer. Soccer isn’t ours. We aren’t usually good at it, we barely watch it, and three and a half years out of four, we couldn’t care less abou...
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I write Exasperated Alien and work to establish legal safeguards around AI.
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