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Thing of Things • 137 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🔬 Science Psychology Economics Politics Short Stories Fun
  1. Long-term monthly payments and lump sum cash transfers are both effective ways of helping people, but short-term monthly payments are less effective.
  2. The Copenhagen Consensus Center has identified twelve programs that are more cost-effective than unconditional cash transfers for addressing global poverty.
  3. Malaria vaccines may be less cost-effective than bednets and seasonal malaria chemoprevention due to logistical challenges and similar efficacy.

Last Week in AI #236: Pentagon's AI fleet against China, Imbue's $200M boost for reasoning AI, AI sex worker ads invade social media, Anthropic's paid plan for Claude, and more!

Last Week in AI • 176 implied HN points • 11 Sep 23
🕹 Technology AI Research Policy Analysis Fun
  1. The Pentagon is investing heavily in AI technology to counter threats from China and other adversaries.
  2. Imbue raised $200 million to develop AI systems that can reason and code, aiming to create practical and safe AI agents.
  3. Ads for AI sex workers are appearing on social media platforms, despite policies against sexualized content, raising questions about platform monitoring and regulation.

Turkish ice cream vendors

This week I am curious about? • 19 implied HN points • 25 Oct 23
🍲 Food & Drink Cuisine History Culture Travel Fun
  1. Turkish ice cream, known as Dondurma, has a unique texture and resistance to melting due to ingredients like salep and mastic.
  2. The Dondurma vendor attire includes a Kaftan robe and Fez hat, creating a distinctive look that symbolizes Turkish ice cream culture.
  3. Turkish ice cream vendors play tricks on customers as a fun sales technique, which has become popular especially through social media.
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💔 Newsletter #47: chatGPT and AI ethic, no-code is not taboo, incidents reports...

Women On Rails Newsletter - International Version • 19 implied HN points • 28 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Web News On the Web Fun
  1. Understand the growing place of AI like ChatGPT and be aware of its potential and risks.
  2. Don't shy away from exploring no-code solutions for web development, they can offer efficient alternatives to traditional methods.
  3. Importance of effectively communicating incident findings and sharing knowledge to improve team understanding and response.