Perchance AI By Jim Cardoza When half of graduates receive A’s while increasing numbers of degree holders embrace economic ideas that consistently fail the tests of history and human nature, the problem is no longer merely educational.
American Thinker By Christian Vezilj A comparative look at healthcare costs in Canada and the United States reveals that both are costly, but Americans get better, faster care.
Data: China's General Administration of Customs; Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios The Iran war has revealed China's enormous power over global oil prices, thanks to its position as the world's largest buyer. Why it matters: China's reaction to the oil shock — by substantially withdrawing from buying on world markets — helped prevent the worst of the price spikes that experts thought would follow from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Catch up quick: After the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, Chinese crude oil imports dove as prices spiked. - At first, the decline in imports didn't surprise analysts. (China has long been known as a price-sensitive buyer.) Yes, but: Few expected that China could maintain this low…
Image: The Impending Collapse of California’s Transportation Fuel Infrastructure Related: US & Global Reliance On Fossil Fuel Unchanged In 25 Years The life spans of wind turbines and solar panels are a tiny fraction of [...]
America's AI architects are converging on a chilling consensus: The pace of progress may soon demand a slowdown, but no single lab can afford to pull the brake alone. Why it matters: Momentum for an AI pause or pacing mechanism has reached a historic tipping point, ignited by a summer of extraordinary yet unsettling leaps in capabilities. - More than 1,200 employees at leading AI companies have signed on to a new petition, "Pacing the Frontier ," urging Washington to back an international framework capable of throttling AI development. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Wednesday that he's discussed the "need" to slow AI development with White House officials as models grow more powerful — and that OpenAI helped shape the petition's language. …